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Weggy
03-05-2007, 10:28
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
PaulBoy
03-05-2007, 10:34
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

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 ;)
Weggy
03-05-2007, 10:37
Cool.

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

Thanks
mho
03-05-2007, 11:00
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
PaulBoy
03-05-2007, 11:13
Cool.

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

Thanks

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 ;)
Weggy
03-05-2007, 11:17
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 ;)

SOLD!

Mine currently manages 4gb in just under an hour.... :lol:
Weggy
03-05-2007, 11:20
Is it the 'Image Mate' USB2 that you have?
ps2user
03-05-2007, 11:20
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 :(
PaulBoy
03-05-2007, 11:24
Is it the 'Image Mate' USB2 that you have?

That's the one - best price when I got mine was here but worth googling yourself : http://www.mymemory.co.uk/memory/SanDisk/USB2.0/CompactFlash/Card/Reader

Paul ;)
Richard Peters
03-05-2007, 11:34
Is it the 'Image Mate' USB2 that you have?
Another vote for that from me, using Extreme 3 cards it transfers a D2x RAW file in just shy of a second. Quick enough that you can start viewing your images straight away and thats quick enough for me :D
Weggy
03-05-2007, 11:57
Excellent. Thanks for all the replies everyone... :clap:

Off to order one now