# HDD-Sized Storage Cards The SanDisk Extreme UHS-I microSDXC 1TB Card will Retail for $449 By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2019-02-27 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sandisk-extreme-uhsi-microsdxc References: [slashgear](https://www.slashgear.com/1tb-sandisk-extreme-is-a-beastly-microsd-card-with-a-monster-price-25567354/) & [businesswire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190225005195/en/Western-Digital-Unveils-Worlds-Fastest-1TB-UHS-I) The [SanDisk](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pokmon-microsd-cards1) Extreme UHS-I microSDXC 1TB card has been unveiled by the brand as a way for prosumers to upgrade their storage capabilities in a truly extreme way. As the name suggests, the new card features a whopping 1TB of storage space to make it comparable to [traditional hard drive disks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/extreme-fit-usb-c) on the market. This could effectively eliminate the need to constantly offload content from your [camera storage card](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pokmon-microsd-cards), which will come as welcome news to avid travelers who are looking for a more efficient way to store data when on the road. The SanDisk Extreme UHS-I microSDXC 1TB card will launch in April at a cost of $449 and addresses the continued rise in popularity of 4K content recording and burst photography. Image Credit: Business Wire ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.7/10 - Popularity: 5% | Activity: 7% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **1TB Storage Cards:** The rise of 4K content recording and burst photography creates opportunities for 1TB storage cards to meet the increasing demand for high-capacity storage. - **Portable Storage Solutions:** The development of HDD-sized storage cards provides disruptive innovation opportunities for portable storage solutions, allowing increased data storage efficiency for avid travelers and prosumers. - **Eliminating Content Offloading:** The introduction of 1TB storage cards could potentially remove the need for constantly offloading content, providing disruptive innovation opportunities in the field of seamless data storage and transfer. ### Who This Affects Most - **Consumer Electronics:** The consumer electronics industry can benefit from the emergence of 1TB storage cards, allowing manufacturers to offer high-capacity storage solutions to accommodate the increasing demands of content creators. - **Photography:** The photography industry can explore the use of 1TB storage cards as a disruptive innovation opportunity to meet the storage needs of professional photographers, enabling seamless content capture and storage. - **Information Technology:** The IT industry can leverage the development of HDD-sized storage cards as a disruptive innovation opportunity, providing more efficient data storage and transfer solutions for businesses and individuals. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [High-Speed Gaming SD Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lexar-play-pro-1tb.md) - [Riproaring MicroSD Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/microsd-cards.md) - [High-End Camera Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/teamgroup.md) - [High-Durable Memory Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/av-pro-microsd-cards.md) - [Ultra-Speedy Data Storage Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-pro-plus-memory-cards.md) - [Anime-Themed Storage Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pokmon-microsd-cards1.md) - [Creative Professional Memory Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lexar-professional-memory-cards.md) - [Professional Field-Ready Memory Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cfexpress-type-b-memory-cards.md) - [Continuous Recording Memory Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kioxia-exceria-high-endurance.md)