This yr marks Lexar’s thirtieth Anniversary, and I’ve to confess; it makes me really feel a bit outdated. I’ve been a loyal Lexar person for so long as I can keep in mind, and it will be a uncommon event to verify my digicam and never discover Lexar playing cards in use.
To supply some context for my long-standing assist of Lexar, my images journey started with a Canon AE-1, which nonetheless sits on my desk at present. Over time, I’ve purchased and bought numerous cameras, finally arriving at my present Canon EOS R5 . Alongside the best way, I’ve amassed sufficient EF and RF lenses to check the endurance of any partner. My spouse likes to measure the worth of my digicam gear in household holidays—my 100-500L lens, for instance, is regularly known as “the household journey to Cuba.”
As for the Canon R5 itself, it has simply captured greater than 100,000 photographs, and all through that journey, Lexar reminiscence playing cards have remained a continuing a part of my equipment. As you possibly can inform… I’m a nature photographer.
Lexar was based in 1996 by Micron and rapidly established itself as a frontrunner in reminiscence and storage options. In 2017, the Lexar model was acquired by Longsys, a reminiscence know-how firm based in 1999 by Huabo Cai in Shenzhen, China. Regardless of the change in possession, Lexar has continued to construct on its long-standing repute for high quality and innovation within the storage business.
As we speak, Lexar operates as a subsidiary of Longsys, which oversees a number of specialised divisions inside its reminiscence and semiconductor ecosystem. These embrace LongForce, answerable for high-end semiconductor packaging, testing, and surface-mount know-how (SMT) manufacturing, and Foresee, which focuses on business-to-business flash reminiscence, SSDs, and industrial storage options. Collectively, these corporations present Longsys with end-to-end experience throughout the reminiscence and storage market.
Our ties with Longsys and Lexar run a lot deeper than my very own storage choice. As founding father of The SSD Overview, we now have obtained, examined and revealed stories on Lexar and Longsys merchandise since 2011. You in all probability perceive why I really feel so outdated proper about now. That’s a whopping 15 years. We now have come from USB 3.0 card readers to this Longsys mSSD that you just see above, a very new idea that’s about to revolutionize the storage business.
The SSD Overview was the primary to have this in hand and validate that this little storage SSD the dimensions of 1 / 4 can truly retailer 1TB of information and transfer that knowledge forwards and backwards at Gen4 speeds of 7GB/s. Sound unimaginable? It’s newest model is able to 11GB/s Gen5 speeds and as much as a full 8TB in measurement. Try our indepth evaluation of that Gen4 mSSD right here!
We hope to have the Gen5 in hand quickly sufficient!
Anyway… we’re getting off observe only a bit. This yr is Lexar’s thirtieth Anniversary and Lexar has stepped ahead in a giant method. First off, Lexar introduced their world partnership with Argentina Soccer this previous January by the use of celebration and The SSD Overview was entrance and heart! I even obtained a hands-on shot with the World Cup when you would consider it! Try the occasion and that particular shot right here!
Simply as thrilling, myself and Karen simply returned from a Lexar’s ‘Behind the Construct’ media tour which introduced us all the best way to China with stops in Shanghai, Suzhou, Zhongshan and Shenzhen. This was an incredible occasion the place we met and gained friendships with different media spanning the globe from international locations to incorporate Serbia, Brazil, Venezuela, Scotland, UK in addition to the US and Canada. This was an incredible alternative to change and evaluate not solely enterprise ideas, but in addition cultural beliefs.
Let me provide you with an instance. In North America we have fun Halloween as an occasion the place kids can gown up and go door to door for sweet. In Serbia, it isn’t seen this fashion in any respect and known as Noc veštica (The Night time of Witches). I nonetheless keep in mind my time travelling all through with the UN and keep in mind household visiting the graves of family members on that evening. Again then I used to be knowledgeable that that is accomplished to keep at bay evil spirits.
I do know. I do know… As soon as once more getting method off subject. However these items convey me proper again to my complete expertise with Lexar and Longsys. They’re extra of a individuals firm than they’re a enterprise. Karen and I had been additionally lucky to attend Longsys 20 Yr Celebrations together with the opening of the Lexar Historical past Museum again in 2019. To say that it was a cultural eye opening is an understatement. Would you consider on the firm celebration a younger man known as his quickly to be fiance to the stage and proposed proper there in entrance of what needed to be 1200 Longsys workers?
That go to was an awesome comparable as we obtained to expertise the Lexar Historical past Exhibition and Know-how Park which was nonetheless a piece in progress, whereas on this go to, we obtained to benefit from the closing product. Try that report after which observe alongside right here for an unimaginable journey!
