The South Korean manufacturer has updated its range of Samsung Pro Plus memory cards and they are now faster than ever. Available in SD and microSD formats, they are aimed at users and professionals who need to transfer large files, especially 4K or 8K videos.

These external and removable memory cards they are very useful increase the storage capacity of more devices that use them, from mobiles to cameras, to tablets or portable game consoles. They are also used as the primary means of running operating systems and/or applications on devices such as single board computers.

As demands for capacity and speed continue to grow, major manufacturers are updating their offerings. This is the case with the Samsung Pro Plus, which has just been updated with the main novelty of a significant performance increase, offering data transfer speeds of up to 180 Mbytes per second in read mode and 130 Mbytes per second in write mode.

Samsung says they are optimized for shooting 4K video and taking high-quality photos with the highest speed of V30 and the highest random performance, A2, which is four times the minimum random read/write compared to the general A1.

The new Samsung cards are also from the group “resistant”, suitable especially for those who need a long service life and maximum resistance, protection against water, dust or X-rays from transport centers and also including data recovery software. The company provides a 10-year warranty on these units.

Samsung sells a series in SD formats with 64-128 and 256 GB capacity versions, as well as a smaller and more versatile microSD with versions 128-256 and 512 GB. The prices are really cheap. from just $12, up to $60 for a 512GB microSD. The cards can be optionally purchased with a USB 3.0 (Type-A) card reader, which increases versatility for use in computers where SD/microSD slots are not available.