p.1 #1 · Deal alert -- OWC CFe-A 4.0 cards on sale
Thought I'd give the Sony crowd a heads up that the 480GB OWC CFExpress Type A 4.0 cards are currently on sale everywhere for some reason, with the best price of $136 direct from OWC (macsales.com) but decent prices also at B&H and Amazon ($159). The 960GB card is also on sale for $322 from OWC and $339 from B&H et al.
Best price I've seen on a 480GB card since the Nextorage deal via Amazon Prime (and those were not 4.0 cards... not that it makes much difference in-camera). Picked me up a couple to go with the bargain 320GB Lexar Silver cards I found on Amazon Japan for $120 a pop. It's kinda insane how low CFe-A prices can now be compared to V90 SD cards.
p.1 #4 · Deal alert -- OWC CFe-A 4.0 cards on sale
I order one of the 480gb OWC cards from B&H today. Also, I bought one from them back in December for $70 more. I asked for a price match and they honored it.
Sweet!
p.1 #7 · Deal alert -- OWC CFe-A 4.0 cards on sale
A9Lon wrote:
I order one of the 480gb OWC cards from B&H today. Also, I bought one from them back in December for $70 more. I asked for a price match and they honored it.
Sweet!
p.1 #8 · Deal alert -- OWC CFe-A 4.0 cards on sale
BTW I buy these more for being very reliable and the speed of course. Been using them for awhile now and usually doing really big shoots like 20k shooting in a couple days. I been a OWC customer for years and they are a very solid vendor here in the US. So buying them you know they are not knock offs or anything from other countries where knock offs happen. I paid as high as 379 for them in the past so this 199 is a bargain. I just bought 3 USB 4 drives from them to make my own storage drives. Always been a great company to buy from. Been a working Pro for a very long time and I buy the best and most reliable cards I can get. These are it. Im tempted to buy another one at this price. SD cards and Type A cards are all about cards that don't fail and I have seen my share of that teaching workshops. Nothing worse than losing images.
p.1 #10 · Deal alert -- OWC CFe-A 4.0 cards on sale
Well I grabbed one for 146 shipped. Crazy price
Item: 480GB OWC Atlas Pro CFexpress 4.0 Type A Memory Card. High-performance, highest quality memory card for professional filmmakers, photographers, and videographers using Sony Alpha and FX cameras.; 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty. (OWCCFXA4P00480)
Quantity: 1
Price: $199.99 $135.99 after $64.00 instant savings!
p.1 #11 · Deal alert -- OWC CFe-A 4.0 cards on sale
I'm going to order 2x 960GB I think. The only drawback I see is they don't have a 4.0 type A card reader, and we must use their adapter to type B. (and it's better to get a card reader from the same brand to use their Software for update the firmware, fix the card if needed, etc)
p.1 #12 · Deal alert -- OWC CFe-A 4.0 cards on sale
Awesome heads up, thanks. Grabbed a few myself. I have the Angelbird cards and I like them but this is a killer deal, and now I can mix brands and do duplicates to cover myself against card failures.
p.1 #13 · Deal alert -- OWC CFe-A 4.0 cards on sale
Did B&H match the OWC price?
Shucks, I didn't ask. I just wanted the refund on the OWC card I bought in December to match the current price, which they did.
I asked about the $9.98 shipping charge. They said their profit margin was so slim at the $159 price, they could not do free shipping.
p.1 #15 · Deal alert -- OWC CFe-A 4.0 cards on sale
Fboss wrote:
I'm going to order 2x 960GB I think. The only drawback I see is they don't have a 4.0 type A card reader, and we must use their adapter to type B. (and it's better to get a card reader from the same brand to use their Software for update the firmware, fix the card if needed, etc)
You do get the adapter for type B readers with the card. I use there Type B myself and works great. So the adapter comes with the card. I leave the adapter in the reader
p.1 #16 · Deal alert -- OWC CFe-A 4.0 cards on sale
jhapeman wrote:
Awesome heads up, thanks. Grabbed a few myself. I have the Angelbird cards and I like them but this is a killer deal, and now I can mix brands and do duplicates to cover myself against card failures.
Agree. I was about to jump on the new 1TB Anglebird CFe-A 4.0 for $499, but this OWC 960GB CFe-A 4.0 for $322 is just too, too good to pass up. Besides, I already have the new high speed OWC 4.0 CFe-B and Type A (w/ adapter) Reader.
p.1 #17 · Deal alert -- OWC CFe-A 4.0 cards on sale
Fboss wrote:
I'm going to order 2x 960GB I think. The only drawback I see is they don't have a 4.0 type A card reader, and we must use their adapter to type B. (and it's better to get a card reader from the same brand to use their Software for update the firmware, fix the card if needed, etc)
I've been using the high speed USB4 OWC 4 CFe Type B Reader since it was first launched with my CFe Type A 2.0 and 4.0 cards(different brands) and the Type A Reader adapter for some months now--all good.
With one exception: My 1TB Anglebird CFe Type A 2.0 card is not compatible with this OWC reader and/or adapter. But all my other CFe Type A 2.0 brands work fine.
Edit/Update:
FWIW, with the OWC A to B adapter and OWC's USB4 Reader, I am now able to use the original Anglebird 1TB 2.0 card properly with the OWC Reader. I had commented the original 1TB Anglebird 2.0 card was not compatible with the OWC Reader. However I was using an Exescend OWC A to B adapter which for some reason doesn't jibe with that Angelbird 2.0 card and the OWC Reader.
p.1 #18 · Deal alert -- OWC CFe-A 4.0 cards on sale
I know these OWC cards are CFexpress 4.0 cards and list higher max read and write speeds vs. the CFexpress 2.0 cards, but are the OWC 4.0 cards actually as fast or faster than a CFexpress 2.0 card from Lexar (or others that are VPG400 rated)?
