DIY CFexpress Type B Cards

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Matt Irwin has released a YouTube video with some details.

Interesting and much, much cheaper than "normal" CFexpress Type B Cards.

Basically buy a CFexpress Type B to SSD Adapter Converter from Makerfabs add a NVMe SSD(2230) card, sized to whatever you prefer, install SSD in carrier and then use.

I note his words of caution, but this may be of use for some photographers.
 
I had a look back in Feb '22 when DPReview had a look at one of these.
I believe they should work fine, and as their power consumption is about 60% of a 'standard' CFExpress card, they won't get so hot.
The basic idea is that an SDD memory is relatively cheap....when I looked back then it worked out to about 1/2 the price (UK prices)

Moving forwards, given how small these SDD cards are, there's a strong argument for camera makers to include them, instead of the small buffer pushing to a removable card. why not a couple of Tb SDD? Well, cooling for one, but we've seen that being resolved. How would the user get the images out if they can't pull a card? Well I've been using a USB-c cable for two years on my z6, and very rarely pop the xqd card out. So maybe a more robust connection for pro cameras?
 

see #33
 
I have looked into this several times but my concern is that it is hard to find published sustained write speeds for M.2 2230 SSD drives. If I do find a card that shows a fast sustained write speed I can't find it available for purchase.
 
So ! New Hasselblad in a couple of days. The spec says 1Tb internal memory! Yes! I’ve said this for a while, that memory is cheap. Do away with sd, CFExpress or whatever…

 
Memory is becoming cheaper.. but what happens when the internal memory goes corrupt (which does happen). Repair (if possible) will be quite costly.. unless the design is specifically made for modular replacement (quick and simple, that it can be done by the camera owner). Then you have a clever and sustainable solution.
 
Memory is becoming cheaper.. but what happens when the internal memory goes corrupt (which does happen). Repair (if possible) will be quite costly.. unless the design is specifically made for modular replacement (quick and simple, that it can be done by the camera owner). Then you have a clever and sustainable solution.
while who knows what any given mfg will choose, there are a variety of different memory modules used in PCs and laptops that would likely be appropriate and replaceable
 
while who knows what any given mfg will choose, there are a variety of different memory modules used in PCs and laptops that would likely be appropriate and replaceable
Agreed, I myself have replaced various Hard-drives (SATA and SDD), either due to crashes or to increase memory, in Laptops and various entertainment modules. It is quite easy, however, it usually leads to not so compact solutions as opposed to SD Card slots directly soldered on the PCB.
 
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