Exascend: Total Flash Storage Solutions
from camera video capture to gaming, workstations, NAS, and PC
Exascend is a premium Taiwanese manufacturer of total flash storage solutions. The company has a deep passion for customized technological innovation and long-standing industry experience across different industries.
Exascend specializes in storage products with high capacity, sustained high performance, high reliability, and low power consumption that can operate in extreme temperatures.
Product Line
- Memory Cards
CFAST 2.0, CFexpress, and SD cards specifically built for cameras and video recorders in the broadcasting and cinematographic industry. - Card Readers
Card readers for CFast 2.0, CFexpress (20Gb), CFexpress Type A, and UHS-II SD.
Combo card readers for SD/CFexpress, and SD/CFexpress Type-A. - Portable SSD
Rugged, IP67-rated SSD, for outdoor camera shootings. - 2.5" and U.2 SSD
Popular SSD form factor for video recorders, laptop and desktop computers. - Internal SSD
mSATA, M.2, and E.1S form factor for Gaming Consoles, Workstations, NAS, and PC.
The memory cards of Exascend are crafted together with true cinematography professionals. They are optimized for the major camera brands in the market such as Red, Blackmagic Design, Hasselblad, Canon, Z Cam, Sony, Nikon, Panasonic.
SSD is the flagship product line of Exascend. With their Commercial, Enterprise, and Industrial grade SSD, shaped in industry-standard form factors that fit modern storage interfaces, Exascend is everywhere in the industry.
- Exascend Commercial Grade SSD is often used in broadcast, cinema, and post production.
- Exascend Enterprise Grade SSD is seen in streaming media, edge computing, automotive, 5G telecommunication, business intelligence, machine learning, and transactional databases for crypto mining.
- Exascend Industrial Grade SSD is not offered in our price list as they are meant for challenging industrial environments with huge variations in temperature and vibrations.
What makes Exascend unique?
- Exascend is not a module house that simply combines off-the-shelf components with turn-key solutions. They are fully in control of their hardware and firmware solutions, building unique products and designing unique technologies from the ground up.
- This means they can optimize their products for a certain outcome at the deepest hardware and firmware levels and bring innovative solutions to the market, all done in-house.
- Their strategic partnership with Marvell combines the best controllers in the industry with their hardware expertise and industry-leading firmware design.
- Exascend has developed all the necessary tools, knowledge, and experience to recover lost data from their devices. They offer this service for free to anyone who purchases an Exascend product.
Why use Exascend?
- The products are solid, safe, and reliable.
- The customer gets free data recovery service. Even when the worst has happened, and your Exascend device has suffered accidental physical damage, the engineering team can assist with necessary repairs to facilitate factory data recovery. Put simply, recovering your data is Exascend's top priority – no matter what.
- Warranty of SSD and memory cards is five years. Only the Element series of the CFexpress (Type B) cards have three years warranty.
- The products are competitively priced.
MEMORY CARDS
Types of Memory Cards Products for Broadcasting and Cinematography
Crafted together with true cinematography professionals, Exascend manufactures the following state-of-the-art video capture memory cards:
- CFast 2.0 cards for Red Komodo, Blackmagic Design, Canon, Z Cam, Atomos Ninja Star, Haselblad;
- CFexpress Type A cards for Sony a1/a7S III/FX3/FX6, Canon EOS 1DX MKII/ R5, Nikon D6/Z6/Z7, Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R/DC-S1;
- CFexpress Type B cards for Red V-Raptor, Canon EOS R5, Nikon Z9, Panasonic Lumix DC-S1, Blackmagic Design, Z CAM;
- SDXC UHSII cards for Blackmagic Design, Canon, Panasonic, Sony, Hasselblad, Nikon;
- Card Readers; CFast and CFexpress readers, SD readers, Combo CFexpress/SD readers;
- CFexpress Type A to Type B Adapter for turning your CFexpress Type A card into a Type B card.
More info about memory cards for broadcast and cinema on https://exascend.com/broadcast-cinema/
CFexpress 4.0 Type A
Exascend Essential Pro CFexpress 4.0 Type A memory card is out now! If you're into camera gears, you'll love the upgrade that CFexpress 4.0 brings. It's faster and more efficient, making data storage better than ever before.
