Solid-state drives have been breaking the speed barriers lately, but these cannot be accommodated in all devices and machines like an SD card can. Sadly, the bigger problem with the latter was that owners would always run into storage bottlenecks. Fortunately, ADATA has announced something that will get rid of those problems, and it is the SD 8.0 Express card, which can reach speeds of up to 1,600MB/s, making it lightning quick when you start using it in a multitude of products. The disappointing aspect of this announcement is that there will only be a single storage option for the masses, and it will likely not be cheap either.
Currently, ADATA has plans to ship just the 512GB version of its SD 8.0 Express card; more options can arrive when the market matures
Leveraging the PCIe NVMe Gen 3 interface, ADATA’s latest offering can deliver maximum read speeds of up to 1,600MB/s and write speeds of up to 1,200MB/s. These speeds are slower than modern-day solid-state drives, but they are faster than the drives relying on the older SATA III interface, while also beating portable SSDs in raw data transfer speeds. More details taken from the press release have been mentioned below:
“ADATA Technology is currently the first company to launch SD 8.0 Express specification memory card in the market, leading the industry in technology. The new Premier Extreme SD 8.0 Express memory card is equipped with PCIe Gen3 x2 interface and NVMe transfer protocol, with maximum read/write speeds up to 1,600 / 1,200 MB/s, performance. It is 2 times faster than SD EXPRESS 7.0, 12 times faster than UHS-I SD memory cards, 4 times faster than UHS-II, and even surpassing commercially available external SSDs, completely rewriting the speed bottleneck of traditional memory cards.
The memory card also supports U3, V30 video speed class, and comes with 512GB large capacity, easily handling 4K video recording, RAW image processing, or multitasking. SD Express 8.0 supports multi-device simultaneous access, further enhancing data integration efficiency. The product also has built-in LDPC ECC automatic error correction technology and has passed multiple rigorous tests such as waterproof, shockproof, anti-static, and high and low temperature resistance, providing comprehensive protection for data security.”
Of course, as you would expect, ADATA has yet to reveal pricing details on its SD 8.0 Express card, but given the speeds and the 512GB storage option, customers are expected to pay a premium for it. We should prepare ourselves for just one variant at this time, but the company has said that it intends to bring higher capacity models when the market matures. If you have a laptop lying around that is compatible with SD cards, perhaps you can give your machine a decent storage upgrade by picking up ADATA’s newest memory cards in the future.
News Source: ADATA
About the author: Omar Sohail is a reporter and analyst for Wccftech's mobile section, specializing in the technology and business of the mobile industry. His expertise lies in the intricate hardware supply chain, covering developments in semiconductor manufacturing, chip lithography, and camera sensor technology.
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