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SanDisk Professional PRO-G40 SSD review
Super-fast and durable SSDs are commonplace now, but the super-rugged dual Thunderbolt/USB-C SanDisk PRO-G40 SSD is pretty unique and several notches above the run-of-the-mill offerings, as Kevin Carter discovers. Update June 2025: Prices are significantly lower now than when reviewed, making the SanDisk Pro-G40 hard to ignore. Check prices and availability of the SanDisk PRO-G40 [affiliate links] WEX Photo (UK)| Sandisk/WD Store (UK)| Amazon (UK) (Lowest price) B&H Photo (US) | Adorama (US)| Sandisk/WD Store (US) Currently with big savings!Amazon (US) What is it? Offering compatibility with both Thunderbolt 3 (40 Gbps) and USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), this slick-looking bus-powered NVMe SSD is a highly portable…
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ProGrade Digital announce new CFexpress 4.0 card with 2,800MB/s sustained write speed
Started by former SanDisk and Lexar executives, ProGrade Digital is a relatively new and promising company, so halo products like this are interesting on several levels (and not just from a marketing perspective). The key takeaway here is the extremely high sustained write speed of 2,800MB/s, which is crucial to know when looking to buy for 8/4K and high-frame-rate (slow-mo) video. However, that all-important key message has been fudged by saying “up to 2800MB/s.” Surely a sustained write speed is a minimum, not a maximum implied by the “up to.” Makes no sense from a marketing perspective. A high sustained write speed is not really important for stills photography, even…
