Lexar Introduces 1 TB microSD Express Card

Lexar, a leading global brand of flash memory solutions, is thrilled to announce the release of the world's first 1 TB microSD Express card. The PLAY PRO microSDXC Express Card is built on the new SD card standard that combines PCI Express 3.0 and NVMe 1.3 interfaces, providing significantly improved performance ideal for handheld gaming devices.

Featuring read speeds of up to 900 MB/s and write speeds of up to 600 MB/s, the PLAY PRO microSDXC Express Card offers the fastest speeds in the microSD Express card format. This allows gamers to experience faster game loads and accelerated downloads, with the added benefit of up to 1 TB of storage capacity for large AAA games. The card is also backwards-compatible with UHS-I and UHS-II host devices at UHS-I speeds, ensuring compatibility with current devices while being ready for future cutting-edge handheld gaming systems.

The PLAY PRO microSDXC Express Card comes with a limited lifetime warranty and lifetime access to the Lexar Recovery Tool, enabling customers to recover accidentally deleted or formatted files.

"The new microSD Express standard allows us to offer a memory card with unparalleled performance in a compact form factor," said Joey Lopez, Director of Brand Marketing. "We are excited to provide our customers with a card that takes advantage of this new standard and prepares gamers for the next generation of handheld gaming."

The Lexar PLAY PRO microSDXC Express Card is available in 1 TB for $199.99, 512 GB for $99.99, and 256 GB for $49.99.