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Lexar has announced the world's fastest CFexpress Type A card and a new CFexpress Type A/SD card reader. The Lexar Type A Gold Series CFexpress Type A card promises transfer speeds up to 900MB/s, 900MB/s read speed and 800MB/s write speed. Concerning minimum write speed, Lexar states the card delivers at least 700MB/s...
It's been a spell since Lexar was in the news, basically since they were sold off by Micron to Chinese hardware company Longsys, so it is a welcome sight to read some good news from the storied and somewhat beleaguered brand. Bringing Lexar back into the forefront of the storage conversation is the announcement and...
Memory cards aren’t sexy. They’re not the part of a photographer’s kit that makes a photo better, and they don’t get a lot of praise. Honestly, the only times you really hear a photographer talk about a memory card is when they have a failure, or if something gets corrupted. If something goes wrong, you can bet a...
A new company based out of San Jose, California and "founded on a mission to provide the highest quality, professional grade memory cards and workflow solutions available," has announced a new line of memory products and accessories designed to fill the needs of professional photographers and videographers. Specifically...
Yesterday, upon getting back home after a cross-country wedding shoot, I noticed something was missing in my bag: my card readers. Lately, I’ve been making a habit of bringing my prized card readers with me on trips in case I need to access something while on the road. It’s not common, but it does happen. Now I’m sitting...
Official yesterday, Longsys, a China-based computer hardware and storage company, announced that they have acquired the Lexar brand and all products from Micron. In June of 2017, Micron announced that they would be discontinuing the brand and seeking a buyer. Speculation led some to believe Seagate a likely partner, but...
Micron, the parent company of memory card and portable memory behemoth Lexar, announced an absolute shocker: they will be discontinuing its Lexar retail removable media storage business while also entertaining offers from those looking to purchase the brand and its assets. Announced on the Micron company blog, the short...
Today, Lexar has unleashed upon the world a barrage of flash storage units and accessories that will speed up your photo storage and transferring to speeds you’ve never seen. Whether your workflow involves an SD card, CF card, XQD card, or any combination of the above, Lexar's new lineup has you covered.
First up is...
Over the years, we've heard some pretty amazing stories of cameras lost and then reunited with their owners here at the Imaging Resource news desk. Probably our favorite until now was the Nikon Coolpix L18 which survived 18 months afloat on a thousand-mile voyage from Aruba to Florida -- complete with an accidental video...
Nikon has just released a service advisory about apparent issues with Lexar CF cards when used with the new D4s. The issue was first reported by Nikon Rumors on Facebook a couple of days ago, after they received an email by a concerned reader who had troubles with some of his Lexar CF cards in his Nikon D4s. While the original report mentions a 400x...
Happy Friday everybody! We've found a nice handful of camera and photography accessory deals, including awesome discounts on a big Canon 6D + PIXMA Pro-100 printer bundle and a refurbished Nikon D3100 kit, as well as discounts on Lexar and Sony SD memory cards, Lowepro camera backpacks, and Amazon's Friday Lightning...
We've hit hump day! It's all downhill now toward the weekend, but whoa, don't get all crazy on us now -- it's still the work week after all. However, we've found some fantastic bargains to help you cope. We've got great deals on Canon 5D Mark III and 6D bundles, as well as savings on the Nikon D5100 DSLR, plus lenses,...
Oh yeah, it's Friday, baby! The weekend is almost here and to put everyone in even better spirits, we've found a great selection of camera deals including a crazy price for a Canon 1D X, other deals on Canon cameras, Adobe software and Amazon's usual Friday Lightning Deals on photo gear.
At the start of the year, a new flash card type debuted with the brand-new Nikon D4 digital SLR: the CompactFlash Association's XQD format. Six months later, and there is still just one XQD card manufacturer, only two cards available, and the Nikon D4 is still the sole camera that can accept them. Much of that is about to change, as two press releases from Sony and Lexar see a...
New 600x and 400x SDHC and SDXC UHS-I Cards, Including the First 128GB SDXC UHS-I Card, Offer Blazing-Fast Speeds and Outstanding Reliability
Fremont, CA, 9 January, 2012 – Lexar, a leading global brand of flash memory products, today introduced new Lexar® Professional 600x and 400x Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC™) and Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC™)...
Blazing-Fast 1000x Memory Card Offers the Ultimate Performance for Professionals Shooting High-Resolution Images and Full-HD and 3D Video
Fremont, CA, 5 January, 2012 – Lexar, a leading global brand of flash memory products, today announced the industry’s first 1000x memory card, the Lexar® Professional 1000x CompactFlash® (CF) card. The new card provides...