The cheapest 1TB microSD card has just launched with a surprising freebie
It comes with, wait for it, a free 20,000mAh portable charger
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At $169.99 atAmazon, the recently announcedSilicon Power 1TB Superior MicroSDXC cardhas set a new record for the lowest priced 1TBmemory cardto date, undercutting the likes ofSandisk 1TB Ultraboth in terms of specification and pricing.
And to make the deal even sweeter, the manufacturer is bundling it with a USB C 20,000mAh portable charger worth $40 when purchased through Amazon US.
Customers from other territories should be able to buy the card, as Amazon ships the model globally, albeit with additional shipping and import fees.
Great performance, small price
Silicon Power’s latest high capacity card is part of its ‘Superior’ family of products. Along with a five-year warranty, it also comes with UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) and Video Speed Class 30 (V30) specifications.
The manufacturer claims speeds of up to 100MB/s on read and up to 80MB/s on write (Minimum random read of 1,500 IOPS and random write of 500 IOPS), making it a good card to record4Kcontent.
Just remember that you might have to reformat it to exFAT in order to benefit from speed improvements. As expected, the card is waterproof, shockproof, temperature-proof and X-ray-proof.
At the time of writing, popular brands likeSamsungor Kingston have yet to release their first 1TB microSD cards.
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The Taiwanese storage company has yet to confirm whether the Superior Pro brand, which is equivalent to the Sandisk Extreme range, will get a 1TB model as well. We will publish a review of the Silicon Power 1TB Superior microSD card shortly.
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