Silicon Power Launches USB 3.0 All-In-One Card Reader

[btarunr]

In this age of high-definition camcorders, do you find yourself with a high speed memory card to go with your professional standard camera, but lacking an ultra-high speed card reader to complete the package? SP (Silicon Power), leading manufacturer of flash memory, today announces the launch of the all-new USB 3.0 ALL IN ONE card reader. With its universal compatibility and high speed 5 Gb/sec data transmission rate, it is the ultimate link between high-performance memory cards and storage devices for professional-level photographers.

Designed to accommodate all mainstream memory cards, the ALL IN ONE card reader is highly compatible and reliable. Containing five card slots for simultaneous read and write, it is equipped to deal with even the latest high speed SDXC UHS-1 memory card. Whether you are looking to upload every second of a high definition video or a series of high resolution action shots, the ALL IN ONE card reader will have the job done in a matter of seconds. Supporting Ultra DMA mode 7, the ALL IN ONE card reader runs on CF600X high-speed memory cards at their fastest capacity. Using the latest high speed USB 3.0 interface, it takes the stress out of transferring high definition photographs, making file saving faster and easier.



Weighing barely 55g, the USB 3.0 ALL IN ONE card reader is small and compact, designed to take up only the minimum space needed. It contains a 50cm USB cable as well as an LED power indicator: the ALL IN ONE card reader really is the epitome of convenience for the owners of desktop computers and laptops alike.

Features:

• Compatible with USB3.0, USB 2.0 devices
• Support 5Gb/s super-speed, 480 Mb/s high-speed, and 12 Mb/s full-speed transfer rates
• Five card slots that can read and write simultaneously
  o CF
  o XD
  o M2/micro SD/SDHC/SDXC
  o SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC
  o MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/MS Pro HG/MS XC
• Support new spec card & capacity
  o SDXC UHS-I: upto 2TB
  o MS Pro HG/MS XC: upto 32GB
  o CF / Ultra DMA mode 7
• LED indicates the usage status
• With 50cm USB3.0 cable
• 2-year warranty

Specifications

• Dimensions: 73 x 50 x 13 mm
• Weight: 55g (excluding USB transmission cable)
• Support OS: Windows 2000 SP4,Windows XP SP3,Windows Vista Home Basic (32Bits),Windows
• Vista Ultimate (64Bits),Windows 7 Ultimate (32Bits),Windows 7 Ultimate (64Bits),Linux Fedora 11 (kernel 2.6.X),Mac 10.2.8,Mac 10.5.6,Mac 10.5.8,Mac 10.6.4
• Operation temperature: 0°C ~ 70°C
• Storage temperature: -20°C ~ 60 °C
• Color: White

[araditus]

So if 5Gb/s super-speed and 480 Mb/s high-speed then what is LUDACRIS SPEEED? and will it turn my usb cable to plaid? Becuase the thought of reaching plaid makes me excited

[[H]@RD5TUFF]

I just don't see the need for this as only CF would even be able to come close to maxing usb 2.0, and even then @ 20mbs that's pretty fast for a few photos.

[Shinshin]

the ALL IN ONE card reader runs on CF600X high-speed memory cards at their fastest capacity

How can capacity be fast?! Maybe largest?

Nevertheless, it is a nice product. Also, I wonder how the simultaneous read and write works.
I had a card reader that was ok when I read/write from 1 card. Doing read/write on 2 cards and it got froze...

[Maban]

Current CF cards can reach over 90MB/s. That's more than double the actual maximum bandwidth of USB 2.0. How don't you see any need for this?

[pantherx12]

Originally Posted by [H]@RD5TUFF

I just don't see the need for this as only CF would even be able to come close to maxing usb 2.0, and even then @ 20mbs that's pretty fast for a few photos.

Naw, you can get SD cards that break the 20MBS barrier as well.

Things only get faster so it's all good.

Or hell this is handy when transferring from one type of storage to another.

[[H]@RD5TUFF]

Originally Posted by pantherx12

Naw, you can get SD cards that break the 20MBS barrier as well.

Things only get faster so it's all good.

Or hell this is handy when transferring from one type of storage to another.

Fair enough, but is 25mbs really sooo much faster than 20 ? as you can still get that over USB 2.

Faster is better but I am growing increasingly convinced that USB 3 is stillborn.