SD, MicroSD, CompactFlash, CFast, XQD ... Memory cards for DSLRs, tablets, and smartphones are befuddling. Lexar explains formats, features, and quality.

The top two flash-memory card makers are letting Sony handle the market for the new high-end XQD format--at least for now. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors ...

The XQD-M series memory card gives users read speeds of up to 440 MB/s and write speed of up to 150 MB/s. The high speed capability ensure burst shooting with no issues.

We've been eagerly awaiting some of that next-gen XQD memory since it was announced right around a month ago, and now that we have something worthy to pop it in, we're doubly buzzed. Sony's the ...

XQD memory cards achieves stable continuous shooting of RAW images and blazing fast data transfer rates (up to 1Gbps; 125MB/s, write and read) through the PCIe interface. A unique controller and ...

The XQD memory card format was only announced last month, but already we've got a camera that uses it – in the shape of Nikon's D4 DSLR - and a 16GB and 32GB cards from Sony. Easily capable of keeping ...

Lexar, one of the top-shelf makers of flash memory cards, said today it will support the new XQD format with new models that will go on sale in the third quarter. For the mainstream flash card ...

A new memory card technology emerges in the form of XQD. Lexar sent over its 64GB Professional XQD for review. It's got amazing speed and price.

Sony has announced a new high-speed XQD memory card series. Aimed at sports photographers, the S series cards offer sustained read and write speeds of 168MB/s, considerably faster than the first ...

Still think your CompactFlash card isn’t fast enough? Then look no further as Sony has come up with the XQD memory card format, which it claims can have read and write speeds that reach 125MB/s ...

The CompactFlash Association announced on Wednesday that it has adopted a new specification and format to replace the venerable CompactFlash memory card. Tongue-twistingly dubbed "XQD," the PCI ...

SanDisk, Lexar playing the waiting game on XQD SanDisk has announced they are not planning on manufacturing XQD cards yet.