While 128GB seemed like an enormous storage space fitted inside a minuscule memory card, Sandisk has now taken a leap by launching a gigantic 512GB SD
card.
The Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I packs in 512GB into its flat frame – the highest ever seen on an SD card.
SanDisk unveiled its first 512MB SD
card in 2003, though capacity demands have increased exponentially in just over a decade.
The new 512GB SanDisk Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I card represents a 1,000-fold capacity increase at the same size footprint. This translates to nearly 800 music albums in MP3 format or more than 150 movies. It claims to deliver write speeds of up to 90 MB/s and comes under the UHS Speed Class 3 (U3)
category – ideal for high-resolution
video recordings and even 4K Ultra HD videos. This Sandisk also claims transfer speeds up to 95 MB/s, though actual read and write speeds may differ. Needless to say, the massive 512GB SD card doesn’t come cheap. You’ll have to shell out a whopping $799, which
translates to approximately Rs 48,700.
However, it could be priced slightly
lower when available via retailers and online stores. “SanDisk currently charges $338.99 for a smaller 64GB SD card with the same features, something
you can find for less than $100 from numerous online retailers,” points out TheVerge .
http://m.tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/sandisk-announces-512gb-sd-card-the-biggest-in-the-world-233855.html
card.
The Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I packs in 512GB into its flat frame – the highest ever seen on an SD card.
SanDisk unveiled its first 512MB SD
card in 2003, though capacity demands have increased exponentially in just over a decade.
The new 512GB SanDisk Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I card represents a 1,000-fold capacity increase at the same size footprint. This translates to nearly 800 music albums in MP3 format or more than 150 movies. It claims to deliver write speeds of up to 90 MB/s and comes under the UHS Speed Class 3 (U3)
category – ideal for high-resolution
video recordings and even 4K Ultra HD videos. This Sandisk also claims transfer speeds up to 95 MB/s, though actual read and write speeds may differ. Needless to say, the massive 512GB SD card doesn’t come cheap. You’ll have to shell out a whopping $799, which
translates to approximately Rs 48,700.
However, it could be priced slightly
lower when available via retailers and online stores. “SanDisk currently charges $338.99 for a smaller 64GB SD card with the same features, something
you can find for less than $100 from numerous online retailers,” points out TheVerge .
http://m.tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/sandisk-announces-512gb-sd-card-the-biggest-in-the-world-233855.html
