SanDisk announces a mammoth 1TB SD card prototype

SanDisk has unveiled what is now the largest SD card in the world at Photokina 2016, with a whopping 1TB of storage.

The SDXC is unfortunately not yet available, it’s just a prototype right now, but it’s a good omen of things to come. As parent company Western Digital said regarding the announcement, “Sixteen years ago we introduced the first SanDisk 64MB SD card and today we are enabling capacities of 1TB.” That’s insane progress to the point where removable storage now has as much or more capacity than your laptop.

According to WD, the 1TB card enables more freedom for 4K and up footage capture, VR, and 360-degree video applications. “High-capacity cards allow us to capture more without interruption, streamlining our workflow, and eliminating the worry that we may miss a moment because we have to stop to swap out cards,” said Sam Nicholson, CEO of Stargate Studios and member of the American Society of Cinematographers.”

Of course, the 1TB card is probably going to be expensive when  it launches, but any potential buyer is likely absolutely sure they have need of such massive portable storage