Sandisk Extreme USB 2.0 3in1 Card Reader (SDDRX3-3IN1-901, US Retail Package)
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Digital Photo Product Details
Manufacturer: SanDiskModel: SDDRX3-3IN1R
Product features:
- Read and write performance of 20MB/sec* with ESP Technology
- Extended temperature testing (-25 to 85 C)
- Shock-vibration tested
- Water resistance
- Data recovery software ensures your photos will always be there (even if you delete them accidentally)
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Sandisk Extreme USB 2.0 3in1 Card Reader (SDDRX3-3IN1-901, US Retail Package)
Customer Review: Sandisk Extreme USB 2.0 Reader is VERY FAST
Summary: 5 Stars
I needed a faster reader to get large amounts of large pictures off large compactflash (CF) cards that I use in my camera (a Canon 30D that I have set to save both the RAW and JPG Files for each shot I take).
One afternoon last week, I took 137 shots (so 274 files) that took up 1.34GB on my CF card. When I read them into my computer using other readers, it took 26 minutes one time, and 31 minutes a second time (I was testing the speed, it's not that I really needed to do that 2 times). One of those was a reader that is built into my Canon photo printer, a USB 2.0 printer, but at about 30 minutes for the copy task, that was just not good. I bought the Sandisk Extreme USB 2.0 Reader from Amazon, and plugged it into one of my PC's USB 2.0 ports, and the copy task only took 2 minutes for the same files! Now, the CF card that I am using is a high-speed, high-end card, a Sandisk Extreme III 2GB compactflash card, and the timings were not done with a stop watch, so your results may vary, but this was really good for me. In the event that it is important, the PC used for the test is a DELL Pentium 4 3Ghz 1GB RAM machine and the target disk-drive is a Seagate 120GB SATA 7200RPM drive.
The reader is shiny black with a nice rubber base, 2 1/2 inches square, 3/4 inch thick. It came with the USB 2.0 cable, and also with a Sandisk Rescue Pro program on a mini-CD (a full working copy with a license key, not a limited demo version). I got that same program when I bought my Sandisk Extreme III 2GB CF cards, and I have used it once; it worked wonders to recover files from a CF card that had been corrupted and not readable otherwise (that situation was with a different CF card and a different camera; I've never had a problem with my Canon 30D camera or with the Sandisk Extreme III CF cards).
The reader and cable and mini-CD came in a re-sealable clear plastic bubble case. Many of you will just throw that out, but I plan to keep my reader and cable in there to protect it from harm and the clutter on my desk and in my camera or laptop bags.
Note, this reader also has a slot for a Secure Digital (SD) card. Here's my test results with a SD card: The memory card was a Sandisk 512MB SD card (nothing special). It had 195 JPG files on it, each about 1M in size (from a 3MB Nikon point and shoot camera), for a total of 213MB. My other card reader (the same one from the discussion above) took over 5 minutes to read this all onto my PC. The Sandisk Extreme USB 2.0 Reader, plugged into a USB 2.0 port (same as above), took only 6 seconds!
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Description of Sandisk Extreme USB 2.0 3in1 Card Reader (SDDRX3-3IN1-901, US Retail Package)
The Extreme USB 2.0 Reader provides you with a complete digital solution for your photography needs. Its performs at up to 20MB per seconds sequential read and write, above the level needed for the high enthusiast photographer. It's designed with two slots and supports CF (Type I and II), SD, MS Pro, and MS PRO Duo. It supports USB 2.0 connectivity on both Windows and Macintosh Operating Systems. It plugs and plays with no external AC power.Digital Cameras and Photo Categories
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