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ProGrade Digital announced new Thunderbolt 3 CFexpress/XQD and dual-slot CFexpress/SDXC memory card readers

ProGrade Digital announced a new single-slot Thunderbolt 3 CFexpress/XQD and a dual-slot CFexpress/SDXC memory card readers: ProGrade CFexpress/XQD single-slot Thunderbolt 3 reader: Adorama | B&H ProGrade CFexpress/SDXC dual-slot USB 3.2 reader: Adorama | B&H Full press release:

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ProGrade Digital 120GB CFexpress memory card tested and confirmed to work with Nikon cameras

The ProGrade Digital 120GB CFexpress 2.0 memory card has been tested and it’s working with Nikon cameras according to the product listing at progradedigital.com: “The 120GB card is available now in limited quantities and is specifically tested to work in Nikon cameras“ The 120GB version is the only ProGrade CFExpress card with that note. ProGrade […]

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ProGrade Digital CFexpress memory cards are coming

ProGrade Digital released some additional information about their new CFexpress memory cards: CFexpress Cobalt Maximum read speed 1600MB/s Burst write speed 1400MB/s Minimum sustained write speed 1300MB/s Capacities: 325GB, 650GB CFexpress Gold Maximum read speed 1600MB/s Burst write speed 600MB/s – 1000MB/s Minimum sustained write speed 150MB/s – 400MB/s Capacities: 120GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB CFexpress […]

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ProGrade Digital also has a new 1TB CFexpress memory card

Lexar is not the only company showing a terabyte memory card at CES. ProGrade Digital also demonstrated their new CFexpress 1TB memory card at the show: Fully compliant with CompactFlashTM Association 1.0 specification XQD host interoperable with firmware support 1,400 MB/s continuous read speed capable; write speed 1000MB/s Certified to perform at a minimum sustained transfer speed […]

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CF Express updates

ProGrade Digital has new memory card readers – see the pricing and availability at B&H Photo and Amazon (the press release can be found here). Here are two CF Express reports from readers – it seems that the D5 will also be getting a firmware update in 2019 that will make it compatible with CF Express:

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ProGrade will not manufacture XQD memory cards, Lexar is currently producing XQD memory cards

Two readers contacted me with some information on the future of XQD – ProGrade confirmed that they will not manufacture XQD memory cards (they already sell SD memory cards in the US): Lexar, on the other hand, is currently producing XQD cards: All Lexar XQD memory cards are currently out of stock. All Sony XQD memory […]

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The new ProGrade memory cards are now shipping (no XQD for now)

ProGrade Digital is a new memory card company started by former Lexar executives that recently began producing professional-level CFast 2.0 and SDXC UHS-II memory cards and card readers. ProGrade memory cards are currently listed for sale on Amazon US and are already shipping – a reader just sent me the above picture of the ProGrade Digital SDXC […]

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