Line of Professional Memory Cards and Card Readers From New Company ProGrade Digital

ProGrade Digital, Inc., a new company founded on a mission to provide quality, professional grade memory cards and workflow solutions available, announced a line of products designed to fill the needs of high-end DLSRs, camcorders and digital cinema cameras.

Memory cards will be offered in a variety of formats and capacities. The company will also design and market a selection of card readers, starting with a CFast and SD Dual Slot Workflow Reader that boasts a USB 3.1, Gen. 2 transfer protocol.

The company’s memory cards and card readers will become available this month at the company’s website, Amazon.com and B&H Photo and Video.

The firm was founded by former executives from Lexar who held management or technical leadership positions at the company recognized as the pioneer in memory card development for digital photography. The team has more than 60 years of combined experience in the design, development and manufacture of memory cards gained while working for Lexar, SanDisk and other firms. Leveraging its experience and industry relationships, the team will focus exclusively on developing and marketing memory cards, card readers and software optimized for use within professional cinema and photography markets.

“Our goal is to be the professional’s source for top performing, professional grade memory cards and workflow solutions,” says Wes Brewer, founder and CEO, ProGrade. “We will be committed to focusing our efforts on the digital imaging pro who is meticulous about his equipment and workflow-delivering the best service, plus best product quality and reliability.“

Features of company’s digital memory products
Imaging experts who shoot RAW, RAW HD video, 4K, 8K, 3D and 360° video may rely on ProGrade Digital’s performance storage cards and workflow accessories.

Memory Card key features

• Professional-level capacities for CFast 2.0 and SDXC UHS-II memory cards

• Optimized controllers specifically designed for use in professional-grade cameras

• Full-card testing with serialized tracking of key components and manufacturing data for a quality control

• Component-level testing down to individual memory chips for optimal quality

• Three-year warranty

Card reader key features

• Dual slot reader for CFast 2.0 and SDXC UHS-II card formats

• USB 3.1 Gen. 2 transfer speed of up to 10Gb/s

• Supports concurrent full-speed flow of data from cards in each slot

• Portable and compact

• Includes two 18″ connection cables: one for Type A to Type C and one for Type C to Type C

• Magnetized reader bottom firmly connects reader to laptop (using included metal mounting plate)

• Two-year warranty

The firm’s memory cards are designed to provide performance, quality and reliability in high-end DSLRs, camcorders and digital cinema cameras from manufacturers such as Canon, Nikon, Sony and Blackmagic.

The company’s digital cards and card readers are available online at the firm’s website, Amazon.com and B&H Photo and Video.