CFexpress Type B and SD UHS-II Dual-Slot Memory Card Reader by ProGrade Digital | USB 3.2 Gen 2 for Professional Filmmakers, Photographers & Content Creators

For some reason my Nikon won't connect to my iMac to transfer my photos from the new Z8 memory stick I got, the CFExpress. So I had to buy a card reader. I wasn't going to go for a cheap one because I'm sick of things being cheap, but this was affordable with the right reviews for me. It only took about 15min to transfer 2400 photos into my Lightroom. And I checked the heat on the reader, and it's not too hot. It's warm, but not enough to burn you and complain on Amazon about it. It is an excellent purchase and well worth the money. I figured it would've taken an hour to import, but no. 15min is nice. Don't know what other readers do and how long it would've taken, but for how many photos I took (including a couple video files!) I'd say if you're on the fence, get this. The one con is the magnet doesn't help us Mac users as there's nothing to use the magnet on. But that's okay cuz it's only temporary and I can put it away when done.

All I'll say is, get this now and stop wasting time. I normally have to waiting 30 minutes or more to transfer files. I updated my card and purchase this and it is worth every penny.

It was nice and compact - definitely smaller than I expected. It’s also sturdy and fast. No complaints.

Fast and reliable - just what the photographer needed. It’s a workhorse and serves my needs for quick transfers from my media into Lightroom for editing.

The card reader functions flawlessly

I recently purchased a Memory Card Reader, and initially, it worked great. However, after some usage, I noticed it started getting excessively hot during operation. Living in Georgia (the country), returning the product posed some challenges, but the support from the company was truly exceptional.Despite the difficulties in sending the product back, the company's customer support went above and beyond. They promptly addressed my concerns, understanding the unique circumstances, and sent me a brand-new replacement. The new Memory Card Reader is now working perfectly, and I'm quite satisfied.Overall, I would give the product a 4-star rating for its functionality, but I have to commend the company's support with a 5-star rating. Their responsiveness and willingness to resolve the issue efficiently turned what could have been a frustrating experience into a positive one. If you're considering a purchase from this company, their outstanding customer support is a significant plus.

Quick and quality! I use mostly!

PROS:-The reader has a magnetic base which I love. This means that the reader isn't just dangling from the end of a cable and can be loaded/unloaded with one hand while firmly mounted on a PC case.-Reads SD cards.-Has a heavy build and manages heat well. The unit itself does not overheat but the Sandisk 256GB Extreme Pro CFexpress card gets almost too hot to touch at 400MB/s. I think this is a mostly a limitation of the card's heat management not the reader's. I can't imagine how hot the card would get if writing files at the card's advertised write speed of 1200 MB/s. Again, I presume this is a limitation of the card and not the reader firmware design.-The reader mounts the XQD card (status light comes on) but so far does not recognize it in Windows 10. I am hoping that this functionality will be added to the reader with a firmware update by Prograde. There is really no reason that it shouldn't since the Nikon D850 camera can now read both cards.CONS:-I cannot get the reader to recognize the NIKON XQD 120GB card which is the same form factor as the CFexpress card. Hopefully this functionality will be added by Prograde with a firmware update.-Copying 130GB of random photographs from an M.2 drive folder to the reader on a USB C SS10 3.1 (red) port took about 5 minutes. The highest transfer speed was about 400 MB/s.-The CFexpress card gets almost too hot to touch at 400 MB/s write speed. I mostly blame this on the card since the reader stays cool.-The CFexpress card stays almost too hot to touch even when sitting idle in the reader. That is pretty typical behavior of many USB thumbdrives when plugged directly into a workstation port but I'd think that the reader firmware should be able to put the card on idle to avoid this. I count it as a CON unless proven otherwise. Leaving the card in the reader for an extended period of time will damage the card.-I can't really imagine this unit transferring files anywhere near the advertised card write speed of 1.25 GB/s. That is about 3x the speed that I reached but it may be possible for short periods or for a single large file. Also I imaging the heat production in the card would be much higher which is just not healthy for the card.