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Lexar Professional 1000x 128GB SDXC UHS II Card

Last Updated: July 16, 2019 (Refresh Now)
6.7
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
996
Old Reviews
238
Unverified
44
Spam Test
PASS
Full HD 1080p
RESOLUTION
Yes
VIDEO
262144 GB
MEMORY

Review Analysis - 714 recent, verified reviews

Detailed Mode
Product Reliability
 158
cards, lexar, failed, year, stopped working
+22%
-78%
comment
" ...  I even have Lexar's useless salvage program. ... Have never had a card fail before and I have lots of cards including another Lexar.  ...  "
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" ...  Lasted one month and suddenly just couldn't use it at all.  ...  "
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" ...  Dead after a few months of use.  ...  "
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" ...  It was corrupted after a year of use. ... Lexar replaced it. ... After more than a year, it's corrupted again.  ...  "
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" ...  The card became unreadable after two uses.  ...  "
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" ...  None of them worked.  ...  "
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" ...  Failed after 3 months of light use in a Sony A9  ...  "
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" ...  I bought these cards as professional videography have not been satisfied, the cards just failed in less than a month only being used twice a week for about an hour a piece and now SD card is not readable and failing in both computer / Sony A7sii.  ...  "
Camera
 123
shooting, uhs, shoot, lexar, mark
+70%
-30%
comment
" ...  So much better at capturing fast action shots. ... If you are into wildlife or sports photography invest the money and purchase 128 Lexar 1000.  ...  "
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" ...  I shoot RAW and writes fairly fast considering my camera SDXC slot is not UHSII  ...  "
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" ...  The speed is just what this camera can use as it buffered pictures very fast especially when using burst mode at 24- 20.1mb pictures a second.  ...  "
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" ...  The Professional 1000X SDXC card used in My camera was fine while it lasted  ...  "
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" ...  Got this for my new Sony a6500 camera.  ...  "
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" ...  Perfect for photography.  ...  "
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" ...  Good thing I had other cards for my Camera (Sony A7iii). ... I formatted the card again and took a few more pictures.  ...  "
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" ...  It's a shame that camera manufacturers don't consider the consumer's budget and convenience.  ...  "
Storage
 115
cards, card, lexar, memory, uhs ii
+57%
-43%
comment
" ...  Had this problem with both 32GB and 128GB versions of this Lexar Pro chip.  ...  "
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" ...  I just received the 150 MB/s 16GB SD card, and its label say 40MB/s write speed on it.  ...  "
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" ...  Awesome SD Card. ... Im replacing all my SD Cards with these.  ...  "
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" ...  These memory cards are right up there with the best and that is why I keep buying them.  ...  "
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" ...  Best SD cards in the market for me.  ...  "
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" ...  I loved their SD cards so very much.  ...  "
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" ...  Awesome SD Card. ... Im replacing all my SD Cards with these.  ...  "
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" ...  Excellent quality blazing fast memory card  ...  "
Overall performance
 92
speed, speeds, write, lexar, fast
+80%
-20%
comment
" ...  great fast cards.best bang for the buck  ...  "
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" ...  They are fast.  ...  "
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" ...  Speed up transfer to Macbook considerably​.  ...  "
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" ...  So far its doing it's job.  ...  "
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" ...  They process very fast without any issues.  ...  "
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" ...  Fast transfer of photos  ...  "
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" ...  This card is blazing fast.  ...  "
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" ...  This was the best price I found for a 128GB UHS-II U3 for my Nikon D850 (recommended speed by Nikon).  ...  "
Memory
 38
lexar, mb, gb, card, memory
+74%
-26%
comment
" ...  This card is also 20% cheaper than the Lexar for the same capacity.  ...  "
comment
" ...  This card is also 20% cheaper than the Lexar for the same capacity.  ...  "
