Crucial and Western Digital (Sandisk) announced that they are developing SD cards with a capacity of a staggering erabyte. SanDisk activated a product page on its site about that MicroSD card, for preorder.
The SanDisk Extreme microSD UHS-I 1 TB will see sequential read speeds of 90 MB per second, and writes at 60 MB per second. That means it meets the UHS speed class 3 and speed class 30 for video (V30).
Capture more fast action and record more Full HD or 4K UHD video(2) with your Android based smartphone, interchangeable-lens camera, drone or GoPro® action camera. The SanDisk Extreme microSD UHS-I Cards are built tough for extreme durability under challenging environmental conditions(4). Extreme speeds let you capture every detail of adventure and take the wait out of transferring your videos between devices. Expand your device's memory and let you record 4K UHD video.
- Built for extreme conditions temperature proof, water proof, shock proof, and x-ray proof(3)
- Delivers 4K Ultra HD and Full HD video recording and playback(1)
- Meets the new UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) and UHS Video Speed Class 30 (V30) for 4K UHD(4)
- Transfer faster with read speeds up to 90MB/(5)
- Up to 1TB2 for more space to catch the thrill
- Capacity: 1TB
- Read Speed: up to 90MB/s(5)
- Write Speed: up to 60MB/s(5)
The price tag steep though: 450 US dollars. It can now be pre-ordered in the US on the SanDisk website, and comes with a lifetime warranty, well 30 years in Germany and Canada. Lifetime warranty in regions not recognizing "limited" warranty. Expect availability in late April. Amazing though that they can fit 1024 GB on that incredibly small microSDHC card.
