Any suggestions for a quick way to get the SxS cards into a Mac Pro tower? I have the Sony reader, but the usb is slow so I'm looking for an alternative.

Not long ago I did some research into this same question and came to the conclusion that no, there aren't any better alternatives than the USB reader to get SxS files into a MacPro in one hop. There are certainly lots of choices if you can bear two or more hops, but those are worse if speed is your primary motivation.

There is a PCIe card that you can put in the MacPro which has an ExpressCard slot (facing out the back of the computer) but it has one very, very serious flaw: you must reboot your computer each time you change cards. Seriously.

Right now, my SxS card reader of choice is my MacBookPro. I offload into FW800-attached storage in the field then move that over to the edit bay where the MacPro lives. Two hops, but it works out pretty well for my workflow.

I wish Sony or someone would make a FW800 ExpressCard reader.

Not firewire but the fastest way...
O-line Video Productions - P2 Sonnet Qio, Card Reader (http://www.olinevideo.com.au/page12.htm)

-C

wow - $999 for a card reader! Who do they think they are ? Sony?
I'll stick with the macbook two step, thanks.

I had questioned this last year about the same thing.

I thought this production from New Egg was the solution, apparently not.

Newegg.com - SYBA ExpressCard to PCI-Express Conversion Card Model SD-PEX-EXPC - Add-On Cards (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124043)