ExpressCard 34 Compact Flash Reader for Your Mac or PC

So, how are you going to stuff that Compact Flash (CF) card of yours from your DSLR into your MacBook Pro or new-fangled PC laptop with its ExpressCard 34 (34 for 34mm in width)? Since your CF card is a bit wider than the ExpressCard slot, you have to either use a USB or FireWire reader to grab your contents off the card. But not anymore thanks to Delkin.

The Delkin eFilm ExpressCard 34 CompactFlash Card Adapter (available at Amazon) will allow you to plug your CF card into your MacBook Pro or PC ExpressCard slot. With a slight amount of the card sticking out from the slot, this bulge is what helps you get a larger fit into a smaller slot. All the electronics fit into the 34mm slot and the card into the mouth of the adapter. This, of course, means that your CF card will also stick out, but what small price to pay for an ExpressCard CF reader.

The adapter card will smoke the files off the CF card at 20 MB per second and it requires no drivers for either platform. Plug-and-play and it is hot swappable. Nice. And since you probably already have those SD-to-CF card adapters (and then all those other flash to SD adapters, too), you’ll be set with just one card! While a bit pricey at $50, this adapter is still worth it for its size and performance.

[tags]Compact, Flash, CF, Card Reader, ExpressCard, 34[/tags]