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Brand: Lexar

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Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface

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Avg. Customer Rating:

4.4 stars

(based on 28 reviews)

93% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:

Consistent performance(8), Durable dock(8), Easy to use(9), Excellent interface(8), Fast(8)

Best Uses:

Cameras(6), Computers(3), Digital capture(4), Digital photography(11), Image transfer(14)

Describe Yourself:

Photo enthusiast(8), Professional(3), Semi-professional(9), Tech savvy(5)

Primary use:

Business(4), Personal(5)

Blazing Speed!

By DM Photography

from Longmont, CO on 10/3/2009

Pros:

Fast Transfer, Innovative Design

Best Uses:

Image Transfer

Describe Yourself:

Semi-Professional

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

If you shoot with Lexar UDMA Professional CF cards, this is the reader for you. Since I only use CF cards, the compact design does away with the clutter of other multiple-in-1 configurations. Reader snaps shut within a case to keep out unwanted objects when not in use. Numerous RAW files can be loaded to folders on external drives in no time. Highly recommended.

Fast But Doesn't Last

By MC from Houston, TX on 9/24/2009

Pros:

Fast Transfer

Describe Yourself:

Hobbyist/Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

This reader was great when I received it, but it did not last 6 months.

Not quite ready for NASCAR

By Eth

from Orlando, FL on 9/22/2009

Pros:

Durable Dock, Excellent Interface, Lightweight, Long Cable

Best Uses:

Digital Photography, Image Transfer

Describe Yourself:

Semi-Professional

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

Use for transferring photos to computer.
I thought the speed would be ultra fast, it is speedy, but not quite as I had hoped.
I like the design, and it is so easy to get started, no lag time. All in all quite the piece of equipment.

fell apart as soon as i got it

By cameraman

from usa on 9/7/2009

Describe Yourself:

Semi-Professional

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

didn't hold up. plate just fell off when i got it.

Works great

By David D.

from Burnsville, MN on 8/9/2009

Pros:

Durable Dock, Fast Transfer, Lightweight

Best Uses:

Image Transfer

Describe Yourself:

Professional

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

Very fast for a USB card reader. No complaints.

It reads my CF card very fast.

By Stan

from Salt Lake City Utah on 6/24/2009

Pros:

Durable Dock, Excellent Interface, Fast Transfer, Lightweight, Long Cable, Reliable

Best Uses:

Digital Photography

Describe Yourself:

Semi-Professional

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

This product is used to transfer pictures from my cards to my computer. It's fast. I don't use an SD card so that part is useless to me. I would recommend this reader. I purchased it because of the name and price range.

Works right out of the box

By hp

from indy on 6/11/2009

Pros:

Excellent Interface, Fast Transfer, Reliable

Best Uses:

Digital Capture, Digital Photography

Describe Yourself:

Semi-Professional

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

fast and works right out of the box. I have it connect to Windows XP, using Lightroom to import the pics. No issues with SDHC or CF cards

Works great!

By Bud

from Seattle, WA on 5/13/2009

Pros:

Durable Dock, Fast Transfer, Reliable

Best Uses:

Digital Capture, Digital Photography, Image Transfer

Describe Yourself:

Hobbyist/Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

I have tried other card readers, but this one really works great. My computer recognizes it and transfering RAW images is quickenough.

Great Speed with UDMA cards

By Sam

from Indy on 5/12/2009

Pros:

Fast Transfer, Lightweight, Reliable

Best Uses:

Digital Photography

Describe Yourself:

Semi-Professional

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

Works great with UDMA (Delkin 1GB UDMA) CF cards; less great with non-UDMA (Lexar 4GB 133x) CF cards--which seem to work better with an older USB2 (SanDisk) reader.

nice but not as fast as firewire

By jmk1111

from Texas on 5/4/2009

Pros:

Durable Dock, Excellent Interface, Lightweight

Cons:

Slow Connection

Best Uses:

Image Transfer

Describe Yourself:

Semi-Professional

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

This is a nice dock. I needed to get it for a SD card-using camcorder. File transfer times are much slower then my SanDisk Firewire CF reader for CF cards. Wish I had been able to find a firewire SD reader!

