04-11-2025 03:34 AM
Is anyone aware if there are "internal" CFE card readers available to fit into desktop PCs (i.e. on a 3.5 or 5.25in panel); preferably with a SATA connection?
There is only one internal reader (Startech) that even has SC UHS-ii, & that uses a USB3.1 internal connector, & is not as fast (<200MBps) as the internal bus integrated reader on my Dell XPS (~250MBps).
Otherwise what external CFE readers have been found to work well?
Thanks!
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04-11-2025 07:38 AM - edited 04-11-2025 07:40 AM
Greetings,
Some of us use the ProGrade dual slot card reader. PG5.05. It offers CFE type B and UHS-II support, and is backwards compatible. Angelbird makes a nice model too. They are about $80 bucks but you can sometimes find them on sale.
~Rick
Bay Area - CA
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04-11-2025 07:40 AM - edited 04-11-2025 07:41 AM
I use the ProGrade reader that Rick mentioned. It can magnetically attach to the side of the computer housing.
04-11-2025 07:38 AM - edited 04-11-2025 07:40 AM
Greetings,
Some of us use the ProGrade dual slot card reader. PG5.05. It offers CFE type B and UHS-II support, and is backwards compatible. Angelbird makes a nice model too. They are about $80 bucks but you can sometimes find them on sale.
~Rick
Bay Area - CA
~R5 C (1.0.9.1), ~R50v (1.1.1) ~RF Trinity, ~RF 100 Macro, ~RF 100~400, ~RF 100~500, ~RF 200-800 +RF 1.4x TC, BG-R10, 430EX III-RT ~DxO PhotoLab Elite ~DaVinci Resolve Studio ~ImageClass MF644Cdw/MF656Cdw ~Pixel 8 ~CarePaks Are Worth It
04-11-2025 07:40 AM - edited 04-11-2025 07:41 AM
I use the ProGrade reader that Rick mentioned. It can magnetically attach to the side of the computer housing.
04-11-2025 09:54 AM
I think you are about 10 years too late to look for a bay-fitting reader.
04-11-2025 02:49 PM
Hopefully not, internal bus connections are still much faster than USB.
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