Lexar 32 bit CF CardBus Reader

[Shay Stephens]

I use a laptop currently for all my processing. One of the bottlenecks I have been experiencing lately is the download time of transferring CF cards to the laptop for processing. Using a regular CF card reader takes 15 minutes to download a 1 gig Sandisk Ultra II card. If I have 10 gigs to download from a multi-day photoshoot, it takes 2.5 hours where I can't do much more than feed cards. A real drag.

Enter the Lexar 32 bit CardBus CF Card Reader. It's fast, my laptop supports it, and I can now download 1 gig in 3.5 minutes, and 10 gigs in 35 minutes! Wow!

I am running Windows XP and installed the included driver before using the card. There were no hangups or problems experienced.

And the most important aspect, when I would download with slower cards, my internet radio audio would stutter so bad I could hardly stand it. Now the audio does not alter at all while downloading.

If you are contemplating a new CF card reader, I can recommend this one.

Next stop, a desktop computer with more memory and hard drives to further speed up the processing time load.

[Seymore]

Are you talking about a PCMCIA Cardbus reader (http://www.beachaudio.com/product_info.php?products_id=27315&GCID=C12585x003&GTKW=rw021001)? So, where's you get yours?

[Mongrel]

thanks for the 'heads up' Shay.

Are you comparing speeds between two USB 2.0 card readers? And the 'new' 32 bit card reader is that much faster?

I may consider one as an upgrade. Maybe a cheap (relatively...) Father's Day gift from the kids to me :wink

My fastest cards are Transcend 45X, on a Lexar USB 2.0 reader they aren't necessarily *slow* but they ain't screaming either. I can usually get my coffee made and grab a smoke before a full 1 gig card is finished uploading.

Thanks again for the heads up...

Mongrel

[Mongrel]

Laptop? Cardbus? 32 bit? This is like not-applicable for me :rolleyes

and it's like $85? :uhoh (oh well not this father's day :rofl )

Well, good news for you laptoppers :thumb

[Shay Stephens]

Hmm, sorry, looks like I should have included more info.

My laptop, most likely manufactured by Fred Flinstone himself back in the dark ages of 3 years ago, does not have a USB 2 connection.

So, I have been using the Sandisk Ultra PC card adapter:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=303357&is=REG

While it has worked great and never failed me, as mentioned, it's not the speediest thing you will run across during your day. So after doing some research, I came a cross the Lexar cardbus reader:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=328110&is=REG

$40 at B&H

I would say it is as fast (possibly a tad faster) than USB 2. So if you have a laptop with cardbus compatibility and don't have USB 2, this card is the ticket to a better nights sleep, 'cause you can download and get to bed that much faster now :wink

[Mongrel]

"reading is hard" :D I should have read the title of your thread more carefully-I just didn't catch the 'cardbus' part before I posted :rolleyes

Your subject line is fine :thumb

Hmm, sorry, looks like I should have included more info.





ah well...back to the doghouse

[Shay Stephens]

"reading is hard" :D
Hahahaha, that cracks me up :rofl

[Seymore]

"reading is hard" :D I should have read the title of your thread more carefully-I just didn't catch the 'cardbus' part before I posted :rolleyes

Your subject line is fine :thumb You and I both...
[feelin' blonde on this end]



Thanks for the links Shay. Yea... my laptop may even be older. PIII500. So USB 1.1 is slower than snot! I'll have to consider this!!!

Thanks man!