Very Fast!!! A must for photographers

By Storm180

from Boise, ID on 4/8/2009

Pros:

Durable Dock, Excellent Interface, Fast Transfer, Lightweight, Long Cable, Reliable

Best Uses:

Digital Photography, Image Storage, Image Transfer, Viewing Images

Describe Yourself:

Professional

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

I have a canon 50D and I use a sandisk UDMA 16GB card. I needed a fast transfer device for my laptop, so I had to go USB because the all the other one that are firewire require external power. I was so impressed with this item, it is very fast, all my pictures come up on my card which sometimes has over 1500+ pictures, within 3-4 minutes. Viewing of the pics are super fast just like having them on the hard drive. This is a must if you use a UDMA card!!

Fast and excellent

By tonyvet

from Boston, MA on 2/20/2009

Pros:

Durable Dock, Excellent Interface, Fast Transfer, Lightweight, Long Cable, Reliable

Best Uses:

Digital Capture, Digital Photography, Image Storage, Image Transfer, Viewing Images

Describe Yourself:

Hobbyist/Enthusiast, Semi-Professional

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

This was reputed to be the fastest compact flash compatible high speed card interface and it is. Images of 24 mb are transferred in less than a second. Excellent.

Nice product

By Rail Photographer

from Rockville, MD on 2/20/2009

Pros:

Compact, Lightweight

Best Uses:

Digital Photography, Image Transfer

Describe Yourself:

Hobbyist/Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

I use this product to transfer photos to a lap top while traveling.

It's Fast.

By htrodscott

from Orange County, CA on 2/10/2009

Pros:

Compact and pocketable, Fast Transfer, Lightweight

Best Uses:

Digital Photography, Image Transfer

Describe Yourself:

Hobbyist/Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

I bought this to dump the images off of my 8GB Lexar UDMA compliant CF cards. This reader makes that task a lot faster than other card readers I have. I realize that it is not as fast as Lexar's Firewire 800 reader, but I use a PC laptop and that one wasn't an option. It installed on Windows XP and Windows 7 Beta with no problems or effort. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is using UDMA compliant CF cards.

Just used it once so far,but it will be

By mopper

from Los Angeles, CA on 2/7/2009

Pros:

Excellent Interface, Fast Transfer, Lightweight

Best Uses:

Digital Capture, Image Transfer

Describe Yourself:

Semi-Professional

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

I use this to download the memory chips to Capture One.

Nice Reader

By Michael Stano

from Stillwater, OK on 2/6/2009

Pros:

Attractive Case, Fast Transfer, Lightweight, Long Cable, Portable

Best Uses:

Digital Photography, Image Transfer

Describe Yourself:

Hobbyist/Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

Attractive design. Seems well-built. Highly portable. Both CF and SD cards are a bit hard to insert and remove, but this is no real issue, and may improve over time. Despite the positive comments, I would probably never have bought this particular reader had it not be for the sizeable rebate.

Way faster than my old CF reader!

By M@

from Alaska on 2/6/2009

Pros:

Fast Transfer, Lightweight

Best Uses:

Digital Photography, Image Transfer

Describe Yourself:

Professional

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

Over the years my CF cards have gotten larger and the number of pictures taken during an outing keeps growing. Downloading a full card could take 30+ minutes with my old reader. I decided to try something newer to see if I could save some time. The first time I used it was to download just a dozen or so of photos. My old reader would take about 90 seconds to do this. I started the transfer, looked away for a couple of seconds and when I looked back, it wasn't transferring anymore. I assumed it had a problem as this seemed too quick but was pleasantly surprised to see it had already finished! I was hoping to see a 2 to 3 times speed increase, but it has been closer to 10!

very fast

By Filippo

from Curitiba, Pr, Brazil on 1/15/2009

Pros:

Durable Dock, Excellent Interface, Fast Transfer, Lightweight

Best Uses:

Image Transfer

Describe Yourself:

Hobbyist/Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

very fast

It's not sexy, but...

By Jeff

from Hartford, WI on 1/6/2009

Pros:

Fast Transfer, Lightweight, Long Cable

Best Uses:

Image Transfer

Describe Yourself:

Hobbyist/Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

OK, so it's not the sexiest piece of gear you'll buy by wow is this card reader fast. I actually can't believe how much less time it takes to import files than over USB from the camera. Maybe everyone already knows this but I didn't. If you're in the market for a card reader, this one is compact, fast and simple to use. I'm not sure it needs to do more than that.

