New SD Cards up to 280MB/s

Last updated Jul 8, 2017 875

” The CES in Las Vegas was the showcase of choice for manufacturers of memory cards: NFC, 4K ready, but especially the new cards are reaching 280MB/s read and 250MB/s write. ”

4K continues to be one of the leitmotifs of electronics globally and also the CES this year has had its share in this regard. In the midst of recovery between devices, such as cameras, and the display devices (TVs, tablets, screens of PC), there are several other devices that need to be compatible with the workflow. Among this memory cards play a key role, allowing you to record footage smoothly or problems.

Among the halls of the Convention Center in Las Vegas are several manufacturers that have put something on the plate.

Patriot is the manufacturer that has pushed more on the accelerator presenting new SDXC EP PRO-II cards in denominations of 16 GB to 64 GB meet the specific SD 4.0 can work in reading up to 280MB/s and write speeds up to 250MB/s.

The cards are created to operate with devices that meet the specific UHS-II, but are backward compatible with SD 3.0 and SD 2.0 products already on the market. The cards will be on the market in the first quarter of the year with prices ranging between $ 119.99 and $ 199.99.

Panasonic has introduced on the new SDXC/SDHC memory cards type UHS-I, able to offer to read speeds of up to 95MB/s and write up to 90MB/s. In addition, they are compatible with the standard UHS speed class 3 (U3). The new lineup consists of three sizes: 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB.

Toshiba has focused instead on NFC technology to give a twist to its memory cards. The new range with support Near Field Communications allows, using a smartphone or tablet with NFC and special app, to see at a glance the percentage of employment of the board and 16 on the photo thumbnails contained therein.

The board does not have Wi-Fi connectivity, and so you cannot transfer photos whole, but the NFC can be useful to have, simply bringing the card to the phone, no idea what the content and quant space is still available on the SD. For the rest it is SDHC UHS-1 Class 10 in denominations of 8 GB to 32 GB.