Delkin Black Rugged Multi-Card Reader Review

Introduction

The Delkin Black Rugged Multi-Card Reader DDREADER-50 is a USB 3.0 card reader. It supports UHS-II SD and microSD cards as well as CompactFlash cards.

There reader has two Secure Digital card slots: one for full-size SD cards and one for microSD cards. Both slots support UHS-I and UHS-II cards. The CompactFlash slot supports UDMA 7.

The case is has black plastic ends with a metal body. There is a space to allow the included USB cable to be stored with the reader. A gray rubber end cap covers the entire reader for added protection.

The bottom of the reader has feet on the corners to prevent it from sliding. The label states the reader made in Taiwan.

A 3-foot long USB 3.0 cable is included and connects to a USB 3.0 Micro-B port on the back of the reader.

Supported operating systems include Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, 8 8.1 and Mac OS 9.0 or later. The reader is backed by a five year warranty along with a 48-hour replacement warranty.

Performance

The DDREADER-50 was benchmarked using SD and microSD cards. The results are shown below. The reader also support CompactFlash cards. The reader allows all three card types to be read simultaneously.

Reader: Delkin Black Rugged Card Reader
Benchmark: CrystalDiskMark 3.0.3 x64
Program settings: 1000 MB, 5 passes, random test data
Operating system: Windows 10 Pro
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 4.40GHz
RAM: 32GB DDR3 1600

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