Internal card reader usb 3.0

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Externals can be taken with you should you need to download your card elsewhere or on the move to your laptop.
 
More a case of whether your computer has a built in reader than pros and cons.
 
some internal reader can cause problems if you need to reinstall windows
 
SixToes said:
You probably know this already, but whichever you get you also need either USB3 sockets in your computer or you need to get a USB3 card like this one:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TeckNet-Interface-Expansion-Splitter-included/dp/B004S0Y9FK/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1350982242&sr=1-1
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Yes, i know... My pc has only one 3.0 socket on the back which is going be terrible to use, because it stands around 10cm from the wall. That is the main reason I want to have the panel on the front. I can buy a cheap one later to travel with it.

I'm still not sure which one to choose. If internal can cause problems with windows I might just go and buy external one. How long cables does Lexars have? If its long enough it's probably gonna be better choice.....
 
bucz said:
Yes, i know... My pc has only one 3.0 socket on the back which is going be terrible to use, because it stands around 10cm from the wall. That is the main reason I want to have the panel on the front. I can buy a cheap one later to travel with it.

I'm still not sure which one to choose. If internal can cause problems with windows I might just go and buy external one. How long cables does Lexars have? If its long enough it's probably gonna be better choice.....
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You can always connect a multi-port hub to that single socket.
 
bucz said:
Yes, i know... My pc has only one 3.0 socket on the back which is going be terrible to use, because it stands around 10cm from the wall. That is the main reason I want to have the panel on the front. I can buy a cheap one later to travel with it.

I'm still not sure which one to choose. If internal can cause problems with windows I might just go and buy external one. How long cables does Lexars have? If its long enough it's probably gonna be better choice.....
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If the internal one causes problem when re-installing Windows - how often do you do that! - then simply disconnect it until the install is finished and then re-connect it again. Windoze should see it as new hardware and automatically install the drivers ... simples :D

I bought the USB2 version of the one you're looking at - don't have USB3 on my desktop PC - and it is considerably slower than my 7-day shop external reader plugged into a USB extender lead. Aside from the convenience of having lots of different readers all in one place I'm not really sure what advantage the internal gives me.

Hope that helps :)
 
One thing I found to be careful of is the depth of the slot for CF cards. The Dell XPS internal one is very deep which is good as it means the card is nice and aligned before connecting, but a new aftermarket internal one I recently bought isn't so deep and you have to be careful when inserting/removing otherwise you can bend the pins.
 
My PC only had USB3 sockets on the back so I use the Lexar external one connected to an extension USB3 lead (bought from ebuyer).
 
gman said:
One thing I found to be careful of is the depth of the slot for CF cards. The Dell XPS internal one is very deep which is good as it means the card is nice and aligned before connecting, but a new aftermarket internal one I recently bought isn't so deep and you have to be careful when inserting/removing otherwise you can bend the pins.
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Absolutely correct - the Akasa internal one that came with my PC is like that :thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown: Gave up trying to insert a CF card into it. Using a Kingston external USB 3.0 now and it is perfect.
 
Bristolian said:
If the internal one causes problem when re-installing Windows - how often do you do that! - then simply disconnect it until the install is finished and then re-connect it again. Windoze should see it as new hardware and automatically install the drivers ... simples :D


Hope that helps :)
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yep thats exactly the correct workaround ,but its a pain if you forget!!
 
I've not got that model but I have a similar one that I bought from ebay. My system only had USB2 but I bought a USB3 PCI card with 2 outer USB3 ports and an internal port. Then I connected the card reader to the internal port and use it all the time now. I've never had any problems with bent pins on the CF slot of either the reader or the camera bodies I've got.

Download speed is excellent, I timed it at over 80Mb/sec with my Duracell cards and installation is easy as the reader comes with a driver disc to use with windows. If you have to re-install windows it just says unknown hardware until it's installed and it takes about a minute to do so. My reader came with a CF, SD, M2 and other card slots, also with 3 USB3 ports and an external SATA port to connect an external harddrive for backup.

For under £40 for the reader and PCI card it's one of the best investments I've made, this is the reader http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-3-0-I...aphy_MemoryCardReaders_RL&hash=item56459d19ab but I can't find the internal card.
 
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