High-speed V90 SDXC card prices continue to fluctuate

Prices continue to fluctuate for the vaunted V90 speed SDXC cards, which are highly prized for continuous shooting with stills and high-bit 4K video. While high-speed CFexpress cards will continue to take over from SDXC cards the V90 spec, which boasts the fastest read and write speeds, is still recommended for the Leica M11, Q2/Q3, Fujifilm GFX 100 II/100s/50s and many other new camera models with an SD slot or use SD as a back-up.

Little-known brand Nextorage which was recently formed by ex-Sony staff currently has a sale on Amazon for SDXC V90 cards and their super-fast B1 Pro CF-expresss Type B cards. For, example the Nextorage 128GB V90 UHS-II Pro SDXC is just £90.60 inc VAT, down from £131.99 inc VAT.

The intriguing point about these B1 Pro UHS-II cards is not so much the competitive price but the quoted 299 MB/s write speed. Even established makers such as SanDisk, Lexar and ProGrade Digital can’t match that. The only other brand that offers such a high write speed is the Sony Tough V90 UHS-II card and that is quite a pricey option.

I’ve bought some 128GB B1 Pro cards and will report back.

As for the CFepress cards, the Nikon-approved Nextorage CFexpress Type B 330GB B1 Pro is £259.20 inc VAT, down from £351.90 inc VAT. This card has a minimum sustained write speed of 1800 MB/s which is required of cameras like the Nikon Z8 and Z9.

More information on Nextorage can be found on the maker’s site.