Thinking of getting a SBAC-US10 SXS Card Reader

Barry J. Weckesser · November 3rd, 2009, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anthony McErlean

OK Barry, thanks for the tip.

I'll have a look around.

Here is the same thing as the Siig only in white (I have one of these also): -they ship to Northern Ireland for $ 37.00 (U.S.) + $ 49.99 for the unit itself.

PCIe to ExpressCard 34/54 Bay (1-Slot Card Drive / Adapter) for Desktop Computer

Anthony McErlean · November 3rd, 2009, 08:39 AM

Thanks for the link Barry.

Barry J. Weckesser · November 3rd, 2009, 08:58 AM

You are welcome. It has been awhile since I have used this to download since I use Nanoflash now and download with a USB reader from the CF cards. From what I can remember the Expresscard adaptor is 2-3 x as fast as the SBAC reader.

One thing you have to remember - you have to do the "scan for hardware changes" under device manager both when you remove a card and then when you reinsert the card. It is an annoyance but just takes a few seconds compared with a BIG time savings in downloading from the SxS cards.

You mentioned before about dowloading to more than one hard drive - consider Shotput Pro - downloads up to 3 hard drives in the same time as one hard drive. I would say that you could download a 32 GB SxS card to two hard drives in under 15 minutes - of course then you wouldn't have the excuse for a "pint of Guiness" sooo.........

Anthony McErlean · November 3rd, 2009, 09:37 AM

[QUOTE=Barry J. Weckesser;1442152... of course then you wouldn't have the excuse for a "pint of Guiness" sooo.........[/QUOTE]

LOL :)

Thanks once again Barry. I'll check out Shotput Pro.

Anthony McErlean · November 3rd, 2009, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Kellett

...then i transfer from sxs to sdhc in camera, then offload that shot with the sdhc>usb reader.

Paul.

Paul, out of curiosity how do you copy from SxS to sdhc with the camera.

I see you can copy one clip but how would you copy all clips in one go?

Paul Kellett · November 3rd, 2009, 11:05 AM

It's not possible to copy all clips at once in the EX1, however it is possible in the new EX1-R, hopefully with a future firmware upgrade it will be possible for the EX1 and EX3 to copy all clips at once.
Apparently the future firmware upgrades will be user done.

Paul.

Anthony McErlean · November 3rd, 2009, 11:20 AM

Thanks Paul.

Anthony McErlean · November 3rd, 2009, 12:52 PM

Hi Mark, Any details.

Brett Sherman · November 9th, 2009, 09:06 AM

This is one reason I love the SDHC workflow. It's a lot more flexible when transfering footage. Using an SDHC USB adapter is fast enough for me, in fact it's faster than connecting your camera via USB. I just got a 13" MBP and SDHC works perfectly with that without an adapter. If I was using SxS media I'd have to connect up the camera. To me the SBAC-US10 is useless since it's not buss powered. I'd rather use the camera so it can be battery powered.

I do believe you're right about ExpressCard being on the way out on laptops. The Memory Stick solution is great since it's a Sony supported alternative to SxS. Once it's available, I might switch to that.

Anthony McErlean · November 9th, 2009, 11:19 AM

Thanks Brett, for your input. I'm starting to think along the lines of a laptop, one with an eSATA port as well, handy for copying to my eSATA external H.Drive.

I was looking at this...

Acer Aspire 5739G Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 2.10GHz 15.6" LED Laptop

November 3rd, 2009, 11:05 AM	#21
Paul Kellett Trustee Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bristol UK Posts: 1,273	It's not possible to copy all clips at once in the EX1, however it is possible in the new EX1-R, hopefully with a future firmware upgrade it will be possible for the EX1 and EX3 to copy all clips at once. Apparently the future firmware upgrades will be user done. Paul. __________________ Round 2 GH5,FZ2000

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Anthony McErlean Trustee Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,080	Thanks Brett, for your input. I'm starting to think along the lines of a laptop, one with an eSATA port as well, handy for copying to my eSATA external H.Drive. I was looking at this... Acer Aspire 5739G Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 2.10GHz 15.6" LED Laptop Last edited by Anthony McErlean; November 9th, 2009 at 11:20 AM. Reason: removed link to laptop

November 3rd, 2009, 08:39 AM	#17
Anthony McErlean Trustee Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,080	Thanks for the link Barry.

November 3rd, 2009, 08:58 AM	#18
Barry J. Weckesser Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 427	You are welcome. It has been awhile since I have used this to download since I use Nanoflash now and download with a USB reader from the CF cards. From what I can remember the Expresscard adaptor is 2-3 x as fast as the SBAC reader. One thing you have to remember - you have to do the "scan for hardware changes" under device manager both when you remove a card and then when you reinsert the card. It is an annoyance but just takes a few seconds compared with a BIG time savings in downloading from the SxS cards. You mentioned before about dowloading to more than one hard drive - consider Shotput Pro - downloads up to 3 hard drives in the same time as one hard drive. I would say that you could download a 32 GB SxS card to two hard drives in under 15 minutes - of course then you wouldn't have the excuse for a "pint of Guiness" sooo.........

November 3rd, 2009, 09:37 AM	#19
Anthony McErlean Trustee Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,080	[QUOTE=Barry J. Weckesser;1442152... of course then you wouldn't have the excuse for a "pint of Guiness" sooo.........[/QUOTE] LOL :) Thanks once again Barry. I'll check out Shotput Pro.

November 3rd, 2009, 11:20 AM	#22
Anthony McErlean Trustee Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,080	Thanks Paul.

November 3rd, 2009, 12:52 PM	#23
Anthony McErlean Trustee Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,080	Hi Mark, Any details.

November 9th, 2009, 09:06 AM	#24
Brett Sherman Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mount Rainier, MD Posts: 428	This is one reason I love the SDHC workflow. It's a lot more flexible when transfering footage. Using an SDHC USB adapter is fast enough for me, in fact it's faster than connecting your camera via USB. I just got a 13" MBP and SDHC works perfectly with that without an adapter. If I was using SxS media I'd have to connect up the camera. To me the SBAC-US10 is useless since it's not buss powered. I'd rather use the camera so it can be battery powered. I do believe you're right about ExpressCard being on the way out on laptops. The Memory Stick solution is great since it's a Sony supported alternative to SxS. Once it's available, I might switch to that.