Samsung has unveiled the PRO Endurance, a new version of its microSD card dedicated to the field of security. Its particularity is to be extremely enduring, since it can theoretically record more than 16 years of videos before weakening. A small technical feat.
Samsung has just lifted the veil on an interesting product: the new version of the PRO Endurance microSD card. This card is primarily intended for the security market and has a definite advantage: its lifespan.
In terms of characteristics, it adopts dimensions of 15 x 11 x 1 mm and weighs 25 grams. It offers a write speed of 40 mb/s, a read speed of 100 mb/s and is available with a capacity of 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB or 256 GB. But the main particularity of the PRO Endurance is in its title, it’s his stamina.
Samsung presents a microSD card capable of holding 16 years
This PRO Endurance is indeed capable to record 140 160 hours of video without weakening, that is to say more than 16 years. This is a record in the consumer market. It should still be noted that this card is not dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. everyone. It is a product that has been designed for the world of security and is designed to be used on dash cams, body cams or surveillance cameras. A very special market, therefore.
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These terminals have the particularity of constantly recording video and regularly seeing their content erased to be rewritten. Normally, an SD card does not last long when used in this way, arriving at the end of its life after barely a year. Samsung therefore brings an interesting solution. More than its lifespan, the PRO Endurance is also able to withstand extreme conditions: from -25 degrees to 85 degrees. It can store videos in full HD as well as 4K.
The SD card is already available on Amazon US. The 32GB version retails for $11, while the most expensive 256GB version retails for $55.
