CFast and SD UHS-II Dual-Slot Memory Card Reader by ProGrade Digital | USB 3.2 Gen 2 for Professional Filmmakers, Photographers & Content Creators

Yes, the rumors are true. This thing is fast. I mean, really fast. I'll have to run some Blackmagic speed tests on it to provide as evidence, but you can see it the minute you try transferring files ... this thing is so much faster than any other card reader I've ever used, including all built-in card readers. And it's not just for class II cards where you see the speed gain. I've tried it with a number of different cards, some even legacy cards, and in every case, this reader is so much faster that it makes all the other readers I've used seem like dinosaurs. It looks cool, too, with a shiny black finish and a nice shape that makes it stand out without being garish. Another really great feature this reader has--and I'm now surprised no one has ever thought of it before--is to make the bottom magnetic. This doesn't sound like a big deal, but it actually is. You can place this reader on any metal surface, including your computer itself, and it just stays in place. Brilliant idea! (And expect to see copies of the idea in other brands by next year.) It is a little more expensive than other drive readers, but for anyone who is a photographer and takes lots of photos, this device will save so much time its really quite amazing. I'm completely impressed with this product, and I'm picky! Five Stars.

Its fast, slim, and built well as expected from prograde. I use this card reader on set and the magnetic bottom is perfect for attaching to my DIT cart and keeping it secure and out of the way. I bought a second as backup to live with my camera as well.

It's fast- I uploaded several Gigabytes of RAW files onto a fast SSD hooked up to my iMac, in just a few seconds. It's tough, not a cheap piece of plastic. Nearly anything else you can get is a cheap piece of plastic. My clients are valuable. My gear is valuable. Why rely on a $19 toy to read your stuff? I've been through a few toys that way, and when the last one failed after I shot a million $$ real estate listing and needed to deliver, I'd had enough. Ok around $70 for this. Jeez. Ya' being 20k cameras and lenses to a shoot, or spend big bucks to travel, then some plastic toy turns your card and files into garbage when it fails. (Luckily I was shooting with the 2nd card as backup) Just buy ProGrade Digital reader and have over with it.

I am new to ProGade product line, but not to working with memory cards. This is the second ProGade card reader I got for the other types of cards I use. These seem to be way more solid build than any other card reader I have used or seen in person. I did not even notice the magnet on the fist one, but now they are perched side by side over a steel panel. My other reader stopped retaining the card, so I needed to replace it, and this has been a good investment.

Product outright failed: no mounting, no lights, completely dead. After only six months of very light usage. I suspect the manufacturer other products would have the same quality.

Being a tech nerd myself, I've decided to run some tests at the rental house to compare my new card reader to the industry standard readers they had in stock.THE SETUP:They had the good ol Lexar CR1 (the one without thunderbolt 2) and Codex cfast 2.0 reader (not sure the model of that one).The card I used was Arri certified SanDisk Cfast 2.0 128gb.I've formatted the card clean and ran tests both through usb 3.1 gen 2 cables I had for all the card readers directly into the thunderbolt ports on my mac, and with included cables every card reader came with through a Female USB-A to Male USB-C adapter from Nekteck.Used both AJA system test and Blackmagic disk speed test to measure the speed.THE RESULTS:I was very pleasantly surprised with my purchase!Comparing to both Lexar and Codex, my brand new ProGrade delivered an increase of ~70mb/s on WRITE speeds and, what matters the most to me, ~75mb/s on the READ speeds! That's 15% faster offloads providing you have drive's fast enough. I am very happy with my choice, and hoping it will keep showing such good numbers as time goes on.Also should be noted that I did not see any difference with changing out the cables, USB 3.1 gen 1 doesn't seem to provide any difference to the speed. That is until you use both Cfast and SD ports on the ProGrade reader. That's the only case scenario when USB 3.1 gen 2 will be worth it.See the screenshots and cheers!

Works great for CFas and SD XC/HS cardsNot sure why they put a magnet on the bottom, I don't know anyone who has a metal desktop - I have glass, my work has wooden desktops. I have no use for the magnetic feature, and wish it wasn't there so I did not have to be so cautious using this around media and hard drives.Without the magnet it's a great reader and have had no issues with it like my original $30 CFas reader that would constantly crash (Despite also being USB-C)

I use mostly for CF Express Type B card, but it is also has a UHS-II card reader as well. Both are quite fast for the types that they use. It connects with a USB-C cable. Highly recommend.