The first 1TB microSD card is on sale today on Amazon

The first 1TB microSD card is on sale today on Amazon

Amazon has started selling the 1TB version of the Sandisk Extreme, announced earlier this year, which means you can potentially load up your smartphone or camera with more storage space than your laptop. It is temporarily out of stock as it is out of order earlier in the day, indicating a backlog in orders. At $450 (roughly $350, $650 AU) on Sandisk's online store, it represents a significant premium over the small capacity. The 128GB version, for example, costs just over $26 (about $20, AU$40), which is less than half the price per GB. The card (known as SDSQXA1-1T00-GN6MA) comes with a lifetime warranty and, Sandisk says, is waterproof, shockproof, and X-ray proof. With a playback speed of up to 90 Mbps, the Sandisk Extreme is supports the new V30 speed class and can record 4K video smoothly.

More to come, but where is Samsung?

If you want something even faster, try the Extreme Pro, also in 1TB capacity. It was on sale on Amazon today, but only in the UK and at a great price. highest. It nearly doubles the playback speed at 170 Mbps and is fast enough for 8K recording. Micron and Lexar are the other manufacturers that have already announced a 1TB microSD card; The first, which we understand well, will start selling your card at the end of the month. Other major players currently selling 512GB microSD cards include Samsung, Kingston, PNY, and Integral. Neither has yet confirmed when it will offer a 1TB version.