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Lexar announces new $50 CFexpress card reader with read & write speeds up to 1,050MB/sec

Jun 5, 2020 by John Aldred 1 Comment

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Lexar has joined SanDisk, Sony, ProGrade, Delkin and Wise by releasing a CFexpress memory card reader. Surprisingly, it seems to be the cheapest on the market so far, coming in at a mere $50. It has a USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C socket, although the supplied cable is Type-C to Type-A (there’s no Type-C to Type-C cable in the box).

The reader boasts “Next-Generation Transfer speeds” with a read and write of up to 1,050Mb/sec. This may sound at odds with the Lexar’s own CFexpress cards boasting an impressive 1,750MB/sec read speed, but this is more a limitation of USB 3.1 Gen 2, which caps out at 1,250MB/sec.

While not being able to utilise the full 1,750MB/sec of Lexar’s own CFexpress cards is understandable due to the speed limitations of USB 3.1 Gen 2, the decision to only include a USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A cable is not. This limits it to 625MB/sec. Fine if you’re only using UHS-II SD or even CFast, but for CFexpress? It cuts the transfer speed down to a third of the card’s ability.

Perhaps it’s a cost-saving exercise to allow compatibility for the most amount of people while keeping the price lower than the competition. Personally, I think it’s worth paying the extra $10-20 for the convenience of having both Type-A and Type-C cables included with a card reader.

The Lexar CFexpress card reader measures in at 56.2 x 47.28 x 12.85 mm and weighs a mere 21g. It’s compatible with both PC and Mac and operates from -10°C up to 70°C. Lexar says that it’s “compatible with only CFexpress Type B memory cards”, which means that it probably won’t work with your XQD cards.

It’s available to pre-order now for $49.99, but don’t forget the cost of the extra USB cable if you want to be able to utilise the full speed of USB 3.1 Gen 2.

[via Lexar]

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John Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

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