The 11 inch doesn't have an on-board SD Card reader, unless I misread the literature, so what's the best way to transfer the data from SD cards?
An SD card reader?
Is there a "Best option for the Mac" or should I simply search Amazon?
Thanks
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)
no best option. any will work. depends on the price you'll want to put and performance you want.
How is performance different?
I want(ed) an on-board option, since that would be fastest, however, allowing for this omission, then yes, the fastest option is to be sought.
What then, is the fastest option?
there are 3 types of SD cards: normal (SD), fast (SDHC) and blazing fast (SDXC). The better the performance, the more readers and cards cost
Most macs come with SDXC card reader.
the SDXC reader can read SD, SDHC and SDXC cards, but they cost more
the SDHC reader can read SD and SDHC but not SDXC.
the SD reader can only read SD. they're the cheapest.
If you're going to buy high performance cards (SDHC or SDXC), you don't want to buy SD readers, as they'll be incompatible.
Hope this answers.
P.S. (the onboard SDXC reader isn't going to be much faster than a good quality SDXC reader, since even SDXC is slower than USB 3.0 technology)
OK.
I'll get m'sen a 3rd party SDXC reader plus I'll have a look and see which cards I actually use, but they're likely the SanDisc Ultras and a couple of Extremes or thereabout with photos and not video.
Thanks
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