CONCLUSION

   As you can all tell just by looking at our charts although the EP A1 microSDXC cards by Patriot may not be the fastest ones to reach our lab to date they do go head to head with several of the latest models by both Kingston and Toshiba and even manage to come up on top in some tests so they are quite fast and certainly as fast (perhaps even slightly faster) as advertised. If we just had to find something wrong with the EP A1 that would be their lack of industrial durability in harsh conditions something which both Kingston and Toshiba offer with some of their models. Of course, this may not be a very important feature to most consumers but it’s always good to know that your memory card can survive conditions like extreme heat (just in case).

   As mentioned earlier in our review UHS-I card prices took a dive when the first UHS-II cards were officially released and so the EP A1 128/256GB MicroSDXC models by Patriot currently retail for just USD22.99/57.78 inside the USA (Amazon.com – 128GB model price while supplies last) and for 40/49Euros inside the EU (Amazon.co.uk). Combine these prices with their very good performance and the EP A1 cards by Patriot offer the ideal price/performance ratio which is why they deserve our Golden Award.

PROS

- High Performance
- Available Capacities (64/128/256GB)
- 3 Year Limited Warranty
- Included SD Adapters
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- Durability Certification (For Some)