A pocket reader with a USB-A plug and a USB-C plug, for SD and microSD UHS-I cards. Lexar's 205MB/s figure is higher than the SD Association's 104MB/s UHS-I bus maximum, and Lexar says results depend on the card.
We may earn a commission.Lexar's product sheet says the reader connects to laptops, tablets or phones, but its supported-systems list names only Mac OS 10.8 or later and Windows 11/10/8/7/Vista/XP with a USB 2.0 or newer port. No iPhone model or iOS version is named.
Lexar lists up to 205MB/s and says results vary with system configuration and card speed. Its sheet mentions that speed alongside its SILVER PLUS cards. The SD Association lists 104MB/s as the UHS-I bus maximum, and Lexar does not explain how the reader goes past that. The reader is compatible with USB 3.1 and 2.0 ports, and a USB 2 port limits it to 480Mb/s.
SD, SDHC, SDXC, microSD, microSDHC and microSDXC cards, with UHS-I support. Lexar does not list UHS-II, so a UHS-II card would be limited to its UHS-I mode.
Lexar does not publish a power draw. The sheet describes plug-and-play and hot-plug support with no drivers needed. There is no charging port.
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