The following is a list of approved storage devices for use with the 970 audio recorder.

The specific mechanisms and devices below have been extensively tested by Sound Devices. This list is regularly updated as new drives are tested.

Type	Size	Brand	Model
2.5″ SSD	1 TB	Crucial	M550
		SanDisk	X400 with PIX-SHIM2
		Samsung	850 EVO with PIX-SHIM2
	960 GB	Sony	G-Series SV-GS96
		SanDisk	Extreme PRO
	512 GB	SanDisk	X210
		Samsung	860 PRO
	500 GB	Angelbird	AVpro
		Samsung	860 EVO
	480 GB	Sony	G-Series SV-GS48
		OWC	Mercury Extreme Pro 6G (9.5mm)
		OWC	Mercury Extreme Pro 6G (7mm)
		SanDisk	Extreme II
		Intel	530 (6Gb/s)
		Intel	520
	256 GB	Samsung	830 Series (firmware 2.01)
	250 GB	Angelbird	AVpro
	240 GB	OWC	Mercury Extreme Pro 6G (9.5mm)
		OWC	Mercury Extreme Pro 6G (7mm)
		OWC	Mercury Electra 3G (less than v5.02)
		SanDisk	Extreme II
		SanDisk	SanDisk Extreme
		SanDisk	SanDisk Ultra
		Intel	520
		Intel	530 (6Gb/s)
Corsair		Force Series GT (SATA III)
Digistor		Prof Video Series, SATA 3, DIG-PVD240S

Type	Size	Brand	Model
2.5″ HDD See Note 1	1 TB	HGST	7K1000 Travelstar (7200 rpm)
	750 GB	HGST	7K750 Travelstar (7200 rpm)
	500 GB	Western Digital	WD5000BPKT
		HGST	ZK500 Travelstar (5400 rpm)

Type	Size	Brand	Model
External eSATA Drives See Note 1	1 TB	OWC	Mercury Elite Pro Mini (7200rpm)
	500 GB	OWC	Mercury Elite Pro Mini (7200rpm)

Type	Size	Brand	Model
External 3.5″ eSATA Enclosures Approved with: 3.5″ Seagate Barracuda 2 TB drive (not included) See Note 1		Orico	3519SUS3-BK (3.5″ HDD External Enclosure)
		MacAlly	G-S350SU3 (3.5″ Aluminum SATA to eSATA and USB 3.0 Storage Enclosure)

Type	Size	Brand	Model
External 2.5″ eSATA Enclosures Approved with: 2.5″ 7K1000 Travelstar (not included) 2.5” ZK500 Travelstar” HDDs (not included) See Note 1		LINDY	43106 (USB 3.0 & eSATAp Enclosure)

Type	Size	Brand	Model
CF Cards via CF Caddy (audio poly)	256 GB	SanDisk	Extreme Pro; UDMA7; 160MB/s
	128 GB	SanDisk	Extreme Pro; UDMA7; 160MB/s
		SanDisk	Extreme; UDMA7; 120MB/s
		Delkin Devices	CF1050X, UDMA7, 120 MB/s write; 160MB/s read
	64 GB	SanDisk	Extreme Pro, UDMA7; 160 MB/s
		SanDisk	Extreme, UDMA7, 120 MB/s
	32 GB	SanDisk	Extreme Pro; UDMA7; 160MB/s
		SanDisk	Extreme; UDMA7; 120MB/s
		Delkin Devices	CF1050X, UDMA7, 120 MB/s write; 160MB/s read
		Delkin Devices	CF700X, UDMA6, 67 MB/s write; 105MB/s read
	16 GB	SanDisk	Extreme Pro; UDMA7; 160MB/s
		SanDisk	Extreme; UDMA7; 120MB/s
		Delkin Devices	CF700X, UDMA6, 67 MB/s write; 105MB/s read See Note 2

Discontinued Media

This table contains media approved/tested by Sound Devices, but is no longer readily available for online purchase.

Type	Size	Brand	Model
CF Card	64 GB	Delkin Devices	CF1000X, UDMA6 and 7
		SanDisk	Extreme Pro, UDMA7; 90 MB/s
	32 GB	Delkin Devices	CF1000X, UDMA6 and 7
		SanDisk	Extreme Pro; UDMA7; 90MB/s
	16 GB	Delkin Devices	CF1000X, UDMA6 and 7
		SanDisk	Extreme Pro; UDMA7; 90MB/s

* Note 1: Approved mechanical drives are recommended for use only in stationary applications. Excessive vibration or motion may cause data corruption. The approved mechanical drives listed support Broadcast Wave polyphonic audio files, but not Broadcast Wave monophonic files. Use approved Solid State Drives if recording to Broadcast Wave monophonic file format is required.

** Note 2: Sound Devices has worked directly with Delkin to identify an intermittent Media I/O issue with newer Delkin CF 500x and CF 700x cards. Delkin has confirmed that a recent change to these two cards is most likely responsible for the errors. Cards containing KZ in the serial number are susceptible to this issue and should not be used. Cards containing VB in the serial number will function correctly and are approved. Deklin CF 1000x and 1050x cards do not experience this issue and may continue to be used.