SF3 Series - CFexpress/XQD Pro Card Reader
Professional Dual-Slot CFexpress 2.0 Type B/XQD Card Reader for Computers with Thunderbolt 3 Ports
Key Features
- Superior Ingest Performance —Ingests footage from CFexpress 2.0 Type B cards and XQD cards at up to maximum supported speeds
- Cuts Ingest Times by up to Half —Dual card slots enable simultaneous ingest of footage from two cards for greater efficiency.
- PCIe 3.0 x4 Thunderbolt 3 Device —Thunderbolt 3 provides four lanes of PCIe 3.0 (two lanes to each CFexpress/XQD card slot). A Thunderbolt 4 device would be limited to one lane total.
- Compact, Rugged, Stackable —Small and rugged aluminum enclosure for reliable operation; design enables multiple SF3 Series card readers to occupy same footprint.
- Rackable —Threaded mount points enable secure attachment of two readers side-by-side on a rack tray in just 1U of rack space.
- Two Thunderbolt Ports —One port connects to computer; second port supports daisy chaining of up to five additional SF3 Series pro card readers.
- Forward Compatible —Sonnet's pro card readers are fully compatible with Thunderbolt 4 computers, and are purposely designed with Thunderbolt 3 (which has four lanes of PCIe 3.0 available).
- Backward Compatible —Compatible with Thunderbolt 2 and Thunderbolt 1 Macs when used with an Apple® Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter and a Thunderbolt 2 cable (both sold separately).
- Mac & Windows Compatible —Supports Mac and Windows computers. (Supports only CFexpress cards on M1 Macs.)
- Overview
- Tech Specs
Superior Ingest Performance
Whether you’re capturing 4K at 60P RAW video footage to CFexpress™ memory cards, or shooting hundreds of photos in a session and saving them to XQD™ memory cards, the generated files are huge, and the cards fill up fast. Moving those files to your computer for editing is a must, but if you use the wrong tool, you’ll spend a lot of time waiting around. Get a Sonnet SF3™ Series - CFexpress/XQD Pro Card Reader; it’s the ultimate tool for finishing the job fast.
Dual Card Slots, Less Waiting
The SF3 Series - CFexpress/XQD Pro Card Reader is ultra-fast, able to ingest files from CFexpress and XQD cards at their maximum speeds(1). Better still, it can ingest files simultaneously from two CFexpress cards—at more than double the average ingest speed of other CFexpress or XQD card readers—to cut your ingest times in half.
Ready for Racking
Sonnet’s SF3 Series pro card readers include threaded mount points that enable you to securely attach two readers side-by-side on a rack tray in just 1U of rack space.
The CFexpress/XQD Reader for Digital Imaging Technicians (DITs)
Measuring 5.75 inches wide by 1 inch tall by 3.5 inches deep, the SF3 Series - CFexpress/XQD Pro Card Reader is suitable for use in any workspace and workflow; for DITs working multi-camera shoots or in a small space, the Sonnet reader’s design advantages stand out.
Built with rugged aluminum enclosures, SF3 Series card readers are designed to be stacked and daisy chained, enabling multiple CFexpress/XQD, RED MINI-MAG®, SxS™, and CFast™ 2.0 readers to occupy the same footprint, while connecting to your computer through a single cable. Now you can take advantage of Thunderbolt 3’s 2750 MB/s bandwidth to ingest four, six or more cards simultaneously!
| Part Number | SF3-2CFEX |
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| Form Factor | Portable card reader |
| Bus Interface | 40Gbps Thunderbolt |
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| Power Adapter | Universal 60W, 100-240V AC, 50–60 Hz |
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| RoHS Compliant | Yes |
Reader Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 5.75 x 3.5 x 1 in. (147 x 88.3 x 35.6 mm)
Weight
- Reader and Power Adapter: 1.35 lbs (0.6 kg)
- Complete Package: 2.10 lbs (1 kg)
Package Contents
- Sonnet SF3 Series - CFexpress/XQD Pro Card Reader
- Power adapter
- Power cable
- 0.5-meter 40Gbps Thunderbolt cable
- ThunderLok 3 Thunderbolt connector retainer clip
- Documentation
