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

Why?

Steam deck modders rejoice

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

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?

So what?

Woah boy, Elon is gonna be super jealous.