ATA Flash Memory Cards are ideal for dozens of portable products from digital cameras to data collection devices and can easily transfer data and digital images into Palmtops, handhelds, notebook or desktop. To the operating system ATA Flash Cards appear as an IDE hard disk drive. When ready to output, simply pull the card out and transfer it to your desktop, portable or handheld computer for processing. ATA Flash is based on flash memory semiconductor technology. Text, audio, video and images are stored on flash chips rather than the conventional, mechanical, rotating disk drives found in most computers.
Flash memory is non-volatile meaning that no battery is required to retain data.
Flash is solid state that means it has no moving parts. Disk drives have many moving parts and are subject to mechanical problems. Flash is much more rugged and reliable and offers users considerably more protection of data. Flash is superior to SRAM in many respects. SRAM storage card typically have low capacities.