ADATA Premier Pro UHS-I U1 Class 10 32GB SDHC Memory Card Review

1. Introduction2. The ADATA Premier Pro UHS-I U1 32GB Memory Card3. Synthetic Performance4. Real World Performance5. Closing Thoughts6. View All Pages

The ADATA Premier Pro UHS-I U1 Class 10 32GB SDHC Memory Card is a very fast storage device that lives up to its ‘Ultra-High Speed' class rating.

Synthetic benchmark results show that the UHS-I class memory card is able to offer read performance that is generally better than a mainstream 3.5″ hard drive. Write performance is also very good, although not quite as impressive as the read scores.

The write performance isn't a major concern due to the memory card's target audience – one that will benefit from the ultra-fast read speeds when transferring a large quantity of files to their computer.

Real world performance is very good, although the numbers aren't quite as impressive as those displayed by the synthetic benchmarks. Being able to transfer enough photos and videos to fill a single-layer DVD in less than 2 minutes and 30 seconds is excellent performance. The average transfer rates of around 30 MB/s may seem a long way off the synthetic numbers, but they are average speeds.

With a demanding 8GB work load consisting of more than five-and-a-half thousand files being transferred in just over 6 minutes, it is safe to say that most users will be very impressed by the ADATA Premier Pro UHS-I U1 SDHC memory card's real world performance.

Available from Amazon for £25.14, the 32GB ADATA Premier Pro UHS-I U1 is more expensive than your average 32GB memory card, but that's because it isn't ‘your average 32GB memory card', not at all. A competing model from Sony will make your wallet over £15 lighter in comparison to ADATA's option. Even SanDisk's similarly-priced competitors can only offer half the maximum read speed of ADATA's Premier Pro SD cards.

If you regularly transfer large quantities of data from your camera or SD-compatible devices, the ADATA Premier Pro UHS-I U1 memory card may just pay back its competitive price tag with the time saved via its ultra-fast transfer speeds.

Pros:

• Very fast read and write speeds.
• Good real world transfer rates.
• Competitively priced for a UHS-I U1, Class 10 SD card.
• Available in 16, 32 and 64GB capacities.

Cons:

• Price may be too high for some consumers to justify the additional speed.

KitGuru says: Competitively priced and very fast, ADATA's Premier Pro range of UHS-I U1, Class 10 memory cards are formidable contenders in the crowded SD card market.

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