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High-Speed Reader for Professional Photographers Lexar offers high-performance Professional UDMA readers designed to help professional photographers and advanced photo enthusiasts maximize their post-production workflow speed. Lexar Professional UDMA Readers are ideal for use with high-speed cards, and provide incredibly fast download speeds when paired with a UDMA card-so you can maximize your workflow and minimize your post-production time. The Lexar Professional UDMA Dual-Slot USB Reader is a high-performance reader with a compact, design that enables the fastest download speeds from the highest capacity CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) cards. Fully compatible with UDMA CF, standard CF, SD High Capacity (SDHC), and SD cards, the reader provides versatility and the ability to leverage blazing-fast UDMA CF card speeds. The Lexar Professional UDMA Dual-Slot USB Reader satisfies the demand for faster transfer rates from card to computer. The reader has two slots, allowing it to read both CF- and SD-format cards, including UDMA CF and SDHC. The rugged Lexar Professional UDMA Dual-Slot USB Reader has a compact, portable design that's perfect for the photographer on the go. And its dual-slot, with slots for both CF and SD cards, makes it incredibly versatile. Lexar is the brand trusted by professionals. When used in conjunction with a UDMA CF card, the reader's high-speed performance allows you to reliably improve workflow and drastically accelerate download speeds from card to computer-saving you time and money. The portable Professional UDMA Dual-Slot USB Reader comes with free, dedicated customer support and a two-year limited warranty. Designed with professional photographers in mind, the Lexar Professional UDMA Dual-Slot USB Reader delivers high-speed transfer rates, so you can get back to the business of photography. *Highest transfer speeds achieved when paired with a UDMA memory card.
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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
<Update 12/16/2011> This still our primary card reader and it is used on average once a week and it has never disappointed us with reliability or speed. All of our other CF readers failed to achieve this. We even use the SD slot more and more because when you walk away, it does not really matter if it is 18MB/s or 24MB/s. Note that they now have a USB 3.0 version.
<Here is the original review 6 weeks after purchasing it in 12/2008>
I recently purchased a Canon Vixia HF100 camcorder and knew the files would be HUGE, so I was looking for the fastest SD card download set up I could find.
I initially bought this Lexar Pro UDMA Dual-Slot Reader and a SanDisk 16GB Extreme III 30MB/s SDHC card hoping for at least 20MB/s performance from the SDHC Card.
Alas, this Lexar reader only gave me 18MB/s performance on this SDHC card, so I purchased the Sandisk SDDR199 to achieve 24MB/s for the SDHC card and I use this Lexar reader for our CF cards.
I like the Lexar reader a lot. I perceive it to be of better quality and I like that it protects the slots from my kids who have already bent the pins on another CF reader by jamming something into the inviting slot. I like the simplicity of having just two slots. The included usb cable is too short to reach my desk, however it is a standard cable so I just use the cable for the Sandisk (1 cable, two readers).
I am going throw away all the other card readers that have proven themselves to be highly unreliable, slow to respond and not worth their cheap price.
I would love to see someone make a firewire (or esata) SD/CF combo reader because I read that Firewire CF card readers are getting about 40 MB/s.
<Here is the original review 6 weeks after purchasing it in 12/2008>
I recently purchased a Canon Vixia HF100 camcorder and knew the files would be HUGE, so I was looking for the fastest SD card download set up I could find.
I initially bought this Lexar Pro UDMA Dual-Slot Reader and a SanDisk 16GB Extreme III 30MB/s SDHC card hoping for at least 20MB/s performance from the SDHC Card.
Alas, this Lexar reader only gave me 18MB/s performance on this SDHC card, so I purchased the Sandisk SDDR199 to achieve 24MB/s for the SDHC card and I use this Lexar reader for our CF cards.
I like the Lexar reader a lot. I perceive it to be of better quality and I like that it protects the slots from my kids who have already bent the pins on another CF reader by jamming something into the inviting slot. I like the simplicity of having just two slots. The included usb cable is too short to reach my desk, however it is a standard cable so I just use the cable for the Sandisk (1 cable, two readers).
I am going throw away all the other card readers that have proven themselves to be highly unreliable, slow to respond and not worth their cheap price.
I would love to see someone make a firewire (or esata) SD/CF combo reader because I read that Firewire CF card readers are getting about 40 MB/s.
