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SanDisk introduces the first 8TB SD and 4TB microSD cards - Liliputing (liliputing.com)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

Oh yeah cctv could be a good option indeed.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 60 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Or it's cost-prohibitive ATM. As in, they could get both, but you'd pay a ton for it.