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" ...  I just received the 150 MB/s 16GB SD card, and its label say 40MB/s write speed on it. ... Testing in real life though I am seeing 40-45MB/s only when transferring large gig sized files. ... With 4-8MB files like photos im seeing 4-8MB/s write speeds and only 20MB/s read speeds on photo sized 4-8MB files and I only achieve 155 MB/s writing very large files. ... This feels like a hard drive, only sees rated speeds when you are dealing with large sets of data, small files .  ...  "
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" ...  So far so good this memory card has not failed me and I make it another one :-)  ...  "
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" ...  So fast - instant access to files.  ...  "
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" ...  Very fast SDXC and lots of space available. ... Great to move photos and videos out from the Mac and save internal storage.  ...  "
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" ...  So fast - instant access to files.  ...  "
comment
" ...  it says it's "Lexar Professional 128GB compact flash 1066x.  ...  "
Marketplace
 37
product, seller, amazon, photos, time
+43%
-57%
comment
" ...  Might be fake or Doa!  ...  "
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" ...  I hope the seller will get back to me and help me out.  ...  "
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" ...  They may be cheaper, but unfortunately they have a high risk of being fake.  ...  "
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" ...  This is a real disappointment.  ...  "
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" ...  Might be fake or Doa!  ...  "
comment
" ...  Amazon, I would really like to know what happened?  ...  "
comment
" ...  I provided the RMA# and date to them.  ...  "
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" ...  Initiated a return with Amazon.  ...  "
Price
 32
price, worth, value, card, worth the money
+72%
-28%
comment
" ...  Absolutely worth it to me!  ...  "
comment
" ...  These keep up beautifully and are very decently priced.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The card was sold at that price by a few vendors, so I bought mine from Amazon -- and it is literally half the price of any other V60 SD card at this moment. ... As I said, a killer price.  ...  "
comment
" ...  At 1/4 the cost of a v90 card, these will save you a lot of money.  ...  "
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" ...  I liked the value for the money and kept it for a different device  ...  "
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" ...  Look for the best price.  ...  "
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" ...  The price and shipping were great too.  ...  "
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" ...  Love this product and the price.  ...  "
Resolution
 32
video, recording, cards, card, sony
+91%
-9%
comment
" ...  Handles 4K video with ease. ... Don't skip on SD cards if you want to do 4K. ... I would post a full length 4K movie I made, but since it's 97GB, it's probably best you just take my word for it.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Handles 4K video with ease. ... Holds about 35 minutes of 4K at 30fps, so perfect for most DSLR's that are limited to 29:59 max record time. ... Don't skip on SD cards if you want to do 4K. ... I would post a full length 4K movie I made, but since it's 97GB, it's probably best you just take my word for it.  ...  "
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" ...  Use this is my Panasonic Linux fz1000 since it's the only sd card that can handle it's high speed video setting and 4k setting.  ...  "
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" ...  Keeps up with my 4k/UHD video recording on an Olympus E-M10iii.  ...  "
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" ...  Must have for the Sony A7s2 internal 4k.  ...  "
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" ...  Now I can record 4k video footage on my Sony a6300.  ...  "
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" ...  and your doing a lot of 4k filming, this card is fast enough to keep up with it,  ...  "
comment
" ...  Works well for 100Mbit/4K on my Alpha A6300.  ...  "
Device Compatibility
 26
card, recognize, macbook, readable, mac
+23%
-77%
comment
" ...  After plugging it into my Macbook to retrieve the files, the computer said it could not read the card.  ...  "
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" ...  got home tried to move some picture from my PC at work to my home PC.  ...  "
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" ...  Cannot be formatted on our iMac and Pc.  ...  "
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" ...  After plugging it into my Macbook to retrieve the files, the computer said it could not read the card.  ...  "
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" ...  now it won't read or recognize.  ...  "
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" ...  I can't format the card with mac, windows or the camera.  ...  "
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" ...  I went to restore it on my computer and the computer wouldn't even recognize its in.  ...  "
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" ...  Cannot be reformatted by any camera or computer.  ...  "
Returns
 22
returning, returned, late, replacement, refund
+5%
-95%
comment
" ...  Would return if I could.  ...  "
