Quickest Memory Card Reader?

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Currently, I'm using a slow old card reader to get my raw files off my CF cards... it's painful so I need to upgrade. I have USB2 on my laptop, so is this sort of card the best option, or firewire? Can anyone recommend one?

Thanks
 
Weggy said:
Hi all

Currently, I'm using a slow old card reader to get my raw files off my CF cards... it's painful so I need to upgrade. I have USB2 on my laptop, so is this sort of card the best option, or firewire? Can anyone recommend one?

Thanks
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Weggy - I was in the same boat recently & bought a Sandisk USB2 CF card reader & its faster than Ben Johnson chasing his steroid supplier :exit:
Paul ;)
 
Cool.

Don't suppose you use 4gb CF cards by any chance? How long does it take to upload a full one?

Thanks
 
I use the Sandisk Extreme Firewire, faster than USB but you do need the cards that are fast ie Extreme 4 or it will just go as fast as the card you are using.

Take a look at the Sandisk USB 2 version as its supposed to be fast and only approx £10
 
Weggy said:
Cool.

Don't suppose you use 4gb CF cards by any chance? How long does it take to upload a full one?

Thanks
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Weggy - Never really filled a 4gb card tbh but compared to my old USB reader the USB2 is at least 10 times faster & transfers around a couple of gb in just over a minute - Paul ;)
 
PaulBoy said:
Weggy - Never really filled a 4gb card tbh but compared to my old USB reader the USB2 is at least 10 times faster & transfers around a couple of gb in just over a minute - Paul ;)
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SOLD!

Mine currently manages 4gb in just under an hour.... :lol:
 
Is it the 'Image Mate' USB2 that you have?
 
I'm using the sandisk USB2 reader with a extreme iv 4gig card and vista says it transfers about 9-10MB/s would like to try a firewire version but my laptop doesn't have 6 pins only 4 :(
 
Excellent. Thanks for all the replies everyone... :clap:

Off to order one now
 
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