If you have a current 15″ MacBook Pro laptop, you’re even more stuck, as Apple abandoned the Express Card slots in favor of a dedicated SD card reader (the 17″ MacBook Pro still has an Express Card 34 slot). The card reader is compatible with most XQD. That means plugging the fast reader into a slow USB 2 port to transfer files, or adding a USB 3 card to your computer. Transfer data from your XQD and SD cards to your computer via the USB 3.0 port with the Sony XQD/SD Card Reader. Sadly for us Mac users, the only readers currently available for the XQD cards are USB 3.0 or Express Card 34. Via SuperSpeed USB interface, get the most from the high-speed performance of Sony CFexpress memory cards. This compact, easy-to-carry card reader transfers data at high speed to a PC, dramatically improving workflow. The good news is that if you have a USB 2.0 slot on your computer, you can still use the USB 3 reader, albeit at a much slower transfer rate. Optimize via USB interface the high performance of Sony CFexpress and XQD memory cards. USB 2.0 is stuck at 480Mbs… just over half the speed of Firewire 800. USB 3 can theoretically deliver 5Gbps per second… that’s faster than eSATA.
SONY XQD CARD READER SPEC SERIES
The speed difference between USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 is immense. The Sony XQD Card Reader enables you to quickly and easily transfer large amounts of data, such as RAW photos, from your Sony XQD memory card to your. 29.6 x 38.5 x 3.8 mm 64GB PCI Express 3.0, USB3.1 Gen.1 (Super Speed USB) 440MB/s 400MB/s -25-+65C (Non-condensing) Features Get the most from burst shooting With their extremely fast write speeds, Sony XQD G Series Memory Cards are ideal for continuous RAW burst shooting with high-end DSLRs. Sony’s XQD card readers are USB 3.0, with USB 2.0 backwards compatibility.
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You may as well shoot video if you want to do that.
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That’s a lot of frames! Of course, most photographers don’t find themselves ripping off 80 frames at 10fps most of the time. In my testing with the XQD card I was able to shoot 83 14-bit lossless compressed NEFs in the D4 before the buffer filled and shooting speed dropped. Sony’s spec states 125MB/s transfer rates are possible. The new XQD standard promises very fast data throughput. My Nikon D4 included a free 16GB Sony XQD card and reader. The Sony XQD card and reader (left) compared to Compact Flash