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" ...  I returned these and won't be purchasing them again.  ...  "
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" ...  Initiated a return with Amazon.  ...  "
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" ...  😬 Returned it and ordered another.  ...  "
comment
" ...  In the meantime I need a card, can't use the one I send to them, can't trust that another Lexar won't also go kaput, so need to buy two cards to double on everything.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I am going to return it  ...  "
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" ...  too short a time to return defective items!  ...  "
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" ...  My return window has passed on the replacement and now I am stuck with the card.  ...  "
Fit
 19
plastic, broke, cards, holds, fell
+32%
-68%
comment
" ...  Won't mount on my computer or any computer now.  ...  "
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" ...  The card worked great until one day when the card started falling apart. ... It started to split into two halves and the plastic support joints at the bottom of the card broke.  ...  "
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" ...  The card worked great until one day when the card started falling apart.  ...  "
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" ...  In about less than an year some of them stopped working, others falling apart.  ...  "
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" ...  I would have to push and hold the card into the reader for it to work.  ...  "
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" ...  Stay away from these if you are planning to use it for Video work.  ...  "
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" ...  So, my serious advice: stay away from this card.  ...  "
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" ...  The thin plastic fins between the metal contacts broke on both the cards.  ...  "
For Travel
 18
card, vacation, failed, cards, raw
+50%
-50%
comment
" ...  Card died with all of my trip photos and videos.  ...  "
comment
" ...  She just did a trip to Best Buy unfortunately they don't carry the professional version, I bought that one specifically from Amazon because it can read data at a much higher speed on her Mac Pro vs. than the standard SD, plus she shoots on raw so each photo is a pretty large file.  ...  "
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" ...  Purchased this card as a back up card for a trip oversea. ... When I returned from trip and confirmed card was defective and un-usable it was too late to return the photo card.  ...  "
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" ...  One of the cards crapped out on me during a vacation to Germany  ...  "
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" ...  One of the cards crapped out on me during a vacation to Germany  ...  "
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" ...  This card is failed on me on Vacation. ... I had backed up to a second disk but lost a day or two of vacation which was very disappointing.  ...  "
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" ...  This card is failed on me on Vacation. ... I had backed up to a second disk but lost a day or two of vacation which was very disappointing.  ...  "
Build Quality
 17
card, broke, apart, fell, cards
+12%
-88%
comment
" ...  This is literally a knock off from china or something.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The card's plastic started to come apart after a couple of years so I reached out for a replacement.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Inside was one black cotton knit glove with a green plastic key tag inside.  ...  "
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" ...  In about less than an year some of them stopped working, others falling apart. ... Poor quality, the plastic looks cheap and fragile.  ...  "
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" ...  Both of the cards in the 2 pack broke. ... The thin plastic fins between the metal contacts broke on both the cards.  ...  "
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" ...  Literally stopped working and fell apart.  ...  "
comment
" ...  There is also a visible difference in the pin connectors.  ...  "
comment
" ...  This is literally a knock off from china or something.  ...  "
Software Platform
 16
card, record, software, recovery, images
+19%
-81%
comment
" ...  only one image will show up at a time and after taking 3 minutes to load, the camera will read error.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Now I have an error that the card must be formatted before use & neither camera nor computer will recognize the card or its contents.  ...  "
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" ...  They will not record more than two images before freezing and going to an error/loading screen that just stays that way.  ...  "
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" ...  It takes forever to download 32GB of data.  ...  "
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" ...  Then on my second trip, the card started giving me error messages and would refuse to record images. ... Within a week, the problem occurred again, but this time the card couldn't be read by my computer and so I could not access the images.  ...  "
