Lexar CompactFlash FireWire 800 Card Reader RW034-001

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000QU1QVG
• Item model number: RW034-001
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 1, 2007

Product Description

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 FireWire 800 Reader is a high-performance reader with a stackable design that allows for concurrent downloads from multiple cards. Fully compatible with both UDMA CompactFlash (CF) and standard CF memory cards, the reader provides versatility and the ability to leverage blazing-fast UDMA CF card speeds. Save Time and Improve Workflow High-Speed Downloads. The Lexar Professional UDMA FireWire 800 Reader supports the FireWire 800 interface with data transfer rates of up to 800Mb/sec (or 100MB/sec)—twice as fast as traditional FireWire 400 which satisfies the demand for faster transfer rates from card to computer. When paired with a blazing-fast Lexar Professional UDMA card,the reader is performance optimized to deliver blazing fast read/write speed from the card. Innovative, Stackable Design. Lexar Professional UDMA FireWire 800 Readers have an innovative stackable design that allows up to four readers to be daisy-chained together for concurrent downloads. This unique feature lets you configure the readers to your specific needs, and allows you to streamline your productivity and drastically accelerate your workflow capabilities. The stackable design makes it ideal for boosting productivity in a photo studio environment. Enhance Your Business. 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

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fast reader but flawed FireWire 800 Implementation, October 2, 2008

By	Felddy (Arlington, VA USA) - See all my reviews

The reader is indeed fast. But...

One of the features that I was interested in was the pass thru FireWire 800 port for daisy chaining of devices. Unfortunately if the reader is in a chain with other FireWire 800 devices it will not operate. It may also prevent other devices in the chain from operating properly. This is unfortunate as many machines only have one 800 port, and FireWire 800 hubs are expensive. Below is the reply that I received from Lexar about the issue.


-- Lexar Technical Support --
Thank you for contacting us. The FireWire 800 reader is designed to daisy chain with other of the FireWire 800 readers. You can daisy chain up to 4 of the readers together. They are not designed to work daisy chained with other devices like external hard drives. Best suggestion I can give for a case like yours is you would want to purchase a powered FireWire 800 hub to connect the 2 different devices to your system.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent product, and boy is it FAST!, October 20, 2008

By	Frank E. Trinkle (Valdosta, GA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    (VINE VOICE)

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I bought this at Amazon to mate up with my new Lexar Pro UDMA 8GB CF card. The reviews here were mixed, so I had a wee bit of trepidation about spending over $60 for a simple reader. I am happy to say that my misgivings were unjustified. This is a great product.

The unit itself IS a little cheap looking, but it works as advertised, and is the fastest reader I've ever seen! My first test, downloading 2.9GB of RAW and JPEG pictures just taken with my new Canon 50D, wouldn't even allow me to go get a cup of coffee before finishing! My old USB method would have allowed me not only to get a cup, but to finish it before that amount of data completed its download.

Impressive that Lexar INCLUDES not one, but two Firewire 800 cables with the unit. One is bout 36 inches; the other is a six-inch shorty.

Others who commented about the card release button feeling "sticky" are somewhat correct. It DOES feel a little tight, but I suspect that those who have had a problem with it are probably being a bit aggressive.

I am always very careful with CF cards due to their pin structure, and I don't think that this unit will have a problem if you handle it with care while only pushing the eject button slowly, and only as much as needed to get the card out far enough to retrieve.

A final note that I was lucky to have purchased the Lexar 8GB UDMA PRO card at B&H while it still had a $80 rebate offer. It's now expired, but I suspect that UDMA card prices will fall soon, and that makes this reader an absolute MUST if you're loading up with pics or video.

VERY happy with this purchase! Five stars.

UPDATE: Unlike other reviews here, I have daisy-chained this reader with my Firewire800 G-Drive Hard Disk without issue. I have also put it in a mix with Firewire400 peripherals and also without issue. On my Mac with OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard) the icon for the reader pops up no matter where I attach the reader, either directly to a FW800 port, OR in a chain. No issues at all!

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute screamer, July 25, 2007

By	Old Engineer (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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Why did I wait so long to get a FW800 card reader? This reader is fast, on the order of 10x faster than a USB 2.0 reader. This reader is also the best built one I've used.