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Memory cards in three series Lexar is expanding its CFexpress series

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“No Limits” for video and photo professionals is the motto of memory card manufacturer Lexar. The CFexpress range is experiencing various upgrades with increased capacity and transfer speed for all CFexpress Type B Diamond, Gold and Silver models launched in 2022.

In its most powerful CFexpress series “Diamond” Lexar now also offers a memory card with a capacity of 512 GB.

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CFexpress Type B Diamond

A 512 GB model is being added to the already available models in the Diamond series with 128 GB and 256 GB.

The transfer speeds of up to 1,900 megabytes per second (read) and 1,700 MB/s (write) achieved in in-house tests are intended to enable high-resolution RAW, ProRes and 8K videos, conform to the VPG 400 video class and mean a correspondingly accelerated workflow in post-processing. Minimum sustained write speeds are reported as 1,600 MB/s.

The Diamond cards work with PCIe Gen 3×2 and NVMe protocols and are backward compatible with XQD cameras.

The list prices were set as follows: 512 GB (880 euros), 256 GB (470 euros), 128 GB (300 euros).

CFexpress Type B Gold

According to the manufacturer, the Gold series now also offers similarly high transmission speeds in the new capacities of 1 TB and 2 TB with 1,700 MB/s (read) and 1,500 MB/s (write) based on PCIe 3.0 and NVMe. The smaller models from 128 to 512 GB should reach 1,750 MB/s (read) and 1,500 MB/s (write).

The pricing according to the recommended retail price: 2 TB (890 euros), 1 TB (580 euros), 512 GB (500 euros), 256 GB (250 euros), 128 GB (190 euros).

CFexpress Type B Silver

The Silver series is intended for newcomers to CFexpress technology: It is now also available in 512 GB and, according to Lexar, offers data transfer of up to 1,750 MB/s (read) and 1,300 MB/s (write) via PCIe 3.0 and NVMe. The Silver variants are also backward compatible with firmware-capable XQD cameras.

300 euros are called for 512 GB, 200 euros for 256 GB and 150 euros for 128 GB.

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The next Life is Strange comic will arrive in 2024 and will continue the story of True Colors, the latest installment of the saga

Lovers of story-focused video games have made Life is Strange one of the most valued sagas of recent times. It is no wonder, since the franchise previously in the hands of Don’t Nod and now in charge of Deck Nine has offered us plots full of memorable characters and powerful and exciting stories.

In that sense, we have now learned that Life is Strange will continue expanding its story with a new comic. This is not unexplored territory for the Square Enix-owned franchise, as the original video game already had a comic series that explored the future of Max Caulfield and Chloe Price after leaving Arcadia Bay, opting for one of the possible endings of the game. The new story will follow similar paths.

Announcing ‘Heatwaves’, the second official Life is Strange novel from @TitanBooksreleasing April 09, 2024. Written by @BrittneyMMorristhe book explores one possible future adventure for Alex and Steph, as drought, family secrets, and buried emotions explode in a small town! pic.twitter.com/aQ3zKkbUvC

— Life is Strange (@LifeIsStrange) October 25, 2023

Life is Strange will continue expanding its story with a new comic

It’s been more than two years since Life is Strange: True Colors, the last installment so far of the saga and the second one in charge of Deck Nine (which also developed, Life is Strange: Before the Storm). With the empathic Alex Chen as the protagonist, the game placed us in a new location and introduced us to many new characters in a story full of mystery and repressed memories of the past. This is the game to which the new comic will continue of the series.

As you can see in the tweet above, its title will be Heatwaves and will explore a possible future starting from one of the True Colors endings in which Alex and Steph, one of the romantic interests in the game, go off to embark on their own adventure as a couple. As has been told in the first and still brief details of the story, it will talk about how both find themselves in a new, small town where, once again, buried stories and family secrets will play a fundamental role.

Heatwaves will be a collaboration with Titan Books and it is written by Brittney Morris, who has worked at Insomniac Games on games like Spider-Man 2 or the next Wolverine. The new Life is Strange comic is scheduled for release on April 9, 2024although for now there are no details about the stores that will distribute it or if it can be purchased directly from any store in Spain or Europe.