Forget about land speed records, how about SanDisk's setting of a new speed record of 30 megabytes per second for SD flash memory cards with the introduction of the SanDisk Extreme III 30MB/s Edition line of SDHC Cards. NOW THAT's EXCITING!

Today, SanDisk announces that it has increased the speed limit on digital photography by 50 percent. This extreem boost in performance will enable consumers, when used in a digital camera such as the newly announced nikon d90 DSLR camera, shoot like the pros with DSLRs using continuous shooting mode, and shortening the time spent offloading images.
The new cards, expected to be available worldwide in September in 4-gigabyte (GB)2, 8GB and 16GB capacities. The manufacturer's suggested retail price is U.S. $64.99 for the 4GB card, US $109.99 for the 8GB card, and U.S. $179.99 for the 16GB card.

Take a speed-check at the press release at SANDISK BOOSTS SD CARD SPEED BY FIFTY PERCENT - SETS NEW SPEED RECORD FOR SD FLASH MEMORY CARDS