SanDisk unveils its new 256GB microSD cards in Ultra and Extreme

The SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I, Premium edition is the longest way I've heard yet of saying "the base model."The High end model is SanDisk Extreme. SanDisk Ultra 256GB microSD is coming out in August for $150 and offers transfer speeds of up to 95MB/s(this typically refers to read speeds, writes are slower).  

                        

The high-end SanDisk Extreme card will be available sometime in the final three months of the year for $200. This one is UHS-I Class 3 and gets 90MB/s write speeds, which is what you want when shooting in RAW or recording high-bandwidth 4K video.

SanDisk used to be the first to open up new microSD storage capacities, but clearing the 256GB barrier took them a while. Now the 256GB microSDXC UHS-I cards are reality and coming soon.


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