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CFexpress card runs HOT...like REALLY REALLY hot that you can't even hold it hot

Started Sep 10, 2020 | Discussions thread
BobKnDP Senior Member • Posts: 3,140
Re: CFexpress card runs HOT...like REALLY REALLY hot that you can't even hold it hot

traderjay wrote:

I finally got a CFExpress card (256GB + 512GB LEXAR) and they run HOT! I don't know what temp they run while in the camera but when copying files from the drive to the PC using the lexar CFExpress reader, they get so hot that even the reader is uncomfortable to touch. Ejecting the drive right after a transfer is even worse, I can barely hold it for a few seconds before putting it down on the table...

Apparently CFExpress cards vary in running temperatures. Some throttle.

Delkin Black CF Express Type B 512GB Memory Card Review - Incomparable Sustained Write Speeds and Low Temps | The SSD Review

If the Lexar model in the review is what you have, then you have one of the hottest cards in the test.

I was inspired to buy a couple of 128GB Delkin Power cards. (Less costly than Delkin Black.)

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