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Re: [OM] No E-System pro camera until 2010 ;( - Now xD vs CF

Subject: Re: [OM] No E-System pro camera until 2010 ;( - Now xD vs CF
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:36:16 -0400
Then I clearly have a bottlneck(s) somewhere.  My USB 2.0 CF card reader 
  only runs about 7-8 MB/sec while the Expresscard hits 10-12.  Most of 
my CF cards are SanDisk Ultra II.  A few generations back.

Chuck Norcutt


Moose wrote:
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> I second Ian on this point.  Most built-in readers have a USB
>> interface which is relatively slow.  Pay a few bucks for an
>> Expresscard CF reader. My 4 or 5 year old laptop manages to hit
>> about 10-12 MB/sec with a cheap Expresscard reader.  I think I paid
>> $7 for it.
>> 
> 
> It's not USB that's slowing things down in this case, but the
> readers. My cheapie (< $7.) little USB 2.0 HS reader averages over 20
> MB/sec, with a fast CF card.
> 
> The ExpressCard interface is probably faster than USB 2.0 HS, but USB
>  isn't the bottleneck in this case.
> 
> Moose
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