Lexar's new SD 8.0 card is fast, but no devices fully support it

The Lexar Professional Gold Pro SDXC Express card is SD 8.0 certified and according to Lexar, is capable of reaching read speeds of up to 1,700 MB/s... - www.techspot.com

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In a nutshell: Lexar recently announced a handful of cutting-edge mobile storage products including the world's first SD card constructed of 316 stainless steel. Another card in Lexar's new product lineup is attracting attention for its blazing fast performance, but it's not something buyers will be able to take advantage of right away..

. or maybe, ever. and writes up to 1,000 MB/s.



That's over five times faster than SD 4.0 cards but as PetaPixel highlights, there's one small problem. The card is based on the SD 8.

0 standard, which was first announced by the SD Association in mid-2020 as SD Express. The publication notes that the..

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