best compact flash reader ?

aram535 wrote in post #5911935
I was referring to USB only. Firewire is a different creature, and is limited to about 15 Mb/sec anyway which is why The el-cheapo works fine.

What exactly is limited to 15MB/s?

emorphien wrote in post #5912751
What exactly is limited to 15MB/s?

Sorry about the dangler. USB is limited to about 15Mb/sec.

I wouldn't use USB if you can help it; go for the Firewire. It's faster.

Pete wrote in post #5907441
I use the SanDisk Extreme one (firewire). Always worked fine for me...

Yup, I love mine, and boy is it fast

I hate all of you for recommending such fun great stuff! You've got me looking at the SanDisk right now. I don't really need one, but time is most important issue for me.

^ Just buy it already, you know the drill.

aram535 wrote in post #5914862
Sorry about the dangler. USB is limited to about 15Mb/sec.

No it isn't.

USB 2.0 is good for a theoretical 60MB/s (480Mb) although the most I've seen is in the 30-45MB/s range. Otherwise, USB 1, 1.1 is supposed to run at 11Mb or just over 1.3 MB/s.

Mine is a hoodman Raw firewire . It came with a 400 to 800 adapter .
People will tell you USB 2.0 is as fast - maybe - but not on my Mac's .
Speed starts to get important when you get 8 and 16 GB CF cards .
I like it so much , I bought the adapter from SD to CF . I have several of the all card USB 2.0 readers .

Apshiso wrote in post #5907545
I have the Sandisk multi-type reader thingy (can't remember the model or name) and it only worked for about 2000 reads (images) - like a couple months at most.

If I hook it up now it will read for, say ,twenty images or so and then it will disconnect (internally?) and the error "your device has been disconnected" will come up.

It's really anoying - I have to use the camera and cable method - which stinks.

So now I am in the market for one as well. - Dedicated CF is fine - I don't really use the other ones anyway - but they would be good to have IF the combination does not mean less reliability.

UDATE: the reader I referenced is the SanDisk SDDR-89-A15 ImageMate 12 in 1 Reader (Silver/Black)

Send it into Sandisk, they'll send you a new one. Every company can put out a defective product, that is why they have warranties.

emorphien wrote in post #5915670
No it isn't.

USB 2.0 is good for a theoretical 60MB/s (480Mb) although the most I've seen is in the 30-45MB/s range. Otherwise, USB 1, 1.1 is supposed to run at 11Mb or just over 1.3 MB/s.

Theory vs. reality. I was talking Reality with a usb cf reader. I double checked my numbers with a websites doing CF speed tests.