The OWC CFexpress 4.0 cards are only VPG200 rated vs. the CFexpress 2.0 Lexar Gold's VPG400 rating for example, but then OWC prominently says in a bullet point near the top, "Dependable: Delivers 400MB/s minimum sustained write speed". OWC in the specs section lists 400MB/s as the sequential write (average), not as a minimum. And elsewhere on the product page says, "Up to 400MB/s Sustained Write Speed". But in a 4th section again lists 400MB/s as the "Min sustained write".
They can't make up their mind...
If they can do 400MB/sec minimum why aren't they VPG400 rated? FWIW, Lexar lists the sustained write of their CFexpress 2.0 gold cards at 700MB/sec, but doesn't call it a minimum.
I realize they're a great price in terms of $/gig for a CFexpress Type A card, but it seems like these OWC CFexpress 4.0 cards have the potential to be slower in real use than a good CFexpress 2.0 card. Still for $135.99 for a 480GB card I will probably get one to test.
p.1 #19 · Deal alert -- OWC CFe-A 4.0 cards on sale
Stereodude wrote:
I know these OWC cards are CFexpress 4.0 cards and list higher max read and write speeds vs. the CFexpress 2.0 cards, but are the OWC 4.0 cards actually as fast or faster than a CFexpress 2.0 card from Lexar (or others that are VPG400 rated)?
The OWC CFexpress 4.0 cards are only VPG200 rated vs. the CFexpress 2.0 Lexar Gold's VPG400 rating for example, but then OWC prominently says in a bullet point near the top, "Dependable: Delivers 400MB/s minimum sustained write speed". OWC in the specs section lists 400MB/s as the sequential write (average), not as a minimum. And elsewhere on the product page says, "Up to 400MB/s Sustained Write Speed". But in a 4th section again lists 400MB/s as the "Min sustained write".
They can't make up their mind...
If they can do 400MB/sec minimum why aren't they VPG400 rated? FWIW, Lexar lists the sustained write of their CFexpress 2.0 gold cards at 700MB/sec, but doesn't call it a minimum.
I realize they're a great price in terms of $/gig for a CFexpress Type A card, but it seems like these OWC CFexpress 4.0 cards have the potential to be slower in real use than a good CFexpress 2.0 card. Still for $135.99 for a 480GB card I will probably get one to test....Show more →
I'm not sure how the certification is determined, but I've read something about sustaining write speeds for specific lengths of time under demanding conditions (high heat environments, for example, than can cause throttling) that most people will never experience. We don't know how long the card manufacturers' quoted "sustained write speeds" are actually sustained for or under what conditions, so it's a somewhat meaningless metric they quote. It's not uncommon for PCIe 4.0 cards to only be VPG200 rated -- ProGrade's Iridium 4.0 cards, for example, are also only VPG200 -- and I wonder if OWC is selling off its current 4.0 cards to clear the way for improved versions that are VPG400 rated.
In-camera, the 4.0 cards generally perform no differently to the 3.0 cards from what I've seen, at least for stills. The only reason to buy the 4.0 cards IMO is higher transfer speeds from card to computer (assuming you have a 4.0 reader and USB4/TB4 ports) and in rare cases (like this deal) the price. I fully expect my new OWC cards will perform more or less exactly the same as my Lexar Silver and Nextorage A1Se cards in-camera.
Regular tests I've seen (like this one) suggest most cards like the older Lexar Silver can sustain much higher write speeds than the VPG rating, much as V90 SD cards can generally sustain much higher write speeds than their V90 rating suggests. Those ratings are guaranteed minimums, not typical in most scenarios.
p.1 #20 · Deal alert -- OWC CFe-A 4.0 cards on sale
Stereodude wrote:
I know these OWC cards are CFexpress 4.0 cards and list higher max read and write speeds vs. the CFexpress 2.0 cards, but are the OWC 4.0 cards actually as fast or faster than a CFexpress 2.0 card from Lexar (or others that are VPG400 rated)?
The OWC CFexpress 4.0 cards are only VPG200 rated vs. the CFexpress 2.0 Lexar Gold's VPG400 rating for example, but then OWC prominently says in a bullet point near the top, "Dependable: Delivers 400MB/s minimum sustained write speed". OWC in the specs section lists 400MB/s as the sequential write (average), not as a minimum. And elsewhere on the product page says, "Up to 400MB/s Sustained Write Speed". But in a 4th section again lists 400MB/s as the "Min sustained write".
They can't make up their mind...
If they can do 400MB/sec minimum why aren't they VPG400 rated? FWIW, Lexar lists the sustained write of their CFexpress 2.0 gold cards at 700MB/sec, but doesn't call it a minimum.
I realize they're a great price in terms of $/gig for a CFexpress Type A card, but it seems like these OWC CFexpress 4.0 cards have the potential to be slower in real use than a good CFexpress 2.0 card. Still for $135.99 for a 480GB card I will probably get one to test....Show more →
Certified guarantee of VPG 200 or 400 minimum sustained write vs a brand's product marketing specs of "up to"or however they choose to describe their product's potential sustained write speeds which many times seems higher than the VPG certification /guarantee so their specs are probably dependent on a few factors and perhaps more marketing or based upon ideal lab conditions/testing vs real-world.
Also, I tend to check this website for tested specs and comparisons as part of my buying decision. But also easy to use his listed tests/procedures for ourselves:
