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vcutag
31st of December 2004 (Fri), 21:45
Hey, folks.

Just got back from vacation to Seattle and a day trip up to DC (who knew Penn Camera was so hard to find?) During the course of both trips, I filled my shiny new 1 GB SanDisk Ultra II CF card to capacity about 5 or 6 times (shooting in RAW, of course). I normally use a SanDisk PC card slot adapter to plug the card directly into my PowerBook to transfer files.

However, I've noticed it takes an incredibly long time to move 1 GB of data through that connection, something on the order of 10 minutes. I haven't tried using the USB cable to move the photos off the card, mainly because I don't like having to use a software interface, and OS X doesn't want to recognize the camera as a mounted drive as it does with the CF card, so I don't know how the transfer rates compare.

Is 100 mb/min a normal transfer rate, do I have a defective card adapter, defective card, or defective logic board?

Turbowolf
31st of December 2004 (Fri), 21:52
Don't know about the transfer rates, but mine increased dramatically when I switched to a Lexar firewire CF reader. I had intended a PC slot adapter, and the tech at the store (Pro Photo Supply in Portland, OR) recommended the firewire set-up.

PacAce
31st of December 2004 (Fri), 22:21
USB 1.x and the PC card adapters are really slow for moving data off of the memory cards. You'll do better with a Firewire or a USB 2.0 card reader ...much better!