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Transcend Ultimate SDXC UHS-I U3 Memory Card Review

April 1, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Transcend Speed UHS-I Class 3 SD Cards

The Transcend Ultimate 64GB UHS-I SDXC Speed Class 3 85MB/s write speed card is one of the better “fast” cards available today. Note the W85MB/s speed rating. That refers to the data write speed, which is what matters when using it in your camera. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: 4k, memory card, review, sdxc, transcend, U3

 

Toshiba Announces Exceria UHS-I U3 SD Cards for 4K Video

September 29, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Toshiba Exceria UHS-I U3 SD Card

Toshiba has announced a new line of Exceria SD cards, which are currently available in sizes up to 64GB – with a 128GB model coming in January 2015. The new cards are UHS-I Speed Class 3 cards, which means they provide a minimum write speed of 30MB/s and are capable of recording 4K video on many current 4K cameras.

The new cards also provide read speeds up to 95MB/s and write speeds up to 60MB/s.

Several sizes are available – 16GB, 32GB and 64GB – and range from $59.99 up to $179.99. Check them out here on Amazon.com.

Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: 4k, memory card, sd, sdhc, sdxc, Speed Class 3, Toshiba, U3, uhs-I

SanDisk Announces 4K-Capable 64GB Extreme PRO microSD Card

September 20, 2014 By Eric Reagan

SanDisk Extreme Pro microSD U3

SanDisk has announced a new line of Extreme PRO microSD cards with transfer speeds up to 95MB/s.

The card has a UHS-I bus and Speed Class 3 rating, which has been the minimum rating for 4K video capture in many recent 4K-capable cameras. The U3 rating means that the cards will deliver a minimum sustained write speed of 30MB/s.

The SanDisk Extreme Pro microSD UHS-I card is available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities and ranges in price from $79.99 to $299.99. Watch for them here at B&H Photo.

Filed Under: sandisk Tagged With: 4k, microSD, sandisk, Speed Class 3, U3

SanDisk’s New Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Cards are World’s Fastest SD Cards

February 12, 2014 By Eric Reagan

SanDisk_Extreme_PRO_SDXC_280MBs_NoClass_Front_64GB_HR

SanDisk has released new UHS-II SD cards with write speeds up to 250MB/s and read speeds up to 280MB/s. This new line gets its major speed boost from the UHS-II bus interface. Most SD-compatible cameras currently on the market support UHS-I, at best; however, we are just starting to see new cameras with UHS-II support (like the Fuji X-T1).

The new UHS-II bus interface offers the ability to build cards with up to 312MB/s transfer speeds, which is a big jump from the maximum theoretical speeds on the UHS-I interface at 104MB/s. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: memory card, sandisk, sdhc, sdxc, Speed Class 3, U3, UHS-II

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