SD card readers speed differences 

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!

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.

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.

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 🍻

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.

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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.

I always like your practical perspective and unbiased reviews 🙂

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Markus, great informative video. KUDOS to your channel.

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.

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.

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.

Great info. Thanks Markus.

Very informative. Thank you. Thumbs up.

How did you know I was just haven't that problem after my last vacation. I came back with so many full memory cards, it took almost 8 hours to download the pics and videos! Some of the cards took 50 minutes each to load! I thought it was the read/write speed of the card. I never thought to check the card reader. I usually just buy the cheap ones. Not anymore...

You got a thumbs up within the first 10 seconds. Love the intro.

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.

I love the Sandisk readers. Combined with Sandisk extreme cards i get 170MB/s on USB3. But that only works with original cards because it is out of spec. I guess 100MB is the U1 specification. They are also tiny an exist in a regular as well as micro SD size.

This was very helpful!

Very good content Thanks for information

I didn’t know I needed this, but I do!

Thanks.

Nice info . Thanks

USB ports come in different speeds. White is slow, black is faster, blue is faster still. There are other colors; I think it's yellow that's power only no data (very slow!) 😉

Now this is worth knowing about! 👍

Thanks man that helped alot!😊

Thanks man, that was useful.

Also the exact type of card can make a big difference.. ie V10 or A1 etc .. It depends what type of data.

I wonder why Kingston has not been shown in the video (only linked in the description, which seems to be skipped by some viewers), as it's so cheap, small and effective that I've got three copies - just to be sure I have at least one with me anywhere.

amazing video!

Thanks for the information.

You are probably using an older USB 3 Gen 1 port on that system, @MarkusPix. The free card reader than came with my Kingston Canvas React V90 cards hits 240MB/s+ on my system when plugged into a USB 3.1 Gen 2 port.

I would love to see a part 2 video with even more card readers. Like the pro-grade and the Kingston MLP. There are so many horrible readers out there that are slow. I'm looking for a 125 Mb + reader.

Thank you!

Did you check the speeds coming straight out of your camera? I usually use the USB C 3.0 cable plugged into the back of my PC straight to my camera. I don't know if it is faster or slower, but like not having to take the card out of my camera.

USB-C is only connector. I can be and IS often USB 2.0 Speed Rating. Many USB-C PD meaning Power Delivery cables are 2.0 data speed rating.

Uhs-ii cards and card reader will go above 200 MBs for reading and writing

Thanks!

Great information. If you can help save us from waiting en extra 30 min, hell yeah, Thank you very much!

USB-C (the connector) is separate from USB 3 (the protocol) and different protocols may be used over different connectors. Any blue USB-A ports/connectors should be "superspeed" USB 3.0. The USB-C connection could be using the slower USB 2.0 protocol.

Thanks man.

You can also make the speed faster by having an SSD hard drive and not the traditional spinning hard drive plus you can install on the back of the computer in one of the video card slots two to four USB 3.1 or USB C input.

Good mate,ive just bought an eBay green 4 in one reader that simultaneously reads for a third of the price 6 uk pounds, thanks for the advice, amazing hair.

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ProGrade is the answer. But it also is heavily dependent upon the card. Lots of cards don’t live up to their speed claims.

Nice..

When you distinguished between the two form factors of connectors, what you referred to as "USB 3" was actually USB Type-C. The letter is to do with the form factor: you have the older USB Type-A, which has a larger, rectangular connector, and the more recently introduced USB Type-C, which has the smaller connector, rectangular with rounded corners. The number is generally the determining factor of the speed of data transfer, so typically e.g. USB 3.x will be faster than USB 2.x. When discussing speed of transfer, you need to pay attention to the number part of the description, not just the manufacturer.

Say I have a Beikell adapter and when I use it on my phone it turns on when my phone is booting up but once my phone is unlocked it stops being powered? Had it work in the past it just wont now and I've only had it for a month, very disappointing

My Kingston card reader gets about 80 mb/s transfer speed on my uhs1 cards.

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I waited until the last second hoping for that chrome and white keyboard giveaway but it didn't happen. I want that thing Markus.

Hi folks, I've had problems with Sandisk readers where I can't easily get the card back out. - there was not enough card protruding to get a grip on. I filed the plastic down a bit to make it easier.

3:41 You made a pun and didn't know it!

usefull stuff

I suspect some of my cards were damaged when someone downloaded files with a cheap and low-quality card reader.

Its normal card readers drain smartphone fastly? I had expectation to watch some movies but its the only issue for me

Sandisk has a proprietary card reader that can read UHS-I at 170 MBps

how about reliability and heat rather than speed?

I'm not gonna lie. But if you shove a SD or MicroSD card that has slow read speeds into the 19MB/s SD Reader. The read and write speeds are just like how you use to load up a commodore 64 game or copy a file into a floppy disk.

Find a fast XQD reader? Nikon d 850. Thank you for your video.

ESSENTIAL TO KNOW

Overall Anker usually make decent stuff for the money.

Obviously my comment is meant for newer cameras, but I just plug my Camera straight to the PC via USB-C, very fast, no need to deal with adapters.

t h a n k s !

I think have a problem with my SD card I updated my PC bios and everything was fine until I plugged in my sandisk pro card with a generic multifunctional adapter bought it from amazon and I used to use it for months very well, but I shocked suddenly my pc show I should Format the card! I unplug it and put it in my camera but its dead and the camera cannot read it! I tried the card in 2 cameras! Im trying to figure out whats wrong! So I try to plug my another SD card to the PC but wow its also died! I dont know whats wrong! How can I restore my files? And fix this problem? I tried to plug in another flash drive sandisk with this same (adapter) to my pc but nothing happend and the flash drive is working very well! With or without the adapter So... adapter is fine ? Is he caused this ? Or is it from my pc after the bios update ? I need help

im pretty sure its megabits not megabytes

I use since years Transcend. Its about 90

Putting a UHS-II card (2 rows of pins) into a UHS-I (1 row) reader ruins lives😅

UGREEN is good brand, using cables and chargers...

I'm transferring at 8mb currntly trasnfering 256gb😂

Hallo Markus, I made a video some time ago... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i0xIYDQ6cYM.html and found out that this "Anker PowerExpand 2-in-1 USB-C SD 4.0" will transfer with up to 161 MB/s. I think any card reader with SD 4.0 standard will probably do that but I am very happy with the Anker. I hope it will save your lots of time! Alles Liebe Mili

Markus - surprised you haven't looked into Thunderbolt 3. WWWWWay faster. You're welcome.