Subj : Chinese reviewer tests worlds cheapest 1TB microSD card and finds
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Oct 10 2023 22:00:06

Chinese reviewer tests worlds cheapest 1TB microSD card and finds its not 
that bad  ahead of the launch of a 2TB version

Date:
Tue, 10 Oct 2023 20:40:48 +0000

Description:
The $54 Topmore is a TF card that wont blow you away, but can give you a 
much-needed low-cost space boost.

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Topmores TA-101 card, at 389 yuan (roughly $54 dollars) is possibly the 
cheapest route you have for adding an extra 1TB of storage to your tablet  
and testing shows it isnt as bad as you may think. 

Many of the best microSD cards out there today arent super quick if you 
compare them with the best hard drives or even SSDs. And thats to be 
expected. 

The TeamGroup Elite A1 microSD card , for example, registered 92MB/s read and 
87MB/s write speeds when tested via CrystalDiskMark in our review a couple of 
years ago. Similarly, the Samsung Pro Endurance offers read speeds of 100MB/s 
and write speeds of 40MB/s according to the manufacturer. Not all cheap 
devices are bad deals 

Enter the Topmore TA-101 white 1TB TF card, which is what Chinese publication 
MyDrivers has branded the cheapest in the world. This is a TF card, rather 
than a microSD card, meaning its a previous generation of technology but 
serves the same purpose. 

Testing via CrystalDiskMark showed read and write speeds of 95.8MB/s and 
93MB/s respectively were in line with the manufacturers claims. This is 
perfectly in line with many of the cheapest microSD cards out there, 
including the Silicon Power 1TB device, which has reads and writes of 100MB/s 
and 80MB/s respectively. This, by contrast, retails for $65. 

CrystalDiskMark results are a little different, however, to judging 
performance in real-world contexts. When copying over a 100GB file, there 
were some dips in quality when assessed through HD Tune Pro, but the 
performance when copying over a 4K movie was relatively poor with major drops 
in speed at various points along the way. 

While the TA-101 1TB is an enticing option, especially for its price, it may 
be worth waiting a little while because Topmore has recently announced that a 
2TB version is in the works. Although 1TB microSD cards are rare, 2TB 
versions are practically unheard of. More from TechRadar Pro These are the 
best deals availabe for Amazon Prime Day We've rounded up the best SD microSD 
cards money can buy right now Microns 1.5TB MicroSD card costs more than 
diamond



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/chinese-reviewer-tests-worlds-cheapest-1tb-micro
sd-card-and-finds-its-not-that-bad-ahead-of-the-launch-of-a-2tb-version


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