Lexar Professional CFexpress Type B / SD USB 3.2 Gen 2 Reader, Transfer Speeds Up To 10Gbps, Designed for CFexpress Type B and SD Cards (LRW520U-RNBNG)

Pro-level Hardware with USB SuperSpeed transfers
I have an older Nikon D800 which takes high speed Compact Flash and SD cards. My previous card readers were the previous Lexar reader which was USB2.0 and had a terrible plasticky body. After 6 years of use, it has stopped working altogether. But 6 years of real-world use is actually really good. Therefore, another Lexar Pro reader made sense to get. To my surprise, this isn’t just a replacement. It’s a big upgrade.The triangular design looks good on my desk and it’s easy to just face the card type I am using. CF on one side and SD on the next.Transfer speeds are really good and I was pleasantly surprised to see USB-C on the actual device. It comes with a USB SS cable (super speeds for USB 3), but having a USB-C interface is a logical next step to have. These cards can’t got to Thunderbolt transfers so SS is appropriate. In other words, the limiting speed factor is the card’s read/write speeds. In a BlackMagic Disk speed, I got about 82MB/s in a CF card that is rated at 90MB/s, and about 255MB/s (read) on a SD card rated at 300MB/s. That’s quite impressive.Finally, the value for money is a no-brainer. 6 years ago, I would have had to spend at least $100 for a SanDisk equivalent (made with a robust metal enclosure). At almost a fifth of that price, if I knew about this product sooner, I would have purchased it already. Thus far very pleased.I did see a review reporting issues with bent pins. That can happen with any card reader if the CF cards are inserted without any care. My gear is getting pretty old, but I still get amazing performance from them. That’s largely because I treat my gear with care and respect and, in exchange, expect the best performance. I hope to have this card reader for many years to come.

Absolutely love.
I have been looking for a double card reader since my camera takes both SD and the newer CFExpress type B card. And this card reader is so perfect! It’s slim and stays connected unlike others I have had in the past where the cord goes bad after a week or two. I’ve been using it for about 2 months and it doesn’t seem to get hot like other readers have in the past. The transfer speed is amazing. It’s just what I need to make the transferring and editing process smoother. Last but not least the light level isn’t too bright. It is a constant blinking to let you know it’s attached and it doesn’t even bother me at all.

Issues “Ejecting” the media, as noted by others
As noted by others, “eject” is greyed out for the CFExpress slot. However, by default in Windows it does appear the media is mounted with write caching disabled so that it can be removed without ejecting as long as you’re not in the middle of writing to it. You can confirm this in Computer Management in the Storage section by looking in the properties of the drive.Copying files works fine and provides comparable speeds to other readers I have.Originally I had given this 3 stars, but have upgraded it to 4 stars after confirming I don’t get errors ejecting media without safely removing it first.

FANTASTIC, dont waste money on cheaper ones
Fantastic, much better than others. I have canon R5 mark ii I took some high def 8k video w CF B. Another card reader(cheaper,I thought arent they the same-so wrong, buy this one) the first could NOT open or recognise file. Even when i plugged computer directly to camera via C it could not open, only way file would open was play hdmi out from camera. All other options said file was 0 kb(empty-but yet would play on camera) I placed CF in the lexar and my computer immediately recognised it and was able edit video as needed. This is worth The extra money. Transfer speeds on microsd is 95-120 write. Great unit

Excelente leitor. Compre e seja feliz

Super fast, great build, always reliable