Product Description

As the leader in high-performance flash technology, SanDisk introduces its new high performance readers. They were specifically designed and targeted for the high-end professional photographers. Together with the Extreme IV Compact Flash cards, they have brand, speed, size, and price features that differentiate them from other competitor's offerings. These products are for the maximum value and experience for the professional photographer. Now, a complete "system" offering for improved workflow efficiency:The Readers have extremely fast read/write speeds. This line provides the durability and high-speed quality demanded for serious photography. Both the Extreme CompactFlash and Readers have the fastest speed available today, in a brand name you can trust.

Product Details

• Brand: SanDisk
• Model: SDCFRX4-4096-901
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds

Features

• Complete system offering improved workflow efficiency for the professional photographer
• Includes two extended firewire cables
• Comes with 4 GB Extreme IV CF Card
• Includes data recovery software
• Reader features read and write performance of 40 MB/sec with ESP technology

Amazon.com Product Description
Designed for high-end professional photographers, the SanDisk 4 GB Extreme IV CF Card with FireWire Reader offers maximum value and performance for the professional photographer. With speeds clocked at up to 40 MB/sec the reader has extremely fast read/write speeds. This design provides the durability and high speed demanded for serious photography. Both the Extreme Compact Flash Card and Reader offer the fastest speeds available today.

The SanDisk FireWire Reader is compatible with all Compact Flash card capacities.

Card Features
From the ground up, the card was designed to meet the critical speed and performance needs of serious professional photographers, thus allowing significantly improved workflow efficiency for capturing, viewing, uploading and transferring large image files. With the extreme demands of photo shoots under severe weather conditions such as heat, cold, wind, rain, and snow, this card was built to perform in the most extreme environments and temperatures from -13 degrees F to 185 degrees F (-25 C to 85 C). The card is shock and vibration tested too.

The included Data Recovery software ensures your photos will always be there (even if you delete them accidentally). When you need help, a dedicated, priority technical support hotline for direct customers of SanDisk Extreme products is available. Also, a handy travel case that keeps your memory cards organized is included, and the card comes with a lifetime limited warranty.

Reader Features
The bundled reader performs at speeds up to 40 MB/sec of read and write performance with ESP Technology. SanDisk has ensured professional durability and performance by beefing up the reader with extended temperature testing (-25 to 85 C), Shock-vibration testing, built-in water resistance, and data recovery software ensures your photos will always be there in case of accidental deletions.

For convenience, SanDisk includes two extended FireWire cables, a hard case to house all items, a three year limited warranty, and a dedicated, priority technical support hotline for customers of SanDisk Extreme products.

From the Manufacturer
SanDisk's Extreme IV is the new industry leader for high profile professional photographers. As the elite flash memory cards available on the market, Extreme IV has extremely fast read/write speeds. This 4 GB card provides the durability, high-speed, and quality demands for serious photography.

SanDisk’s award-winning technology solidifies the strength of the Extreme IV family of high-performance flash cards.

Advanced Features:

• Includes a Firewire memory card reader for fast transfers to PC and/or hard drive storage
• Designed to meet the critical speed and performance needs of serious professional photographers. Significantly improved workflow efficiency for capturing, viewing, upload and transferring large image files
• Ideal for demanding photo shoots under severe weather conditions--heat, cold, wind, rain, snow, etc.
• Built to perform in the most extreme environments and temperatures--from -13º F to 185º F
• Up to 40MB/sec sequential read and write (leveraging the new Extreme FireWire Reader)
• Durable, reliable and thoroughly tested--temperature tested (heat and cold); shock and vibration tested
• Data recovery software ensures your photos will always be there (even if you delete them accidentally)
• Included travel case keeps your memory cards organized
• Lifetime limited warranty

Customer Reviews

PERFECT
Hey there at first I could not get my alienware laptop to recognize when this product was plugged in because my laptop has a unpowered 4pin firewire port (all 4pin ports are unpowered) so no power was getting to the device for windows to understand that something is being plugged into it 'also" the wire's that come with it are 6 & 9 pin firewire plugs but after some surfing on the web I found my solution it's called the Apricorn AFW6-4 firewire adapter kit thats all you will need it sends power to the unpowered 4pin port on your laptop & your laptop"windows XP" will recognize it everything works perfect now!!!! Trust me!!!!

Getting FireWire on Laptop.
PARTS, and PATCHES.

Belkin F5U513 PCMCIA/CardBus-to-FireWire Notebook External Powered Adapter
Belkin AC adapter requirements:
Voltage: 12V DC
Current: 1.6 Amps, can be rounded up to 2 Amps
Plug Size: OD=3.8mm ID=1.3mm. OD=Outer Diameter, ID=Inner Diameter
Plug Polarity: Center positive
Adapter available at LCDPayless, email them specs. Many Universal Adapters have OD=5.5, ID=2.5.

Speed Concerns:
SanDisk Extreme IV CF 40MByte/sec <=> FireWire-400 50MByte/sec, FireWire-800 100MBytes/sec <=> PCMCIA CardBus Type-II Burst Mode 133MByte/S

Note** 8 Bits = 1 Byte

Slow Firewire transfers
SYMPTOMS
After you update your computer to Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), the performance of your 1394a or 1394b FireWire devices may be greatly decreased. A digital camera that uses S400 speed is an example of such a device.


CAUSE
This problem occurs if you connect a 1394a or 1394b FireWire device to a 1394b port. This problem occurs because Windows XP SP2 changes 1394b ports to S100 speed when you upgrade.

FIX
KB885222 or SP3

The San Disk Extreme IV bundle offered exceptionally high card-to-computer transfer rates, and now photographers are able to take advantage of the incredible write speeds these cards offer with the D300, and Nikon D3 that support the higher transfer rates of UDMA-enabled Compact Flash cards.

Beware Dell Laptop Users -- XP
Updated Entry: 5/14/08
this reader will not work with PCs/LAPTOP that has the 4pin connector.
4 pin is the really small 1394 port and is not powered. the reader will not be recognized by Windows. If you don't have 6 pin or 9 pin ports don't buy it, use USB 2.0 instead. you will get the same speed results.
Thanks



If you use a Windows PC with Firewire 4 PIN which is the small connector, you need to purchase an additional cable. the item description on Amazon did not "enumerate" the PINs and when you wait for it and receive it, you're a bit disappointed for not being able to use the reader. you can purchase a cable 1394b 9pin to 1394 4 pin from Fry's for $8.00

so Have not used the reader for 2 days now because of this!!! stupid design from Sandisk
ps: wanted to change my star rating from 3 to 1 but you can't edit that.