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Transcend Unveils 285MB/s UHS-II SD Cards

September 22, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Transcend-UHS-II-U3-SDHC-and-SDXC-Cards

Transcend has launched a new line of SD cards that feature a UHS-II bus and are Speed Class 3 rated for 4K video capture. They offer a max read speed of 285MB/s and a max write speed of 180MB/s. The Speed Class 3 rating guarantees a minimum sustained write speed of 30MB/s.

The max read/write speed ratings are much faster than what we are accustomed to seeing in SD cards and that’s due to the UHS-II bus type. This UHS-II bus actually has a physically different pin interface than UHS-I cards.

UHS-II Cards with Second Row of Pins

There is an extra row of pins on UHS-II cards that provide for faster data transfers to and from these cards. We are starting to see more and more cameras feature UHS-II card compatibility now and, of course, they are backward compatible with UHS-I cards as as well. The UHS-II cards, however, will help you clear the camera buffer faster and, in turn, shoot more/faster in new UHS-II devices.

The new Transcend UHS-II cards will initially be available as a 32GB SDHC and a 64GB SDXC card for $49.99 and $79.99, respectively. They should start shipping within a couple weeks. Watch for them here at B&H Photo.

Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: memory card, sd, sdhc, sdxc, transcend, UHS-II

 

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