New Transcend USB 3.0 card reader quick test.

Just got it.

It is very small like 3x2x.5 inches and comes with proprietary connector and about 2 feet of cable. So no other cable can work with it. I have not tried extension yet.

Duracell 600x 32GB read at about 75mb+ USB 3.
30mb+ USB 2.0
Sandisk Ultra 30mb/sec 16GB read about 35-38mb+ USB 3.0 and 30mb UsB 2.0.

So it is slower than Addonics internal but at least it does not corrupt files during transfer from 600x cards.

I did not test writing because I don't care.

I have few days to decide if I am going to keep it. It is about 1/2 the price of the Lexar.

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Eugene

I use a non OEM battery in my $20,000 car so why not in my $2,000 camera.

Quote by Bob Sheldon

The only time a smaller sensor with the same pixel count is superior to a larger sensor (aka higher pixel density) is when you are focal-length limited.

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So how's the new USB 3.0 reader working? I'm looking to replace my Lexar Firewire 800 CF reader (no longer works). Wanted to get a USB 3.0 reader that handles CF and SD cards. I'm a bit leary of Lexar / firewire now. Not sure if it's the reader, the cable or the card inside the PC. My Sandisk USB 2.0 multi-card reader is working fine - just much slower than the Firewire 800 CF reader.

Thanks for posting Eugene.

Wayne

It is working great but the cable is too short.
My motherboard does not have USB 3.0 headers so I cant route it to the front.
I might have to get additional card with headers.
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Eugene

I use a non OEM battery in my $20,000 car so why not in my $2,000 camera.

Quote by Bob Sheldon

The only time a smaller sensor with the same pixel count is superior to a larger sensor (aka higher pixel density) is when you are focal-length limited.

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Thanks for the reply. Which type of cards have you tried?
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Wayne

CF only. All the reports I have ever read SD cards are slow no matter what.
I also just returned card reader.

My Sandisk Ultra 16GB rated at 30mb/sec produce close to 60mb/sec in Addonics internal SATA reader. With Transcend only little above 30mb/sec. I think this reader is not capable of UDMA or utilize dual controllers reading that are present in these Sandisk cards.
I just ordered Lexar USB 3.0 reader and as soon as it arrives I will test it.
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Eugene

I use a non OEM battery in my $20,000 car so why not in my $2,000 camera.

Quote by Bob Sheldon

The only time a smaller sensor with the same pixel count is superior to a larger sensor (aka higher pixel density) is when you are focal-length limited.

Quote by Lee Jay

Eugene Powers said:

I just ordered Lexar USB 3.0 reader and as soon as it arrives I will test it.

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I'm getting 70-90 from the Lexar reading my Sandisk 60 MB/s card. Note: the cost of the Lexar was about the same as the price difference between 60 and 90 MB/sec cards. Food for thought.

What I really like about the Lexar is the deep card socket and perfectly good feel of the engagement. Last week I was using a combo drive that fits in a floppy bay and it ruined a CF card in such a way that the card was going to ruin the next CF socket that it went into. The engagement was shockingly uncertain and the socket was absurdly shallow.

Never again will I try to "save" money this way. It's simply not possible to save enough money on any card reader to pay for one D700 service.

That's actually not a proprietary connection. It's just a normal Micro USB 3.0 port. It's similar to a USB Micro-B connector, but wider due to the additional contacts. You can actually plug a normal Micro USB 2.0 cable into the one side of the Micro USB 3.0 port for backwards compatibility.

You can find longer cables here:

http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?vendor=0&keywords=%22USB+3.0%22+Micro+Cable

I bought all mine from them. My Delkin USB3 reader also included a very short cable.