Accelerated Compact Flash: The Addonics SATA CF Adapter

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Conclusion : No Replacement For USB Card Readers

Admittedly, however, this adapter only represents a real improvement with the very latest systems that support hot plugging of SATA devices ; otherwise, there’s no getting around rebooting the system every time you switch cards. For conventional applications, such as working with digital photos, a USB card reader remains the device of choice, even if it is a tad slower.

Addonics throws in some extra components with the SATA CF Adapter. These make it possible to use standard components like SATA for mass storage devices, and flash cards as storage media for special applications such as quieter or more compact computers.

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