compact flash card reader for macbook pro

[Jacques Cornell]

The only consumer protocol faster than USB 3 is Thunderbolt, but nobody is going to make a Thunderbolt card reader.

Lexar does.

Cool. It almost makes me wish I had a use for one :-D

There are Macs that have Thunderbolt ports, but not built-in USB 3.0 ones. Maybe their users would be potential customers for Thunderbolt-based card readers.

Why do you say..... 'no built-in USB3 ports' ???
My MacBook Pro Retina 2013 has TW) USB3 ports AND a Thunderbolt port !! .... all of them for sometime earlier even, had the same.

 

[noirdesir]

The only consumer protocol faster than USB 3 is Thunderbolt, but nobody is going to make a Thunderbolt card reader.

Lexar does.

Cool. It almost makes me wish I had a use for one :-D

There are Macs that have Thunderbolt ports, but not built-in USB 3.0 ones. Maybe their users would be potential customers for Thunderbolt-based card readers.

Why do you say..... 'no built-in USB3 ports' ???
My MacBook Pro Retina 2013 has TW) USB3 ports AND a Thunderbolt port !! .... all of them for sometime earlier even, had the same.

Before making such bold statements better check your facts firsts (if your memory cannot be relied upon). TB was introduced by Apple in 2011, USB 3 was added in 2012 (to laptops, minis, and iMacs). And if you want to count the TB display, it was introduced in 2011 as well but kept its USB 2 ports throughout 2012 and 2013.

That 'sometime earlier even' of yours was just one single model year (2012).

The MacBook that I have, was bought in October 2013...if I've got my thoughts right on THIS one...the model was first introduced in I'm sure February 2013. That's "some time earlier" enough to be what I had in mind... and YOUR statement was made in July 2014.. reading just as though it referred to such as models almost 18 months ago or more.
Be careful in making your statement which cannot help but be regarded as being in relation to models which are almost in the 'relics' stage now.. certainly back to 2012 which really is a long time ago... and for which I'm quite sure most owners have no thought whatsoever of using USB3 for anything.

Yeah, a 2-year old MBP, released in 2012, belongs to the 'relics' stage and is really a long time ago.

Somebody says that "there are Macs that have Thunderbolt ports, but not built-in USB 3.0 ones" and you doubt that statement because your Mac and the model before that don't fall into that category. My point remains, if you think a statement made is incorrect (in particular one that is very easy to verify), you double check before questioning it. When you imply something said is wrong, you'd better be sure it is wrong.

 

[graybalanced]

The only consumer protocol faster than USB 3 is Thunderbolt, but nobody is going to make a Thunderbolt card reader.

Lexar does.

Cool. It almost makes me wish I had a use for one :-D

There are Macs that have Thunderbolt ports, but not built-in USB 3.0 ones. Maybe their users would be potential customers for Thunderbolt-based card readers.

Why do you say..... 'no built-in USB3 ports' ???
My MacBook Pro Retina 2013 has TW) USB3 ports AND a Thunderbolt port !! .... all of them for sometime earlier even, had the same.

Because I'm typing on a MacBook Pro that has Thunderbolt and only USB 2.0 ports.

 

[graybalanced]

I don't care as much about expense as size, the readers you listed seemed like they would perform well but they sure look a lot more massive than the Lexar reader.

I have a compact cheap USB 3.0 SD only reader, but I would like to see a really compact USB 3.0 CF only reader...

Massive? I had a Lexar FireWire 400 reader. The Monoprice is similarly sized, but in a shape that is actually more convenient for travel. But the key difference is that while they're roughly the same size as my old single-slot reader, the Monoprice and Transcend aren't just CF readers. They are crammed with almost every other card slot known to man, without taking up more space than the old reader. Which is good, because when traveling with multiple cameras, I don't want to carry the two single-format readers I used to, I would rather carry just one. Now I do.

The Transcend? It's even smaller. It's just 2.66 x 1.77 x 0.60 inches. It is a really compact USB 3.0 multi-format reader that is smaller than some older CF-only readers.

I wouldn't go back to my one-slot blob of a Lexar card reader. Also, the Lexar used to get hot during transfers. My new card readers don't.

Also, the included USB 3.0 cable packs more compactly than the FireWire cable, which makes a difference when packing multiple accessory cables into a gear pouch.

 

[ericN2]

The only consumer protocol faster than USB 3 is Thunderbolt, but nobody is going to make a Thunderbolt card reader.

Lexar does.

Cool. It almost makes me wish I had a use for one :-D

There are Macs that have Thunderbolt ports, but not built-in USB 3.0 ones. Maybe their users would be potential customers for Thunderbolt-based card readers.

Why do you say..... 'no built-in USB3 ports' ???
My MacBook Pro Retina 2013 has TW) USB3 ports AND a Thunderbolt port !! .... all of them for sometime earlier even, had the same.

 

[Corkcampbell]

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[Jacques Cornell]

I recommend checking the Transcend website for a firmware update to ensure compatibility with the latest cards.

 

[Corkcampbell]

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[Tom_N]

There are Macs that have Thunderbolt ports, but not built-in USB 3.0 ones. Maybe their users would be potential customers for Thunderbolt-based card readers.

Why do you say..... 'no built-in USB3 ports' ???
My MacBook Pro Retina 2013 has TW) USB3 ports AND a Thunderbolt port !! .... all of them for sometime earlier even, had the same.

Because I'm typing on a MacBook Pro that has Thunderbolt and only USB 2.0 ports.

Yes. The statement was "There are [some] Macs that have …", not "Every Mac has …".

 

[ericN2]

The only consumer protocol faster than USB 3 is Thunderbolt, but nobody is going to make a Thunderbolt card reader.

Lexar does.

Cool. It almost makes me wish I had a use for one :-D

There are Macs that have Thunderbolt ports, but not built-in USB 3.0 ones. Maybe their users would be potential customers for Thunderbolt-based card readers.

Why do you say..... 'no built-in USB3 ports' ???
My MacBook Pro Retina 2013 has TW) USB3 ports AND a Thunderbolt port !! .... all of them for sometime earlier even, had the same.

Because I'm typing on a MacBook Pro that has Thunderbolt and only USB 2.0 ports.

I've not been a Mac user long enough to know anything about Thunderbolt. but surely a MacBook Pro with only USB 2 ports MUST be back to 2012 at best VERY VERY early 2013 (as my model I think came out in Feb/13) . Thunderbolt + two USB v3
In computer life these days I regard anything no later than 2012 to be far from update.

 

[graybalanced]

I've not been a Mac user long enough to know anything about Thunderbolt. but surely a MacBook Pro with only USB 2 ports MUST be back to 2012 at best VERY VERY early 2013 (as my model I think came out in Feb/13) . Thunderbolt + two USB v3
In computer life these days I regard anything no later than 2012 to be far from update.

oh my god someone's using a computer that's over 18 months old...everybody panic

 

[Tom_N]

I've not been a Mac user long enough to know anything about Thunderbolt. but surely a MacBook Pro with only USB 2 ports MUST be back to 2012 at best VERY VERY early 2013 (as my model I think came out in Feb/13) . Thunderbolt + two USB v3
In computer life these days I regard anything no later than 2012 to be far from update.

oh my god someone's using a computer that's over 18 months old...everybody panic

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