The summary of ‘Should You Spend More on a Sandisk Extreme, Extreme Plus or Extreme Pro SD Card?’

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The video focuses on reviewing and testing the performance of different SanDisk memory cards, specifically the Extreme Pro and Extreme Plus variants. The presenter highlights the disparity between advertised speeds and actual performance, particularly during high-demand sales periods like Black Friday. Using the Black Magic Disk Speed Test software, they examine the real write speeds, noting that advertised speeds often don't align with real-life performance. For example, the Extreme Pro card, advertised with a read speed of 170 MB/s, averaged around 50 MB/s in write speed tests. The presenter observes an unusual pattern where read and write speeds tend to improve on the second test attempt. Despite these performance discrepancies, the presenter mentions that in practical use, especially with Canon cameras, the actual speed differences have minimal impact for general users. However, they recommend users dealing with large volumes of data to consider investing in faster cards. The video concludes with a call to action for viewers to like, comment, share, and subscribe.

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In this part of the video, the presenter reviews different Sandisk memory cards, specifically focusing on the Extreme Pro and Extreme variants. They highlight the disparity in advertised speeds versus real-life performance, especially during sales like Black Friday. The presenter tests an older Extreme Pro card labeled with 170 MB/s read speed, using Black Magic Disk Speed Test software to determine real write speeds. During the test, the write speed hovered around 50 MB/s, peaking at slightly above 51 MB/s before slowing down a bit towards the end, with an average write speed of about 50 MB/s.

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In this part of the video, the speaker is testing and comparing the read and write speeds of different storage devices. They observe that the second reading tends to be faster. The speaker records speeds of 52, 53, 55, 56, and ultimately 58 for various drives, noting that the claimed speeds do not always match the actual performance. A significant point observed is that the read and write speeds improve on the second attempt, which is unusual. They conclude with 58 and 84 as the final read and write speeds for the Extreme Plus drive.

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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the performance of different SanDisk memory cards during reading and writing tests. They highlight discrepancies between advertised speeds and actual observed speeds, noting that while the Extreme Plus card is supposed to achieve 190 MB/s, it only reached 83 MB/s. The speaker used various SanDisk cards with different Canon camera models and didn’t encounter any major issues, regardless of the card’s speed. They suggest that, for general use, any available SanDisk card will suffice, yet if one handles a large volume of data, investing in faster cards may be worth the extra cost. The segment concludes with a reminder to like, comment, share, and subscribe to the channel.

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