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" ...  The thing is when I go to format it I get an error and it is unusable.  ...  "
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" ...  They keep giving an error message saying " .  ...  "
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" ...  Whatever file it is writing to at the time of the lockup is corrupted/useless. ... At ~100Mbps (~13MB/s), it will usually produce a card error at ~30 minutes.  ...  "
Lens
 13
inside, cap, nikon, caps, boxes
+54%
-46%
comment
" ...  This was the best price I found for a 128GB UHS-II U3 for my Nikon D850 (recommended speed by Nikon).  ...  "
comment
" ...  Improved the buffer on my Nikon D7100 and now wildlife photography in Raw is much easier.  ...  "
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" ...  Has been working well for my Nikon D810.  ...  "
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" ...  Received 128 gb boxes with lens caps in them!!  ...  "
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" ...  Received two different 128 GB Compact Flash boxes, and inside were cheap, plastic lens caps.  ...  "
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" ...  Shooting more action photography.  ...  "
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" ...  It will stop using Canon 5D Mark IV.  ...  "
Original Product
 11
product, card, real, disappointment, cards
+9%
-91%
comment
" ...  This is product fraud!  ...  "
comment
" ...  I bought this product and received a fake card.  ...  "
comment
" ...  These are fake items.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Mine were defective our counterfeit.  ...  "
comment
" ...  This is a real disappointment.  ...  "
comment
" ...  After doing some research it was suspected that this card was a fake??  ...  "
comment
" ...  I think it is a FAKE & doesn't look like the cards I have used in the past! ... The card has been confirmed as a cheap fake!  ...  "
comment
" ...  They may be cheaper, but unfortunately they have a high risk of being fake.  ...  "
Product As Described
 10
photos, picture, one, like, image
+70%
-30%
comment
" ...  Product was as described.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Just as described and expected!  ...  "
comment
" ...  Worked as advertised  ...  "
comment
" ...  Worked as advertised  ...  "
comment
" ...  Great product, exactly like description.  ...  "
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" ...  All my photos were still on it and works like new.  ...  "
comment
" ...  All my photos were still on it and works like new.  ...  "
Delivery
 10
item, box, fast, delivery, time
+50%
-50%
comment
" ...  Maybe I received two anomalies, but nevertheless I am disappointed with the purchase.  ...  "
comment
" ...  DOA, inop out of the box.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Both died within a month of arrival.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Got the box , was not the right card box and item was totally missing.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Got the box , was not the right card box and item was totally missing.  ...  "
ISP
 10
works, http amzn, well, really, speeds
+50%
-50%
comment
" ...  The other card works swimmingly though.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The other card works swimmingly though.  ...  "
comment
" ...  On the left is the fake, on the right is a real card)  ...  "
comment
" ...  Crappy DOA card.  ...  "
comment
" ...  not sure if I simply had a bad card.  ...  "
Video Recording
 10
4k, recording, card, record 4k video, without
+70%
-30%
comment
" ...  I'm recording 4k video at 100Mbps without any problems .  ...  "
comment
" ...  Now I can record 4k video footage on my Sony a6300.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Keeps up with my 4k/UHD video recording on an Olympus E-M10iii.  ...  "
comment
" ...  This card will record 4K video on the Canon M50 with no problem.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The first 4 I ordered were legit and work great in my Sony A6500 camera, filming 4K video.  ...  "
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" ...  Works perfectly with my 4k camera and records without hiccup.  ...  "
comment
" ...  This card is a much better choice for recording 4k video.  ...  "
Picture Quality
 9
pictures, picture, image, works, video
+56%
-44%
comment
" ...  Sent out for image recovery at a cost of $65.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Fast transfer of photos  ...  "
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" ...  All my photos were still on it and works like new.  ...  "
comment
" ...  All my photos were still on it and works like new.  ...  "
Video Playback
 9
4k, videos, recording, shooting, playback
+100%
comment
" ...  Lots of storage for recording long videos in 4K.  ...  "
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" ...  Video playback is smooth and appears there is little to no frame loss.  ...  "
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" ...  Video playback is smooth and appears there is little to no frame loss.  ...  "
