SanDisk introduces the first 8TB SD and 4TB microSD cards - Liliputing - eviltoast
  • Visstix@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    35
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    3 months ago

    I am slightly confused why they use UHS-I instead of UHS-II (or even UHS-III) for such a big capacity. Seems like people needing so much capacity probably write a lot of data in a short time. UHS-II is 3 times quicker.

    Then again maybe they are aiming for devices that can’t even run UHS-II

    • kn33@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      60
      ·
      3 months ago

      Could be a trade-off issue. They can get capacity or speed but not both yet.

    • Nikita@feddit.org
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      23
      ·
      3 months ago

      I can imagine this being useful for cases where you write a lot of data over a longer time period. Think CCTV (with low-medium resolution). You can keep a sizeable archive locally and never have to swap cards

      • catloaf@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        6
        ·
        3 months ago

        I assume larger capacity means longer endurance, too, since you’re not constantly rewriting the same cells.

        • Uninvited Guest@lemmy.ca
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          9
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          3 months ago

          It’s SanDisk, I expect the opposite - that every cell increases the volatility and chance of catastrophic failure.