Lexar 256GB Professional Gold CFexpress 4.0 Type B Card

The Lexar 256GB Professional Gold is a CFexpress 4.0 Type B card aimed squarely at working photographers and video shooters who push their gear hard. The headline figures are quick: read speeds up to 3600 MB/s and write speeds up to 3300 MB/s, fast enough to move large RAW stills and cinema-quality footage off the card with little waiting. More telling for demanding work is the sustained write rating of up to 1000 MB/s, the number that governs whether 8K RAW video records cleanly and whether a long burst of high-resolution frames clears the buffer without stalling. This is a card built for people who capture a lot of data and cannot afford a hiccup mid-take.

Construction reflects that professional intent. Lexar wraps the card in what it calls 8 Point Protection, a durability standard meant to resist extreme temperatures, vibration, dust, drops, shocks, compression, bends, and everyday wear — the hazards of shooting on location rather than in a studio. The 256GB capacity is a sensible middle tier, roomy enough for extended sessions yet easy to manage across a set of cards. Ownership peace of mind comes from a limited lifetime warranty and included data recovery software, so a corrupted card need not mean lost work. For buyers comparing options in this class, the combination of rated sustained speed and ruggedness is the practical draw.