Recommendations on Compact Flash Card Readers

Just ordered the Delkin USB 3.0 reader! I'll post a general review when I get it in use.

ehong33234 wrote in post #12610975
Just ordered the Delkin USB 3.0 reader! I'll post a general review when I get it in use.

It would be great if you could use a bench-test program to test the read/write speeds for us while you are at it.

Here is a free program that you could use: http://crystalmark.inf​o …stalDiskMark/in​dex-e.html

These are the kind of results you can get with a fast card and a fast reader....

(most NON-brand name cards don't seem to have write speeds that match their advertised read speeds)
(not so with Sandisk or Lexar)

Absolutely and thanks for the program!

Great thread! It's exactly the kind of info. I was looking for. Thanks, everyone!

msowsun wrote in post #12611335
(most NON-brand name cards don't seem to have write speeds that match their advertised read speeds)
(not so with Sandisk or Lexar)

I think it's more accurate to say that Sandisk and Lexar quote their write speeds (which is, after all, the most important) while Duracell and, I assume, others quote the read speed - which is often higher but almost irrelevant.

Here's a Sandisk 60 MB/s card.

I love my SanDisk firewire reader I was given at the Rowing World Championships. Super Fast, never had a fault

As a mac owner, would i benefit from buying a firewire cf reader? would it be faster than my usb 2.0?

nikesupremedunk wrote in post #12625020
As a mac owner, would i benefit from buying a firewire cf reader? would it be faster than my usb 2.0?

I have a imac and have this http://cgi.ebay.com …ernal&hash=item​1e63e3a96b, but i had to purchase a firewire cable that fits the mac. $20 from frys, if you could find a firewire reader that comes with the needed cable for your mac that would help

I have started shooting RAW format using a Canon 50D and a SanDisk Ultra 8GB card (30MB/s. I use a mediaGear card reader (model # MGKC-100). Computer is a Mac Power PC G5 with OSX 10.4.11 (no intel processor) When downloading images I might as well read Atlas Shrugged from cover to cover! Can I get more speed by upgrading my card reader and if so which one or should I upgrade the card also or is there any hope?

Yeah - look for any firewire reader you can find, or get a good USB2 reader, say from SanDisk, Lexar, Delkin, or the like.

this is what i use.... usb 3.0... it's fast!

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …_USB_3_0_UDMA_R​eader.html

works with cf and sd cards

I ended up with the Lexar dual slot reader that does CF and SD. It is updated to handle the UDMA 7 protocol for handling the 1000x cards.

Thanks, but my computer does not support 3.0

I have the lexar dual slot USB3 and I am very happy. Really fast downloads.

even if you don't have USB3.0 its still backwards compatible.

for mac folk, the firewire800 version is the rarity you want to find. it's really fast if you don't have the latest macbookpro with usb3.0. of course, its near impossible to find at a decent price nowadays.