This is the world's highest capacity UHS-II SD card

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Now you can have a mega-high-capacity SDXC card that's also blazing fast

Teamgroup T-Create Expert 2TB SDXC card
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Last October SanDisk quietly launched what was then the highest capacity SD card you can actually buy: the 2TB version of its popular Extreme Pro SDXC card. Though no slouch - boasting a 250MB/s max read speed and up to 150MB/s write speed - this is still just a UHS-I SD card, and consequently it sports a fairly pedestrian V30 video speed rating, indicating it can only reliably sustain a minimum 30MB/s write rate - not ideal if you were planning to record 4K video.

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Teamgroup T-Create Expert 2TB SDXC card

(Image credit: Teamgroup)

What we really need is a 2TB UHS-II SD card with a higher minimum write speed, and that's exactly what Teamgroup has launched in the shape of the 2TB T-Create Expert SDXC UHS-II U3 V90 card. As its name suggests, this UHS-II card boasts a much quicker V90 speed rating, so can sustain a minimum 90MB/s write speed, making it suitable for 4K recording. Teamgroup also claims it'll handle 8K video as well, thanks to its rapid 300MB/s read and 260MB/s peak write speeds.

Teamgroup T-Create Expert 2TB SDXC card

(Image credit: Teamgroup)

The new card is advertised as being IP67 dustproof and waterproof, while having "military grade" impact- and shock-resistance. Teamgroup also says the card has passed "rigorous testing" to ensure it can withstand extreme temperatures and X-rays. As with all UHS-II cards, the 2TB T-Create Expert is backward compatible with cameras and card readers that support UHS-I SDXC cards, and it's backed by a five-year warranty with a data recovery service.

Availability and pricing has yet to be disclosed, but with the 512GB capacity of this card already commanding a $370 price tag, you can bet this flagship 2TB version won't be cheap.

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Ben Andrews
Ben Andrews

Ben is the Imaging Labs manager, responsible for all the testing on Digital Camera World and across the entire photography portfolio at Future. Whether he's in the lab testing the sharpness of new lenses, the resolution of the latest image sensors, the zoom range of monster bridge cameras or even the latest camera phones, Ben is our go-to guy for technical insight. He's also the team's man-at-arms when it comes to camera bags, filters, memory cards, and all manner of camera accessories – his lab is a bit like the Batcave of photography! With years of experience trialling and testing kit, he's a human encyclopedia of benchmarks when it comes to recommending the best buys. 

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