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Review on πŸ’Ύ SanDisk Extreme PRO 32GB UHS-I/U3 SDHC Flash Memory Card - SDSDXPA-032G-X46, with up to 95MB/s transfer speed by Dan Chunn

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Nice card but confusing buying process

So far I am satisfied with my Sandisk cards. Although I wish the process of deciding which card to buy wasn't such a complicated process. For example, why is a 170-hour card cheaper than a 95-hour card? Aside from the faster read times with the 170 card, it looks like they're otherwise the same. So shouldn't a card with faster reading cost more, not less? And why is the write speed displayed differently on the cards than the read time? Isn't write speed more important than read speed? Having to scroll through product descriptions just to find the card's write speed is pretty annoying, especially when you have to rely on the seller to provide the correct information. I don't really understand this or why there isn't a simpler naming system to quickly identify which cards are better than others. Those memory card companies and groups that come up with different naming systems should really consider using less confusing jargon. . Figuring out what the different codes mean can take hours of research, comparing different card options and features (each brand with their own labeling structure and inappropriate naming systems), reading countless reviews, and conflicting answers (like this one). , and try to make sure you're not buying a counterfeit product (which is common, especially here at Revain). Another oversight is that these companies don't make it clear that the top speed of the cards doesn't matter if you don't have a fast enough card reader. You might think that if tons of fake cards are sold (oddly under Sandisk's own seller account), the company will do something about it, or limit sales of its products to just its fulfillment center. One might think that they care more about protecting their brand image and are actually responding to numerous customer reviews that have received fakes and claiming buggy and slow cards. There's also conflicting information about the best approach to removing images from maps. . Some say it's best to reformat the cards after each use, while others say it's better to just erase the images. And how long can we safely use the card before we run the risk that the card might crash and lose all our pictures? Some recommend replacing the cards every year, others say they last forever. If a company has released a simple and clear information system (with the speed of reading and writing cards), an easy way to look for a camera model, to see which card is best, a way to sell fakes to prevent own business, a customer service team that really responds to customer complaints and questions and a recovery app that actually works; I suspect they'll win over a large segment of the photography community (especially beginners) who don't want to spend half a day trying to figure out which card to buy.

Pros
  • 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160p); Full HD (1920 x 1080p) Up to 90 MB/s write/ 95 MB/s read
Cons
  • Short instructions