Nextorage Ships 1TB V90 SDXC Cards at $999.99, Targets 8K Video

Nextorage has put three new UHS-II SDXC cards on sale today, topping out at a 1TB model priced at $999.99 — roughly a dollar per gigabyte, and a clear signal the company still sees money in high-end SD media despite the industry's push toward CFexpress.

The NX-F2AE Series, billed as Nextorage's Advanced Edition SDXC UHS-II line, ships in 256GB ($299.99), 512GB ($529.99) and 1TB ($999.99) capacities. All three are available now. At the top capacity, that's $200 more than buying two 512GB cards separately, so shooters who'd rather swap cards than pay for capacity density will do the math quickly.

The cards carry a V90 rating, the highest video speed class for SD media, guaranteeing a minimum sustained write of 90 MB/s. Nextorage rates maximum read and write speeds at 300 MB/s. What does this change for working videographers? It extends the viable life of SD-slot cameras and backup slots in 8K workflows, where bitrate and file sizes have outgrown older V60 media.

"As high-resolution, high-bitrate video formats such as 4K and 8K continue to become increasingly common, the demand for memory cards capable of delivering both large storage capacities and stable long-duration recording has grown significantly," Nextorage said in its announcement. "The NX-F2AE Series was designed to meet these requirements, providing reliable and uninterrupted recording performance for demanding video applications."

The company also addressed frame-drop anxiety directly: "Whether shooting in 4K, 6K, or 8K resolution, or capturing high-frame-rate footage, the card delivers stable performance under heavy data workloads while minimizing the risk of dropped frames and recording interruptions."

That's marketing language until cards land in the field, but the spec sheet is verifiable: V90 guarantees the 90 MB/s floor, and the 300 MB/s ceiling matches what competing V90 UHS-II cards claim. Real-world offload speeds will depend on the reader.

What about durability and offload?

Nextorage says the cards passed seven durability and protection tests. The published numbers:

• Operating temperature range of -25° to 85° C (-13° to 185° F)
• Shock resistance for drops from up to 1.5 meters (4.9 feet)
• Bend resistance up to 10 Newtons
• 10,000 connector mating cycles
• Resistance to X-rays, magnets and electrostatic discharge

For offload, Nextorage recommends pairing the cards with its NX-DF1CL Dual-Slot SD Card Reader, which supports UHS-II on both slots — meaning two cards can transfer at full speed simultaneously rather than one throttling the other. It's a separate purchase, and buyers doing dual-card backups should factor it into the total system cost.

Context for the buy decision

The launch is a bet that SD remains relevant for pros. Many photographers and videographers still shoot on SD as primary storage or as overflow when a CFexpress card fills, and 8K footage chews through capacity fast — which is exactly why the 1TB tier exists. At $999.99, the 1TB card costs 3.3 times the 256GB card for four times the storage, a mild premium for capacity at the top of the range.

Independent benchmarking will tell whether the NX-F2AE holds its 90 MB/s floor under sustained 8K recording the way established V90 lines from Sony and ProGrade have. Until then, the specs, pricing and availability are confirmed; the long-duration stability claims remain the manufacturer's word.