Lexar Dual-Slot USB 2.0 Flash Memory Card Reader RW035-001

by Lexar

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.7 x 1.5 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0013TRZI2
• Item model number: RW035-001
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (73 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Card Reader, February 7, 2009

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ChicagoCPA (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lexar Dual-Slot USB 2.0 Flash Memory Card Reader RW035-001 (Personal Computers)

<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.

23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars for it; 0 for Beach Camera!, August 13, 2008

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Michael M. Shaw - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lexar Dual-Slot USB 2.0 Flash Memory Card Reader RW035-001 (Personal Computers)

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!

77 of 98 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars WARNING!!! CAN NOT FORMAT 32GB CF CARD, April 29, 2009

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Derek Tan (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lexar Dual-Slot USB 2.0 Flash Memory Card Reader RW035-001 (Personal Computers)

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.