Lexar versus SanDisk

There’re two major brands, Lexar versus SanDisk in the market. But which is the better one? This article will help you to choose SD Card between these two major brands.

Reading and Writing Speed

In market there’re various type of SD Card. I will classify by reading and writing speed into four types. The more writing speed the better continuously shooting photo and video quality. The more reading speed the better access data from the card.

Lexar	Reading Speed	Writing Speed	SanDisk	Reading Speed	Writing Speed
2000x	300	260	Extreme PRO	280	250
1000x	150	75	Extreme PRO (2014)	95	90
			Extreme Plus	90	60
633x	95	45	Extreme	90	40
			Ultra	80	Various
300x	45	20	N/A

* Maximum read transfer, write speed lower in MB/s

From the table below shows that the reading speed of Lexar is better than SanDisk, while the writing speed of SanDisk is better.

Prices and Average Price

Most prices of Lexar are cheaper than SanDisk. For example, price for 64GB Lexar 633x is $31.95 but price for 64GB SanDisk Extreme is $37.49.

Conclusion

If reading speed or prices are important, Lexar will be an interesting choice. If writing speed or continuously shooting photo are important to you, SanDisk will suit you. However, between SanDisk Extreme PRO and Lexar 2000x, I recommend you to choose Lexar. Because it’s cheaper and faster than SanDisk.