ProGrade Digital has been on a a roll lately, releasing a bunch of recent reminiscence playing cards and a brand new card reader. Headlining the brand new line-up is a completely new vary of CFexpress 4.0 playing cards: Iridium.
Iridium CFexpress 4.0 Kind B playing cards
The Iridium vary sits between ProGrade’s present Gold collection, and its flagship Cobalt CFexpress 4.0 Kind B providing. Iridium Kind B playing cards can be found in 400GB, 800GB and 1.6TB capacities, with the higher two capacities boasting spectacular most learn and write speeds of 3550MB/s and 3000MB/s, respectively. The 800GB and 1.6TB flavors are additionally able to a blistering 1500MB/s sustained write pace. The 400GB model boasts the identical most speeds, however is rated for a extra modest 850MB/s sustained write charge. All three capacities are VPG400 licensed, that means they will maintain a minimal 400MB/s write charge for top bit-rate video recording. Count on to pay $229.99 for the 400GB card, $449.99 for the 800GB model, whereas the 1.6TB card will set you again $949.99.
All very spectacular, however I query whether or not we really need a 3rd, distinct vary of CFexpress 4.0 Kind B playing cards from ProGrade. Other than its barely slower 3400MB/s max learn pace, ProGrade’s present Gold-series playing cards are equally quick, but a 1TB Gold card may be had for $349.99 – $100 lower than an 800GB Iridium card.
What’s extra, the Iridium’s marginally increased learn pace is irrelevant for actual world taking pictures, as no present digicam may even utilise the CFexpress 4.0 normal, that means any Kind B 4.0 card can be operating at CFexpress 2.0 speeds anyway. However to be honest, ProGrade is up entrance about this limitation on its web site.
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Iridium CFexpress 4.0 Kind B playing cards
It is not simply ProGrade’s CFexpress Kind B playing cards that are getting the Iridium therapy; ProGrade can be launching Iridium Kind A playing cards, additionally operating at CFexpress 4.0 speeds. Kind A Iridium playing cards will launch in 480GB and 960GB capacities, priced ay $479.99 and $679.99, respectively.
The CFexpress 4.0 normal means these playing cards run twice as quick as the primary technology of Kind A playing cards, so you may anticipate peak learn speeds of 1800MB/s, and max write charge of 1700MB/s. The 960GB card can maintain a 1450MB/s write pace, nonetheless the 480GB model can ‘solely’ handle 800MB/s sustained write. Each Iridium Kind A playing cards are VPG200 rated. Nonetheless, like their Kind B siblings, the double-speed capacity you get from shopping for a CFexpress 4.0 card is at present ineffective when taking pictures, as no present Kind A-compatible digicam helps this CFexpress normal. But.
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CFexpress Kind A USB 4.0 Single-Slot Card Reader
The one means you may exploit the additional pace from a CFexpress 4.0 card is when offloading content material from the cardboard to your laptop. Even then, you will want an especially quick reminiscence card reader, however fortunately ProGrade has the reply within the form of its new CFexpress Kind A Single-Slot Card Reader (PG09.6). The key to this reader’s pace potential is its USB 4.0 connection, that means it is able to a theoretical 5000MB/s most switch pace – simply sufficient to max out a 1800MB/s Iridium Kind A card. After all you will additionally want a pc that helps USB 4.0, however then you ought to be rewarded with lighting quick knowledge transfers.
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Rounding out ProGrade’s new releases are a brand new 256GB entry in its CFexpress 4.0 Kind B Gold vary, providing a 3400MB/s most learn pace, and an 850MB/s sustained write pace. It’s going to go on sale priced at $169.99, although when you think about the $512GB variant prices $200, the 256GB card’s worth is questionable.
Lastly, ProGrade has additionally launched a 512GB UHS-II microSD V60 card, including to its present 128GB and 256GB capacities. The brand new excessive capability card can be able to as much as 250MB/s learn and 130MB/s write speeds and is priced at $165.99.