Lexar unveils the world's first SD cards made of 316 stainless steel

Unironically a good idea. I can see these really helping to increase the chances of memory survival in camera applications where the camera has a high chance of being physically destroyed. Also a metal body reallllly helps conduct heat out of the flash, which will increase their lifespan in continuous-write applications.

Cool

Why tho

Less plastic being manufactured? Sounds good to me. :)

Should have used glorious Nippon steel, folded over 1000 times.

I feel like dealing with SD cards' inevitable demise is more important than armoring them. What good is a stainless SD card that no longer functions after 2 years of use?

All the comments are fun and games but they could've used aluminium which is way cheaper. It's nothing more than a marketing gimmick.

Isn't there a danger of someone shorting data to voltage by inserting this thing wrongly?

Why?

So what?

Woah boy, Elon is gonna be super jealous.

Steam deck modders rejoice

ah yes, so you can get a card that will die before you manage to use all of it