
Description
With the increasing popularity of professional digital cinema cameras from Canon, ARRI and Blackmagic Design, the use of CFast 2.0 memory cards has soared, and the need for a truly high-speed card reader is undeniable. With current CFast 2.0 cards' rated read speeds near 550 MB/s, it's clear that USB readers don't fill that need. Sonnet's SF3™ Series - CFast™ 2.0 Pro Card Reader does. Featuring a 40Gbps Thunderbolt™ 3 interface, this device quickly ingests footage from CFast memory cards to any Mac® or Windows® computer with Thunderbolt 3 ports—on location, in the studio, or in the edit suite—at the fastest speeds the cards will support.
SF3 Series - CFast 2.0 Pro Card Reader: Dual CFast Slots
Sonnet's SF3 Series - CFast 2.0 Pro Card Reader is the industry's first CFast 2.0 card reader for Thunderbolt 3. It enables simultaneous ingest of files from two cards up to 1000+ MB/s aggregate.
Features:
- 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 Interface
- Dual CFast Slots
- Bus Powered - No Power Adapter Required
- Rugged Aluminum Enclosure
- Replaceable Captive Cable
- Mac and Windows Compatible
- 2-year Product Warranty
- Free Lifetime Customer Technical Support
- Designed in the USA
Compatibility | |
Mac Compatibility | Mac (M series) Mac (Intel) with Thunderbolt 3 ports macOS¨ 10.12.6+ macOS Ventura compatible |
Windows Compatibility | Windows computer with Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 3 ports Windows 11 and 10 |
Supported Media | CFast CFast 2.0 |
Hardware | |
Part Number | SF3-2CFST |
Warranty | 2-year |
Form Factor | Portable card reader |
Bus Interface | 40Gbps Thunderbolt |
External Connectors | Two CFast slots |
Operating Temperatures | 0?C to 35?C (32?F to 95?F) |
Dimensions (WxDxH) | 5.8 x 3.5 x 1 in. (145 x 89 x 25 mm) |
Weight | Reader: 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg) Complete Package: 0.60 lbs (0.27 kg) |
Compliance | RoHS 3 (Directive 2015/863) IEC62368-1 and IEC62368-2 Safety |
Package Contents | SF3 Series - CFast 2.0 Pro Card Reader (with captive 0.5-meter Thunderbolt 3 cable) Documentation |
With the increasing popularity of professional digital cinema cameras from Canon, ARRI and Blackmagic Design, the use of CFast 2.0 memory cards has soared, and the need for a truly high-speed card reader is undeniable. With current CFast 2.0 cards' rated read speeds near 550 MB/s, it's clear that USB readers don't fill that need. Sonnet's SF3™ Series - CFast™ 2.0 Pro Card Reader does. Featuring a 40Gbps Thunderbolt™ 3 interface, this device quickly ingests footage from CFast memory cards to any Mac® or Windows® computer with Thunderbolt 3 ports—on location, in the studio, or in the edit suite—at the fastest speeds the cards will support.
SF3 Series - CFast 2.0 Pro Card Reader: Dual CFast Slots
Sonnet's SF3 Series - CFast 2.0 Pro Card Reader is the industry's first CFast 2.0 card reader for Thunderbolt 3. It enables simultaneous ingest of files from two cards up to 1000+ MB/s aggregate.
Features:
- 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 Interface
- Dual CFast Slots
- Bus Powered - No Power Adapter Required
- Rugged Aluminum Enclosure
- Replaceable Captive Cable
- Mac and Windows Compatible
- 2-year Product Warranty
- Free Lifetime Customer Technical Support
- Designed in the USA
Compatibility | |
Mac Compatibility | Mac (M series) Mac (Intel) with Thunderbolt 3 ports macOS¨ 10.12.6+ macOS Ventura compatible |
Windows Compatibility | Windows computer with Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 3 ports Windows 11 and 10 |
Supported Media | CFast CFast 2.0 |
Hardware | |
Part Number | SF3-2CFST |
Warranty | 2-year |
Form Factor | Portable card reader |
Bus Interface | 40Gbps Thunderbolt |
External Connectors | Two CFast slots |
Operating Temperatures | 0?C to 35?C (32?F to 95?F) |
Dimensions (WxDxH) | 5.8 x 3.5 x 1 in. (145 x 89 x 25 mm) |
Weight | Reader: 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg) Complete Package: 0.60 lbs (0.27 kg) |
Compliance | RoHS 3 (Directive 2015/863) IEC62368-1 and IEC62368-2 Safety |
Package Contents | SF3 Series - CFast 2.0 Pro Card Reader (with captive 0.5-meter Thunderbolt 3 cable) Documentation |
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