SanDisk Unveils Extreme Pro microSDXC Card at Mobile World Congress
Posted on February 24, 2016
SanDisk unveiled its Extreme Pro microSDXC UHS-II card at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. SanDisk says the new card is the world's fastest microSD card.
The card is sold in 64GB and 124GB capacities. SanDisk says it delivers transfer speeds of up to 275MB/s. It features Class 10 and UHS Speed Class 3. The card also includes a USB 3.0 card reader for offloading files to a PC. They are also backwards-compatible with UHS-I host devices. SanDisk says the high speed makes the card a good choice for capturing Full HD and 4K Ultra HD video with cameras, drones and smartphones.The 64GB card will cost $179.99 and the 128GB card will have an MSRP of $299.99. The cards will arrive in stores in the second quarter of 2016.
Dinesh Bahal, vice president, product marketing, SanDisk, says in the announcement, "We designed this card specifically to address consumers' needs for a faster solution when transferring massive files – and now, with nearly 3x the speed of our fastest microSD UHS-I card, this new offering dramatically reduces time spent transferring content."
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