Why are CFexpress 4.0 cards faster?CFexpress 4.0 memory cards are speedier because they use the latest PCIe Gen 4 interface, capable of reaching up to 2GB/s per lane. In contrast, CFexpress 2.0 runs on PCIe Gen 3, hitting speeds of 1GB/s per lane. Both CFexpress 4.0 and CFexpress 2.0 have the same size and interface setup. For example, Type B still has two lanes, while Type A has one lane. However, CFexpress 4.0 doubles the bandwidth compared to CFexpress 2.0, leading to much faster data transfers. |
Can I use the Essential Pro CFexpress 4.0 Type A card with my Sony Alpha and FX cameras?Absolutely! CFexpress 4.0 cards, like the Essential Pro, are backward compatible. This means they work smoothly with legacy devices too. In addition, our CFexpress 4.0 Type A cards are fully VPG400-certified for your Sony Alpha & FX cameras, effortlessly handling 8K RAW footage at 120fps. |
Should I upgrade to CFexpress 4.0? What are the benefits?Upgrading to CFexpress 4.0 can be a wise move for several reasons.
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CFexpress Type B
Five different series for CFexpress Type B cards
1. The Element series are cost effective for photography, 3 years warranty;
2. The Essential series is mid-range, good for photography and videography, 5 years warranty;
3.
The Nitro series is the flagship card, high end and purely for videography, 5 years warranty. It's VPG400-certified and it's IP67-certified (for better protection against water and dust);
4. The Vigor series is a low power consumption card for extended video recording; 5 years warranty.
5.
The Archon series is for RED cameras; 5 years warranty.
PORTABLE SSD
Exascend Portable SSD is inspired by and purpose-built to take on outdoor adventures.
Its sturdy, IP67-rated alloy allows it to withstand impact, water and dust, making the SSD an ideal companion for professional filmmakers working in the wild.
Powered by USB Type-C, Exascend Portable SSD can transmit files at a whirlwind speed of up to 20 GB per second – a truly high-performing and ruggedized storage solution always ready for action.
There are two models: Explorer and Gecko, with Gecko having the extra feature of an insert and a hot shoe.
Both models are available in 1T, 2TB, 4TB, 8TB.
2.5" AND U.2 SSD
2.5" SSD
The 2.5" form factor SSD has a SATA III interface.
They are used in broadcast recorders and players and video post production computers and laptops.
Compatible with Blackmagic Design HyperDeck all models/ MultiDock 10G/ URSA Mini Recorder.
- The SC1 (Commercial) and SE1 (Enterprise) series are built with MLC flash type memory.
- The SC3 (Commercial) and SE3 (Enterprise) series are built with 3D TLC flash type memory.
More specs on: https://exascend.com/catalog/?filter_form-factor=2-5
U.2 SSD
The U.2 form factor SSD has a NVMe PCIe Interface.
They are
compatible with Blackmagic Design URSA Mini Recorder.
- The PC3 (Commercial) and PE3 (Enterprise) series have a NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 interface and are built with 3D TLC flash type memory
- The PC4 (Commercial) and PE4 (Enterprise) series have a NVMe PCIe Gen4x4 interface are built with 3D TLC flash type memory
Depending on the device, you need either the P3 or P4 series of the U.2 disks. For instance, Blackmagic Design URSA Mini Recorder is only compatible with the PC3 and PE3 series.
More specs on: https://exascend.com/catalog/?filter_form-factor=u-2
INTERNAL SSD
The internal SSD products of Exascend are used in gaming consoles, workstations, NAS, and PCs.
The form factor and interface depend on the specific device where the internal SSD would be installed.
Exascend offers the following internal SSDs:
- mSATA SSD with SATA III Interface;
- M.2 SSD with SATA III Interface;
- M.2 SSD with NVMe PCIe Interface;
- E.1S SSD with NVMe PCIe Interface.
For the SATA III interface SSD we offer only the commercial and enterprise grades of the S1 and S3 series.
- The SC1 (Commercial) and SE1 (Enterprise) series are built with MLC flash type memory.
- The SC3 (Commercial) and SE3 (Enterprise) series are built with 3D TLC flash type memory.
For the NVMe PCIe interface we offer only the commercial and enterprise grades of the P1 and P3 series.
- The PC3 (Commercial) and PE3 (Enterprise) series have a NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 interface and are built with 3D TLC flash type memory.
- The PC4 (Commercial) and PE4 (Enterprise) series have a NVMe PCIe Gen4x4 interface are built with 3D TLC flash type memory.
Price List
- Download here the Exascend price list
About Exascend
"We are a team of storage industry veterans who had a vision of a better storage provider. Combining technology leadership with a passion for innovation and service, we created Exascend – a total storage solutions provider uniquely committed to its customers and solving the storage challenges of the future."
