SanDisk has announced a new mobile memory card solution today that might make your jaw drop. Not just for the price tag, but what it is. SanDisk now offers a 128GB microSDXC card.
“The new SanDisk Ultra microSDXC card again demonstrates how SanDisk continues to expand the possibilities of storage so that consumers can benefit from our latest technology advancements,†said Susan Park, director, retail product marketing, SanDisk. “With 128GB of removable storage, consumers will enjoy the freedom to capture and save whatever they want on a smartphone or tablet, without worrying about running out of storage space.â€
To put that size into to terms of data, SanDisk sums it up to 16 hours of HD video, 7,500 songs, 3200 photos and more than 125 apps on a single card. The card has a read speed of 30MS/s, class 10 performance, waterproof, temperature-proof, X-ray-proof, magnet-proof, shockproof and has a 10 year warranty.
What will 128GBs of storage on a card the size of your pinky nail set you back? Quite a bit, the new 128GB cards start at $199.99.
SanDisk also announced the iNAND Extreme embedded flash flash drive. The thinnest, fastest and most sophisticated embedded nand storage product from SanDisk to date. These are coming in at 64Gbs and are being sampled in various devices by various manufacturers. Expect to see some new Android powered phones and tablets hitting the 64GB internal storage marker at launch eventually.
FYI – Currently on sale at Amazon for $119.99 (as of 2/25/2014)
