SD card readers speed differences

BE SURE TO USE UHS-II cards and readers. SD card readers are not all the same in transfer speeds. Some are much slower than others and could make the difference between 1-2 minutes and almost an hour! I found micro-SD does not transfer that much faster and USB-C or USB-3 does not transfer faster than old USB in many cases. Here is a quick video on the subject.
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[sibertiger]

Hey bud. No need to apologize or keep explaining why you do these! Even though you're successful, you still take the time to provide practical suggestions and it's appreciated and makes you relatable. Down to earth, grounded, and real. That's why I trust you over others.

Now I'm going to order that ugreen reader as mine only does 24mb/sec!

[xtremefight]

My wife and I had this discussion (not really an argument but, you know) as I was transferring her pics to the computer. She was blaming the computer but I showed her that my card reader was twice as fast as hers. She's still keeping hers as it's pink.

[Finite-Tuning]

I use the "Kingston MobileLite Plus USB 3.2 SDHC/SDXC UHS-II Card Reader (MLP)", it's only $10 and reads/writes at whatever the speed of the card. I have 200 and 300mb cards, both of them hit their rated speeds using this reader. Cheers 🍻

[russellzauner]

This is without a doubt one of the most useful channels I sub to, not just photog ones.
Good practical stuff that gets a lot of mileage or corrects a serious issue for the packing space/$.
One of the very few that get to the point of getting the job done with the results you were imagining in your head rather than the ones I usually get on my own.
Thanks for continuing to share yourself and your production knowledge.

[ArneSaknussemm]

Thanks from Tenerife! You're got the best no nonsense save-me-time-and-money whilst being entertaining videos😊😊😊

[chilicoke]

Markus, your Toshiba Excria is a V90 card which is USH-II. None of the readers you've shown are UHS-II, which is why you're only seeing up to ~90MBps which is UHS-I transfer speed. I'd recommand a decent quliaty USH-II reader such as Satechi which is only $20, and you should be seeing 200-300MBps on your V60/V90 cards.

[peterguava]

this issue can be bigger than u think and I m thankful that u brought this up. I found it super painful if resellers send u with your camera or lens purchase cheap SD or card readers which are just useful, if u put them right into the trash can. What a waste of plastic and resources. Perfect Video, y saludos de Costa Rica

[xjet]

Pro-tip. Not all USB ports on your computer are created equal and their (maximum potential) speed can be determined by the color of the plastic insert:

Black = USB 2.0 (up to 48MB/S)
Blue = USB3 3.0 (up to 500MB/S)
Light-blue = USB 3.1 (up to 1GB/S)
Red = USB 3.2 (up to 2GB/S)

Most modern computers have USB2.0 *and* USB 3.0 ports.

If you plug even the fastest card-reader in to a black (USB 2.0) port it will be limited to about 45MB/S so choose your port carefully.

[oneword]

ProGrade Digital makes a reader that is faster than anything else I've tried. But I have to say, I never compared as many readers as you, nor as methodically. Thanks as always for what you bring to the community.

[realnikonlover]

Wow! Who knew there was so much disparity in these "tools". Amazing data for us rookies. Thanks Markus. Great info. Cheers. - Jim🤩

[HaraldEngels]

I always like your practical perspective and unbiased reviews 🙂

[johnsaucerhunter]

Boy oh boy Mr. Markus did you ever hit the head on the nail with this episode. Besides the reader's, I've found the same symptoms of Ever-Slow-Itis to dwell in the SD-cards also.. It might say it read/writes at (insert speed here), but reality is another thing entirely. And since were talking about speeds.. when you decide to transfer and archive over the footage/shots onto a backup drive, those drives are just erratic in speeds as the Readers that you pointed out. Any way, this is why besides tuning into your informative episodes of tips and information... one needs to do some personal research on their ens. Not all things are created equal.

[HumbertoAbed]

I own a couple of Ugreen accesroies and cables. Is a good brand.

Anker is great for powerbanks, I also have twho of those.

One of my last purchases was a Satechi stand for my iMac. It comes with USB A, C ports, SD and microSd readers and a headphones plugg. I got it because the looks and small footprint. Never thought much about the ports. But, to my surprise, it's really fast!! So fast I even sold my Lexar Professional Workflow.

Transfering speed is super important, specially when you shoot events like weddings and come back home with 6 filled cards.

[ListenHereOldMan]

super helpful, per usual, Markus! thx again! hope you're well

[tptrsn]

SUUUUPER HELPFUL, great stuff! Thanks for putting together all of this data Markus!!

[RoderickJMacdonald]

I just connect from camera to computer. I find this faster than removing the card, plugging it in to a reader, transferring, and then putting it back into the camera. Of course, I rarely have more than 10GB to transfer. Nor have I timed it to check the speed of the transfer. It helps that the camera connects via USB C.

[H.pylori]

Very informative. Thank you. Thumbs up.

[SunsetArchon]

I'm liking this video a year later because you actually give a visual demonstration using the card reader you purchased.

I've noticed something across the board when it comes to both descriptions of card readers on various marketplaces and the people who promote and/or review said products.

While this is typically a product where you'd wanna showcase read/write speeds, that doesn't mean anything if you can't reliably insert the SD card into the device. Yes, part of that is common sense determining which way the connectors face, but it goes deeper than that.

Most of these readers don't disclose ease of insertion/removal of the cards on their product page or in the review itself. A lot of reader are designed so a good amount of the card is still exposed for "easy" removal, which is a completely different source of grief for me. But readers like this take in the whole micro SD card leaving only that small edge visible. That small edge is what you have to pull it out by. Gently. Why? Because these readers don't have ports with a spring loaded ejection feature. You know, the kind you see on the back of the Nintendo Switch. And the Wii U. And the Wii...

Again, I know these readers are mostly cheap, but there's still that expectation that your SD card will survive being inserted, read and/or written to, and removed. And that expectation should persist more than once or twice.

Having said that, UGREEN looks to be pretty reliable when it comes to ease of insertion judging from your demonstration. I'll have to check them out later.

[RobertWhetton]

Best SD card reader I ever bought is my Delkin DDReader-44 USB 3. I get 260MiB/sec peak from my Transcend 700S V90's. It's also worth noting that what you're copying to will effect the speed, cheaper SSD's will fill their cache quicker, so you'll go from fast to slow in a couple of minutes.

[dimensional]

Markus, great informative video. KUDOS to your channel.