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ProGrade’s 3rd generation CFexpress cards come in massive 2TB capacity

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ProGrade Digital has announced its new 3rd-generation CFexpress Type B cards in 2TB capacity. ProGrade says the new 3rd-generation 2TB card offers the same performance as their 2nd-generation 128GB and 256GB capacity cards. Obviously, however, with the 3rd-gen card, you get a lot more storage space.

The new 2TB card has burst read speeds of up to 1,700MB/sec and burst write speeds of up to 1,500MB/sec. It provides sustained write speeds of up to 1,300MB/sec with a PCIe Gen3 X2 interface. The new larger capacity cards allow for more footage with today’s high-bitrate cameras that shoot 8K video.

SanDisk adds 512GB and 1TB capacities to its UHS-II V60 SD Card lineup

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SanDisk has expanded the capacities of its Extreme Pro UHS-II V60 SD card lineup. The two new cards are the SanDisk 512GB Extreme Pro UHS-II V60 SDXC (buy here) and the SanDisk 1TB Extreme Pro UHS-II V60 SDXC (buy here). The cards offer maximum read speeds of 280MB/sec and maximum write speeds of 150MB/sec.

Like the rest of the SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II lineup, the two new cards are V60 spec. This means they guarantee a minimum sustained write speed of 60MB/sec. So you can shoot footage of up to 480Mbps without worrying about “slow card” warnings from your camera.

Sony unveils two huge new 960GB and 1920GB Tough CFexpress cards

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Sony has announced two new large-capacity 960GB and 1920GB CFexpress Type A memory cards. The two new cards offer read speeds of up to 800MB/sec and write speeds of up to 700MB/sec. Their VPG 200 specification rating guarantees they’ll never drop below 200MB/sec sustained write speeds.

Like all of Sony’s Tough series memory cards, they feature a rugged and durable design. It lets them handle drops of up to 7.5 metres (a little over 24ft). They can take up to 150 Newtons of impact force. And they can perform in temperatures ranging from a chilly -10°C up to 70°C (14-158°F). The cards also possess an IP57. This means they can survive drops in water up to 1 metre in depth for at least half an hour.

Nextorage announces its new V90 and V60 UHS-II SD cards

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Sony offshoot, Nextorage, has announced its newest UHS-II SD cards. The announcement brings two new series of memory cards. There’s the UHS-II SE (NX-F2SE), which is a V60 cards offering read speeds up to 280MB/sec, and there’s the UHS-II Pro (NX-F2PRO) V90 card, with read speeds of up to 300MB/sec and write speeds up to 299MB/sec. There are three cards in each series, with the UHS-II SE V60 cards coming in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB capacities and the faster UHS-II Pro V90 cards in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities.

Nextorage says that both the NX-F2SE and NX-F2PRO series cards are built tough with an IP57 rating, drop resistance from up to 1.5 metres, tested for 10,000 insertion and removal procedures, and come with a 5-year warranty. The company says they’ve passed 9 different types of durability tests to deliver maximum peace of mind.

Micron’s 1.5TB microSD cards cost more than diamonds

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If you’re an international art thief dealing in jewels instead of cash, you might want to consider switching to a different currency. Pricing has finally become available for Micron’s 1.5TB i400 microSD cards, announced last June. Micron doesn’t appear to have actually made a price announcement yet, although listings have popped up at online wholesalers around the world.

The prices are enough to make your eyes water. The wholesale cost for a single card is $420 at Newark. Retail price bumps up to $556.05 on Mouser. And for that kind of money, you’re not even getting a super fast (for UHS-I) V30 card, either. These are Class 10, so you’re only guaranteed 10MB/sec sustained transfer speeds. Also, you’re going to be on about a two-month waiting list (at least).

ProGrade Digital officially announces 3rd generation 1TB CFexpress cards

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It looks like last October’s post was a little premature. Despite appearing on the B&H website, it looks like ProGrade’s 3rd-generation 1TB CFexpress Type B cards hadn’t been officially announced by the company themselves. Well, now, they have.

ProGrade Digital has announced their newest 3rd-generation 1TB CFexpress Type B cards, boasting read speeds of up to 1,700MB/sec, burst write speeds up to 1,500MB/sec and sustained write speeds of up to 1,300MB/sec. But why the delay between listings appearing in October and an official announcement now? Well, ProGrade explains that, too.

Putting ProGrade’s 512GB V60 and V90 UHS-II SD cards to the test – Are V90 cards always worth it?

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In November, ProGrade Digital announced the largest SD cards to date in their Gold V60 UHS-II lineup. With the data storage needs of video shooters today, such large cards are in high demand – especially at reasonable prices. So, we took the new $199 ProGrade Gold 512GB V60 UHS-II card and put it through speed tests to compare it with ProGrade’s $499 Cobalt 512GB V90 UHS-II SD card.

While there is a little difference in the maximum hypothetical read speed of the card (250MB/sec vs 300MB/sec), they offer minimum sustained write speeds of 60MB/sec and 90MB/sec, respectively. For many of us, this may not matter. 60MB/sec equates to 480Mbps – more than plenty for most cameras on the market – but is it worth getting the V90 card (720Mbps) if you don’t really need it? Let’s find out.

Nextorage announces the world’s fastest CFexpress Type B memory cards up to 1,330GB

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Nextorage has announced its new CFexpress cards. Claiming to be the world’s fastest, with read speeds of up to 1,950MB/sec, the B1 SE and B1 Pro series come in a variety of capacities from 128GB up to a whopping 1,330GB. Shifting its focus towards creatives is an interesting move for the Sony subsidiary founded in 2019, which initially seemed predominantly targeted towards Playstation users.

The two new CFexpress product lines are aimed at different types of users. The B1 SE aimed more towards photographers with an 1100MB/sec write speed for clearing out buffers, but with transfer speeds like that, it’s no slouch for many video shooters, too. The B1 Pro, on the other hand, provides writing speeds up to 1,900MB/sec for faster buffer clearance and 8K video recording at high bitrates.

The new super rugged SanDisk Pro-G40 SSDs boast 2700MB/sec read and 1900MB/sec read speeds

SanDisk has announced their new Pro-G40 SSD. It’s a super fast and super rugged SSD that offers both USB 3.2 Gen 2 and Thunderbolt 3 connectivity through its single Type-C USB port. SanDisk, a Western Digital company (because apparently people still don’t know Western Digital acquired SanDisk a few years ago) says that the new SSDs are their most rugged portable SSDs to date.

As well as their high speed, the new Pro-G40 SSDs, available in 1TB and 2TB capacities, feature a durable build quality with an enclosure that’s raged for up to 4,000 pounds crush resistance and up to 3 metres drop resistance. An aluminium core that pulls heat away from the drive to help maintain speeds and prevent thermal throttling and it’s IP68 dust and water resistance rated, so it can handle harsh environments.

OWC releases Copy That for Mac to let you quickly copy, backup and verify your media cards

Other World Computing (OWC), manufacturer of memory and storage-related products has released their new Copy That for Mac software. They describe it as “an intuitive, easy to use backup tool for content creators”. The software lets you quickly and easily ingest your memory cards ready for editing, but will also automatically create backups to multiple sources and verify that they all copied over correctly.

It complies with the industry standard “3-2-1 rule“, which states that there should be at least three copies of the data stored on two different types of media, with one copy kept offsite in some kind of remote storage or cloud system and its verification system ensures that the data is always copied to all of its targets accurately.

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