What is the difference between the extreme and plus versions? what is the difference?

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audiowriter · Accepted Answer

Extreme is a little slower on the speeds 50 mb/s compared to almost 90 for the plus

emanb · Answer

Extreme plus
Speed Up To:
80/60MB/s read/write speed
Extreme
Speed Up To:
Up to 45/45MB/s read/write speed

GS5Dude · Answer

Extreme is (read/write) 60Mbs/40Mbs, Extreme Plus is 80/50. So you'll have ~20% faster read/write speeds with the Extreme Plus.

boriqua100 · Answer

Write and read speeds. It will take you less time to down load a file the an extreme card than to and ultra. For picture taken I will definitely recommend the extreme.

mynanato4 · Answer

It will download faster.

videofraser · Answer

The extreme plus offers a faster data transfer over the regular extreme.

atom12 · Answer

Extremes will capture video and photos faster with quality.

JChang · Answer

As title says, it is all about Speed.
Extreme Plus: Up to 80MB/s read speed and up to 50MB/s write speed
Extreme: Up to 60MB/s read speed and up to 40MB/s write speed

Jeff59 · Answer

I got it for my go Pro camera that I purchased at Best Buy the extreme will give you more speed and more versatility as far as your settings even into 4K

Bbboy · Answer

The number of megapixels per second transfer speed.

Fred · Answer

I think it is mostly price. I don't think you can tell much of a difference in speed.

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