View Full Version : is USB 3 version of Sony SxS card reader imminent?


Malcolm Hamilton
April 7th, 2011, 10:42 AM
Hi all,
I've put off buying a SBAC-US10 for so long that a few more months won't hurt. Do people think it's likely that Sony will be releasing a USB 3 model soon? Or might Sony go right to Thunderbolt?
I'm getting by importing via my ExpressCard slot in my MacBook Pro, but I end up editing on a Mac Pro, so I'd rather import more directly, and so far, it seems to me that the Sony USB-device is the only way to go.
Regards,
Malcolm

Alister Chapman
April 7th, 2011, 11:33 AM
Or the Sony PXU-MS240 mobile storage unit which will allow a direct, hot swapable SxS to eSata connection or USB. Expensive way to do it though.

Malcolm Hamilton
April 10th, 2011, 08:50 AM
Thanks Alister, but yes... to expensive for me. That's why I'm wondering about the cheaper Sony SxS reader unit. Except that I don't want to spend even $260 (I think that's what it costs) if a faster, USB3 version is just around the corner.
Regards, Malcolm