At first we would like to thank Lexar for sending out a sample of their Professional 1000x microSDHC UHS-II 32GB Card for testing and reviewing.

 

 

 

About Lexar:

 

“Lexar. A world leader in reliable, award-winning memory solutions.

 

Whether shooting photos, capturing video, watching movies on a tablet, or simply transferring and sharing files on the go, Lexar® memory solutions provide the performance and reliability needed to get the most from your digital device.

 

As our award-winning lineup and 15 years in the memory business will attest, we know memory. Our strong retail, e-tail, and OEM presence make Lexar a global player in every major customer channel, including value-added resellers, system builders, and e-commerce. And we’ve built a name synonymous with quality, innovation, and customer service.

 

With a comprehensive portfolio of high-performance, award-winning products in every major memory category, including memory cards, card readers, and USB flash drives, Lexar products are backed by outstanding customer support, industry-leading warranties, and an ever-expanding selection of products that are designed to meet the growing needs of our customers. What’s more, all Lexar product designs undergo extensive testing in the Lexar Quality Labs, facilities with more than 800 digital devices, to ensure performance, quality, compatibility, and reliability.

 

Lexar is a leading global brand of Micron Consumer Products Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Micron Technology, Inc. Micron is one of the largest memory manufacturers in the world, and our relationship allows us to leverage more than 30 years of experience and expertise to offer industry-leading technology.

 

Lexar. When Memory Matters.™”

 

Here are we at it again with another UHS-II microSDHC card from Lexar, sporting a 32GB capacity and being rated with up to 150MB/s read and 45MB/s writes which is equivalent to 1000x. This card also takes part of their professional series and was previously tested for compatibility with GoPro action cameras; hence the lower rated speeds, the selling price is also quite affordable versus the 1800x model. The product is shipped inside a less elaborated plastic/cardboard enclosure, which allows the user to view its contents clearly without unsealing. On the frontal layer, Lexar is informing us on the Image Rescue Free offer, the total storage capacity of the card, the supported bus, the rated speed but also examples of compatible hardware:

 

 

 

On the back side, we get a small product description, in many languages:

 

 

 

This packaging model needs special attention when unpacking, in order not to damage the leaflet which contains the Image Rescue 5 license code; we do also get the Professional 1000x card inside a plastic casing, along with an UHS-II USB 3.0 compatible reader:

 

 

 

 

While the reader sports the same color scheme as the one we have found with the more expensive Pro 1800x, the Lexar 1000x card has replaced the black half top with white, for an easier differentiation:

 

 

 

The adapter is small and portable, with the Lexar manufacturer logo on top:

 

 

 

It can be also attached to a lanyard thanks to the hole in the back:

 

 

 

On its back side we can check out the product code name along with its hardware revision:

 

 

 

As all microSDHC/microSDXC cards, the Lexar 1000x is quite tiny and features the supported standards on the top side:

 

 

 

The opposite area is all-black and comes with the usual UHS-II gold-plated contacts; the UHS-I contacts are also preserved in order to ensure backwards compatibility with most devices:

 

 

 

Lexar Professional 1000x is also supplied with a free license of the Image Rescue 5 Software, which costs about $34 on the manufacturers’ website:

 

 

 

The software will detect the connected Lexar card right away and display it. With the utility, we are able to simply Format the card, Secure Format so data won’t be recovered, but also scan for previously deleted image files:

 

 

 

The scanning process will take some time to finish (it also depends on the size of the card):

 

 

 

Our previously deleted photos were displayed after the scan has been completed, which tells us that the software is operating as intended:

 

 

 

We can select only the photos we are interested in having recovered and afterwards we will be prompted for a folder to save them to:

 

 

 

 

The testbench was composed from the following hardware:

 

CPU: Intel I5 4690K Retail @ stock

Motherboard: BIOSTAR GAMING Z97X

RAM: GeIL Black Dragon 4x4GB DDR2133 (@1600)

Video: Sparkle GTX 470 with stock and OMNI A.L.C.

Power Supply: Nexus RX-8500 850W modular

HDD: OCZ Vertex 4 240GB SSD

Case: Thermaltake Armor+ LCS, stock cooling

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64

The Lexar Professional 1000x microSDHC UHS-II 32GB Card comes formatted FAT32:

 

 

 

To determine the flash drive read speeds, the HD Tune v5 utility was used:

 

 

HD Tune File Benchmark

 

 

Summary Graph (Read Performance)

 

To measure the real life performance, we have used the Total Commander application to copy to the card and from the card the same file and recorded the transfer speeds, when they have stabilized.

 

File Copy

File Read

Summary Graph (Real-life performance)

 

 

The 32GB version of the Professional 1000x microSDHC card from Lexar is able to deliver performance as advertised and it can be used with both mainstream and high-end devices as camcorders, action cameras, tablets, smartphones, laptops, drones, PCs and many more. The UHS-II standard is using a different pin-layout, but for backwards compatibility we can see the classic gold-plated contacts in order to operate with UHS-I-compatible devices or even non-UHS-I devices, in the case it will operate at Class 10 speeds.

 

By offering the compatible USB 3.0 UHS-II card reader, we are getting more flexibility for quick file transfer at the maximum speeds, even if the device we are working with does not support the standard, but is equipped with USB 3.0.

 

We do also appreciate the inclusion of the handy image recovery tool, which works as intended and can save us from a lot of hassle when necessary. Separately, the software is available for about $34, so we do get quite a bit back from our investment in the Pro 1000x.

 

Speaking of the sale prices, the 32GB version can be had for about 22.84 Euros, the 64GB for about 36.78 Euros, while the 128GB can be had for about 81.5 Euros at the time of the review.

 

Lexar Professional 1000x microSDHC UHS-II 32GB Card is Recommended for:

 

 

We would like to thank again to Lexar for making this review possible!