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Internal CF Express card reader?

JamesHarvey
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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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shadowsports
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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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jrhoffman75
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I use the ProGrade reader that Rick mentioned. It can magnetically attach to the side of the computer housing.

John Hoffman
Conway, NH

R6 Mark II, M200, Many lenses, Pixma PRO-100, Pixma TR8620a, Lr Classic

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shadowsports
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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

jrhoffman75
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I use the ProGrade reader that Rick mentioned. It can magnetically attach to the side of the computer housing.

John Hoffman
Conway, NH

R6 Mark II, M200, Many lenses, Pixma PRO-100, Pixma TR8620a, Lr Classic

kvbarkley
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I think you are about 10 years too late to look for a bay-fitting reader.

JamesHarvey
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Hopefully not, internal bus connections are still much faster than USB.

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