



Really, I can’t see a downside to this reader so far other than the fact that the UHS-II read speed in my tests is a tad slower than those of ProGrade’s desktop reader, but the increased read speed from SanDisk cards more than compensates for that as that’s pretty much all I use in my drones, 360, 3D and action cameras. Those will now be switched out in that workflow with the new PGM0.5 reader. With a single USB 3.0 connection, users will be able to quick access and transfer data to and from the high-capacity memory cards. In fact, in that second one, you can see that I’m using ProGrade’s desktop readers as part of my mobile SSD backup workflow. Our USB 3.0 memory card readers supports many common card types such as CompactFlash®, SecureDigital® and MemoryStick® cards and much more. And if you want some ideas for mobile backup solutions, have a read of this and this. With as small as it is, it makes for a great field reader that’s easy to pack for backing up those microSD cards in your drones, action cameras and 360 cameras or your full-sized SD cards inside your mirrorless cameras and DSLRs while you’re still out on location. Sure, ProGrade and SanDisk have UHS-II microSD cards, but virtually no devices support them and while their capacities definitely get pretty high, a 256GB UHS-II microSD card is significantly more expensive than a 256GB UHS-I microSD card for zero benefit on our cameras. ProGrade’s new PGM0.5 reader just makes those cheap UHS-I cards even better value than they already were. This versatile reader lets you easily transfer photos, videos, music and other data between your favorite cards and your PC. Of course, you’re always going to get the best performance with UHS-II cards, but how many of us have cheaped out with the UHS-I cards because it’s all our cameras really need?Īnd with microSD cards, there isn’t really much other practical choice. Kingston’s USB 3.0 High-Speed Media Reader reads all major card format types and supports UHS-I and UHS-II SD card speeds, making it ideal for photographers, videographers, design studios and printing houses.
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The fact that the new ProGrade reader supports the faster SanDisk read speed protocol is going to be a huge deal to a lot of creatives, especially those who want to backup or unload their very inexpensive SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-I cards very quickly.
