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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