Lexar Dual-Slot Reader Brings SDHC & UDMA CF Support

Last week, Lexar debuted 4GB SDHC and 8GB UDMA CF card with a write speed at 133x and 300x respectively. The CF is primarily aimed at photogs who will be shopping for a DSLR as UDMA support won't make it to the cameras until later this year. To match with the cards' higher transfer speeds, the company also announces the release of the the Dual-slot Reader with compatibility ranges from SD/SDHC to CF/UDMA-CF. All these guaranteed write speeds don't mean much when you are transferring the photos back to the PC. However, if the sequential write speeds can reach this level, then read speed can't be far behind. The SDHC gives you 20MB/s (133x * 150KB/s) whereas UDMA CF hits 45MB/s (300x * 150KB/s). No wonder Lexar makes a FireWire 800 version of the reader as well.

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