Glad I bought it!!

By ZEKE

from Batavia, IL on 12/29/2008

Pros:

Consistent Performance, Easy To Use, Fast, Great Design, Highly Compatible

Cons:

None I can think of

Best Uses:

Cameras, Computers

Describe Yourself:

Multimedia Professional

Primary use:

Business

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

This is a great product, like most from Lexar, and if it got lost or stolen, I would replace it ASAP.

Good product

By Terri

from Colorado on 12/29/2008

Pros:

Consistent Performance, Easy To Use, Reliable

Describe Yourself:

Professional Photographer

Primary use:

Business

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

This Lexar card reader is probably one of the best USB readers available. It is a USB connection, so it definately isn't as fast as a firewire reader, but it is much faster than other USB readers I've tried. It's compact...travels easily...hookup is simple. I've always favored Lexar products, and this one doesn't disappoint.

[0 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

I like it

By andrea

from Honolulu HI on 12/29/2008

Pros:

Consistent Performance, Easy To Use, Fast, High Capacity, Highly Compatible

Best Uses:

Cameras

Describe Yourself:

Tech Savvy

Primary use:

Business

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

versatile

FAST with CF Extreme IV card

By pgifish

from SWF on 12/29/2008

Pros:

Consistent Performance, Easy To Use, Fast, High Capacity, Highly Compatible

Cons:

NONE

Best Uses:

Cameras

Describe Yourself:

Technically Challenged

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

photography with Sandisk Extreme IV cf cards

Small, Light, and Ultra-Fast!

By NewGuy2009

from California, United States on 12/29/2008

Pros:

Consistent Performance, Easy To Use, Fast

Best Uses:

Computers

Describe Yourself:

Multimedia Professional

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

Very convenient to carry around, especially with a laptop. This is a quality product.

Great device

By Butch

from Portland, TX on 12/29/2008

Pros:

Consistent Performance, Easy To Use, Fast, Highly Compatible

Best Uses:

300x UDMA cards, Cameras

Describe Yourself:

Tech Savvy

Primary use:

Business

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

I use this device to read the 300x UDMA CF Lexar cards used in my Nikon D300 and the 133x SD cards from some of my other cameras. I get noticeably faster downloads than my previous card reader. I liked the first one so much, I bought another for my office.

Works great

By Hot Rod Lincoln

from Lebanon, Tn. on 12/29/2008

Pros:

Easy To Use, Fast

Best Uses:

Cameras

Describe Yourself:

Tech Savvy

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

Works well, fast, but not with USB 1.0. Highly recommended.

fast

By flx100

from New York, NY on 12/29/2008

Pros:

Consistent Performance, Easy To Use, Fast

Best Uses:

Cameras

Describe Yourself:

Tech Savvy

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

One of the most gratifying products to get. Sit back and smile while your photos are transferred turbocharged.

[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]

Works great with Windows XP & Linux

By Seriously casual snapper

from Sequim, WA on 11/12/2008

Pros:

Consistent Performance, Easy To Use, Fast

Best Uses:

Computers

Describe Yourself:

Tech Savvy

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lexar Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface:

This CompactFlash and SD/MMC reader was immediately recognized by my ASUS eee sub-notebook. This allows me to copy images to a portable hard drive (rather slowly) while traveling light.

The reader shows up as two drives, one for each slot, and you can copy from a SD card directly to a CompactFlash card or vice versa is desired. If you use the 'Safely Remove Hardware' before unplugging a memory card, you'll need to unplug the reader from the USB port and reinsert the plug to get the computer to recognize another card (I just unplug the card after ensuring no program has the card open in Windows XP but dismount when in Linux - 'disconnect' in the eee's file manager).

It took an IBM T43 computer 8 min 5 sec to copy a fully loaded 8 GB Sandisk Extreme III CompactFlash card to the T43 hard drive and 7 min 45 sec using a Delkin Cardbus 32-Bit High Speed Compact Flash Card Adapter. I encourage other users with higher speed cards and adapters using UDMA technology to report their results. I'm entirely satisfied with the timings for my personal use, but professionals may desire faster transfer times.

Customer Reviews about the Lexar Professional Series CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) UDMA Dual-Slot High Speed Card Reader with USB Interface at Adorama