Super Members BTM_Pix Posted June 27, 2017 Super Members Share Posted June 27, 2017 Bit of a surprise but its all over for Lexar. https://***URL removed***/news/3111535898/lexar-discontinued-micron-announces-the-end-of-lexar-memory-cards Meanwhile, over at Sandisk Orangenz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted June 27, 2017 Administrators Share Posted June 27, 2017 WHAT. ON. EARTH!? are they thinking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted June 27, 2017 Author Super Members Share Posted June 27, 2017 Coincidental that it happens at the same point as Canon end the 1DC. Clearly, it must only have been the 1066x cards servicing the voracious mjpeg files for 1DC owners that was making them any dosh TwoScoops 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted June 27, 2017 Administrators Share Posted June 27, 2017 Looks like Micron got bored of the tiny profit margins on £600 CFast 2.0 cards BTM_Pix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt3rs Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Not a good news.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronChicago Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I wonder if we'll get some good closeout deals on CFast 2.0 cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhnkng Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 ...maybe they were losing too much money on warranty returns? *ducks* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members Mattias Burling Posted June 28, 2017 Super Members Share Posted June 28, 2017 Camera companies are going down and we haven't seen the last of it. At least one of the big brands has to go. So its only natural some of the card companies does to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tugela Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 They still make memory for oem users, they are just not going to bother with the retail market any more. Probably the margins are too small to be worth while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Kotlos Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 http://www.longsys.com/longsys-acquires-lexar-brand-a-leading-brand-for-high-performance-removable-storage-solutions/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotchtape Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Mmmm... spyware... buggz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buggz Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 17 minutes ago, scotchtape said: Mmmm... spyware... +1 this, you just know it will be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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