Lexar Diamond Series CFexpress Type B Cards Officially Announced

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Lexar today officially announced its Diamond Series CFexpress Type B cards – the fastest CFexpress Type B cards on the market. Also Lexar announced is a new set of Gold Series CFexpress Type A cards.

The Lexar Diamond Series CFexpress Type B memory card offers read speeds up to 1,900MB/s and write speeds up to 1,700MB/s, enabling fast and smooth shooting of RAW 8K, 6K and 4K video.

The Lexar Gold Series CFexpress Type A memory card has a read speed of 900MB/s and a write speed of 800MB/s, and can shoot high-quality images and 8K, 6K, and 4K videos.

Both memory cards comply with the VPG 400 specification, which guarantees a minimum sustained write speed of 400MB/s.

At present, these two memory cards are officially under development, and the specific prices have not been announced yet, and they are expected to be available for sale in the Q2 of 2022.

Today at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) event in Las Vegas, Nevada, Lexar announced the Lexar Professional CFexpress Type B Card DIAMOND Series and Lexar Professional CFexpress Type-A Card GOLD Series.

These two cards are squarely aimed at the video market, offering unparalleled transfer speeds that will keep up with the data demands of shooting video in the field and transfer back in post-production.

The latest Lexar Professional CFexpress Type B Card DIAMOND Series provides read speeds of up to 1900MB/s and write speeds of 1700MB/s. These transfer rates are more than enough to cope with the demands of RAW 8K, 6K and 4K; this card is also compatible with selected XQD cameras.

Lexar is also announcing a CFexpress Type A GOLD Series Card that offers read speeds of 900MB/s and write speeds of 800MB/s. This card will suit standard specifications 8K, 6K and 4K capable cameras. Alongside the new Type, A card will be the Type A reader that supports high-speed USB 10Gbps transfers across USB Type-C.

Both cards support VPG 400 specification, meaning they will sustain a minimum transfer rate of 400MB/s; this is enough to cope with most standard DSLR and mirrorless cameras.

Each card has also been built with durability in mind, shock, and vibration and will withstand extreme temperatures. A lifetime warranty will back each card for additional peace of mind.

“Lexar has a long history of providing industry-leading memory solutions for professional users. We are excited to continue this tradition with the world’s fastest Lexar Professional CFexpress Type B Card DIAMOND Series and Lexar Professional CFexpress Type-A Card GOLD Series. These cards will dramatically help professionals speed up their workflow while providing the quality, performance and reliability they’ve expected from Lexar.” said Joel Boquiren, General Manager of Lexar.

The Lexar Professional CFexpress Type B Card DIAMOND Series and Lexar Professional CFexpress Type-A Card GOLD Series are under development and will be available in Q2 2022.

For more information check out lexar.com

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