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" ...  This is something to consider when shooting a lot of movies.  ...  "
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" ...  Lots of storage for recording long videos in 4K.  ...  "
comment
" ...  This card is a much better choice for recording 4k video.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Bought this for my Lumix GX85 for its speed and capacity to make sure that this is fast enough for shooting 4K videos without overheating as I have read in many articles about SD cards that are not up to spec may overheat when writing a massive amount of data.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I'm recording 4k video at 100Mbps without any problems .  ...  "
Defective Delivery
 8
received, replacement, item, got, cards
+13%
-88%
comment
" ...  Both were defective.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The card was defective.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I GOT IT BUT IT WASN'T WORKING OR IT WAS DAMAGED  ...  "
comment
" ...  I bought two of these and both were defective. ... I think it may have been a defective batch.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Both cards I recieved are defective.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Defective does not work  ...  "
comment
" ...  DOA, inop out of the box.  ...  "
Codecs
 6
unable, file, card, record, image
-100%
comment
" ...  I was unable to read the card and couldn't format it.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Would not format.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Tried to re-format but couldn't.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Will not format.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Will not format.  ...  "
comment
" ...  A story that might involve a corrupted video file where the card was unable to keep up with the incoming data stream at all times.  ...  "
Apps
 6
works, recovery software, machine, files
+50%
-50%
comment
" ...  It takes forever to download 32GB of data.  ...  "
comment
" ...  One day i turned it on and it no longer works, tried formatting it with the camera and the lexar app and It still doesn't read anymore.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Can’t even format or use their data recovery or any other.  ...  "
Lagging
 6
camera, slow, seconds, would, locks
-100%
comment
" ...  It would stop recording 4k60 after a minute or so due to its limitation, then it would freeze my camera.  ...  "
comment
" ...  It wasn’t a quick buffer either.  ...  "
comment
" ...  If i set it up to 60 fps it gets stuck in the second shot after a couple of seconds.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Also, switching between live camera and replay mode locks up for about 5-6 seconds.  ...  "
comment
" ...  slow to finalize recording, slow to play back and errors popping up.  ...  "
comment
" ...  slow to finalize recording, slow to play back and errors popping up.  ...  "
Band
 6
apart, stopped working, plastic, literally, casing
-100%
comment
" ...  The casing just fell off!  ...  "
comment
" ...  The card worked great until one day when the card started falling apart.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Eventually it just fell off.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Eventually it just fell off.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Literally stopped working and fell apart.  ...  "
Comfort
 6
tag, key, glove, put, hand
-100%
comment
" ...  The casing just fell off!  ...  "
comment
" ...  I cannot believe this is my second order, first was returned because it was a glove and key tag.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Trying to rip you off!  ...  "
comment
" ...  Using this product put me in daangerus sitiuation, I can't not hand the flim to my customer on time cause I dont have anything to show my customer since I can't read the flim.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Eventually it just fell off.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Eventually it just fell off.  ...  "
Storage
 5
space, price, lots of space, storage, card
+80%
-20%
comment
" ...  These cards are very fast with large storage for a very low price.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Very fast SDXC and lots of space available.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Very fast SDXC and lots of space available.  ...  "
Wash Programs
 3
+100%
comment
" ...  accidentally left it in my jeans and washed it .  ...  "
comment
" ...  Flawless with virtually now waiting time when using burst mode.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Flawless with virtually now waiting time when using burst mode.  ...  "
Ease of Use
 3
easy, tab
+33%
-67%
comment
" ...  I am a very careful user and I handle electronics very delicately.  ...  "
Network
 3
speeds, mbps, card
+67%
-33%
comment
" ...  Has the 150 Mbps speed written on the card, but those are READ ONLY speeds.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Same story as many other people here  ...  "

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Specifications

Camera
Video:  Yes 
Memory
Memory:  262144 GB
Display
Resolution:  Full HD 1080p 
Full HD 1080p
RESOLUTION
Yes
VIDEO
262144 GB
MEMORY