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CFexpress card runs HOT...like REALLY REALLY hot that you can't even hold it hot

Started Sep 10, 2020 | Discussions thread
David Carlyon Contributing Member • Posts: 712
Re: Switched from Hoodman to ProGrade

Wraith wrote:

I only shoot stills. However, the Hoodman was very hot even just sitting in the Hoodman cardreader. The ProGrade did not have that issue.

Yeah, I still have the Hoodman on my desktop, but I make sure to pop cards out as soon as I'm done. The Prograde is nice, though I recently replaced it in my travel kit with a Sabrent thunderbolt, which is just as fast. After a few years of very heavy use (I do a lot of card swaps during events), the springiness started wearing out on the ProGrade, so sometimes it would be difficult to eject my Prograde cards, because they fit flush against the front, and a Sandisk card I had would actually get stuck so I'd have to pry it out with a knife.

The Sabrent is smaller, and the card still protrudes to give a grip when inserted.

To be fair to Prograde, that was over 2 years of heavy use, but it's something to keep in mind.

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