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  • XQD Card distinctions

    Posted by Shaleece Haas on December 12, 2018 at 7:36 pm

    Hi All,

    I am looking to purchase a few additional XQD cards for my FS7 kit. I currently use Sony XQD G-series 128GB cards. I see online that there is also a G series card with a 120GB capacity. Other than the 8GB capacity difference, does anyone know if there would be a compelling reason to use one of these cards over the other?

    Also, has anyone had experience with XQD cards made by other manufacturers?

    Thanks!

    John Treffer replied 7 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • John Treffer

    December 20, 2018 at 8:18 pm

    [Shaleece Haas] “Other than the 8GB capacity difference, does anyone know if there would be a compelling reason to use one of these cards over the other?”

    I was told by my reseller that the newer generation has a stronger metal casing that makes the xqd card more durable. Apparantly there was a demand for that especially from rental company’s. This is supposed to have made the physical internal space smaller, hence the 8GB capacity difference.

    I still don’t get why they can make a 240GB card in the same space, but that’s the answer I got.

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