23 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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I really like the Lexar Dual-slot USB reader. It's fast, compact, and comes with great documentation.
The "0" part is I ordered it from Beach Camera through Amazon.com. The package looked factory-sealed to me, but even though the box and the documentation stated the USB cable was included--wait for it--the USB cable was missing.
Yep..I had an extra cable and was in business right away, but jeez--yet another camera dealer apparently stripping accessories from products!
The "0" part is I ordered it from Beach Camera through Amazon.com. The package looked factory-sealed to me, but even though the box and the documentation stated the USB cable was included--wait for it--the USB cable was missing.
Yep..I had an extra cable and was in business right away, but jeez--yet another camera dealer apparently stripping accessories from products!
77 of 98 people found the following review helpful
WARNING!!!! THIS READER DOESN'T FORMAT 32GB CF CARDS. I would have given it a four star if lexar is upfront with this info. No such info can be found any where. I actually found out about this after going through all the trouble of diagnosing why it doesn't format my new 32gb cf card myself first, then I called lexar tech support which the tech struggled for a long time before he learned and concluded that this lexar card reader does not support 32gb yet. Doesn't make a lot of sense because my other 5 year old cf card reader reads and formats the new 32gb just fine, but it's the truth. The sad part is that they don't have any info on any firmware update for it.
UPDATE!!
Now I am completely disappointed with this card reader, it's worth half a star now. I bought this card reader for my new 32GB CF card to be used on the canon 5D2. After I format the 32GB CF card and used on the 5D2, this Lexar card reader can't even read it and hangs my computer. My other old and slower CF card reader reads my new 32GB CF card just fine. I asked Lexar tech support and he suggested I buy two 16GB instead. DUHH!!! I bought this lexar card reader solely for the extra speed for handling large memory cards, not smaller ones.
UPDATE!!
Now I am completely disappointed with this card reader, it's worth half a star now. I bought this card reader for my new 32GB CF card to be used on the canon 5D2. After I format the 32GB CF card and used on the 5D2, this Lexar card reader can't even read it and hangs my computer. My other old and slower CF card reader reads my new 32GB CF card just fine. I asked Lexar tech support and he suggested I buy two 16GB instead. DUHH!!! I bought this lexar card reader solely for the extra speed for handling large memory cards, not smaller ones.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Fast, but issues with my Mac
I first loved this card reader. As a professional photographer, my time is important. Taking forever to download files is not good. Read more
Published 4 months ago by 'Blad Boy
Great until it stopped working
Thought it was great until a couple of days ago when it just stopped working. Tried troubleshooting to no avail. To the trash it goes.
Published 5 months ago by J. Rodriguez
Does not consistently read 32 GB CF Cards
I received this reader as a gift. When I tested it before a trip, it worked fine on my Dell XPS laptop running Vista with SanDisk Extreme 32 GB flash cards. Read more
Published 7 months ago by W. Stohler
It works
I'm an amateur photographer who wanted a faster way to download my images from my class 10 SD card. So far this appears to work just fine for what I wanted it for. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Omega Man
Speedy and reliable
I bought this reader to use on my netbook so that I can quickly transfer files when I'm out shooting for an all day event. Read more
Published 8 months ago by T. Tozawa
Smooth Runnings
I had difficulty with opposing products where my Imac would just reject the downloads in the middle of the process. Maybe a Imac issue, I'm still not sure. Read more
Published 8 months ago by JJD
Have a Canon or Nikon DSLR? Then save your money
I bought one of these and it works fine, but it certainly doesn't transfer images to my PC any faster than my Nikon D300S.
Published 9 months ago by The Spitzonian
Not reliable
Have had this for over a year and it's always been touchy. It seems like you have to insert the card at just the right speed for it to make a solid connection. Read more
Published 10 months ago by ArtTechie
Great product
This is a huge step up from the last card reader I had. I can download over a hundred RAW files in about 10 minutes. My only gripe is the estimated time remaining is not accurate. Read more
Published 11 months ago by gabby
Does exactly what it needs to. Easy to use.
Does exactly what it needs to. Easy to use. Durable- my 1 year old has gotten a hold of it many times, sucked on it, chewed, thrown it, it still works just fine!
Published 11 months ago by arieliona
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