I am looking at buying a usb 3.0 card reader. Are there better brands/models?
dodgyexposure Goldmember More info | Aug 25, 2014 02:14 | #1 I am looking at buying a usb 3.0 card reader. Are there better brands/models? Cheers, Damien
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Eyal Senior Member 569 posts Joined May 2011 More info | Aug 25, 2014 02:26 | #2 Most known brands have good readers. Kingston, Sandisk, Trancend, Lexar, you can't go wrong with either of them. 5DMarkIII+Grip | Extender 1.4x III / 2x III
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Mark0159 I say stupid things all the time  More info | Aug 25, 2014 02:41 | #3 Mark
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douglasfrost Mostly Lurking 18 posts Joined Oct 2013 Location: sydney, australia More info | Aug 25, 2014 03:25 | #4 damien,
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jasonleehl Senior Member 521 posts Joined Oct 2007 More info | Aug 25, 2014 07:24 | #5 So far the Sandisk USB 3.0 memory card reader works very well for me. The only upside to it (when I got it it was just released) was that I had to use a windows laptop to update the firmware so that my Macbook can be used with it. Kind of ironic i thought! You're welcome to follow me at Instagram
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Aug 25, 2014 09:30 | #6 I have the predecessor to this one and have had no problems with it.
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photojohn Hatchling 3 posts Joined Aug 2014 More info | Aug 25, 2014 10:13 | #7 Does anyone have experience with the Lexar 3.0 readers? Lancaster PA Wedding Photography
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CAPhotog Senior Member 336 posts Joined May 2012 More info | Aug 25, 2014 11:24 | #8 Anker has a nice portable one that's reliable:
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douglasfrost Mostly Lurking 18 posts Joined Oct 2013 Location: sydney, australia More info | @photojohn - as posted previously, i have one that has worked well for me. no issues at all.
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Aug 25, 2014 16:11 | #10 I use the Lexar 3.0. Love the speed of the USB 3.
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Aug 25, 2014 18:39 | #11 jasonleehl wrote in post #17116139  So far the Sandisk USB 3.0 memory card reader works very well for me. The only upside to it (when I got it it was just released) was that I had to use a windows laptop to update the firmware so that my Macbook can be used with it. Kind of ironic i thought! Ah, I wasn't aware that this was a potential issue. I'm on Mac - does that make any difference? Cheers, Damien
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Eyal Senior Member 569 posts Joined May 2011 More info | Aug 26, 2014 00:45 | #12 dodgyexposure wrote in post #17117472 Ah, I wasn't aware that this was a potential issue. I'm on Mac - does that make any difference? I got mine a while back. Works on both mac and windows without any need to updates. 5DMarkIII+Grip | Extender 1.4x III / 2x III
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sonnyc Cream of the Crop 5,175 posts Likes: 36 Joined Jun 2005 Location: san jose More info | Aug 26, 2014 01:03 | #13 |
NU27D Senior Member 464 posts Joined Dec 2010 More info | Aug 26, 2014 01:41 | #14 This is a great one. No problems over 1yr+ and priced right.
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Gregg.Siam Goldmember  2,383 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jun 2010 Location: Bangkok More info | I love my Lexar 3.0. Very fast, no issues 5D MKIII | 24-105mm f/4 L| 50mm f/1.8 | 600EX-RT [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=blue][FONT="]|
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