SF3 Series - SxS PRO X Card Reader

Take advantage of the speed and power of Thunderbolt 3 to transfer content from your SxS media, including SxS PRO+ series cards, systems running Windows 10 (64-bit version 1909+), macOS Big Sur (with SxS driver 3.0), and macOS 10.12.6 and later using the SF3 Series Thunderbolt 3 SxS Pro Card Reader from Sonnet. In addition to SxS compatibility, XQD and SDXC cards are supported using an adapter, and Mac users may use this card reader with Thunderbolt 2 or Thunderbolt connectivity by way of a Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter. Thunderbolt 3 and 4 ports are supported on Windows systems. The card slots support Sony SxS, SxS-1, SxS PRO, SxS PRO+, and SxS PRO X media.

Using the 40 Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 bus, Sonnet's SxS Pro card reader can operate at total speeds up to 2500 MB/s using its dual SxS card slots. It is equipped with dual Thunderbolt 3 ports, one of which connects to your host system, while the second can be used to daisy-chain up to five additional devices, including additional card readers, two 4K displays at 60 Hz, or one 5K display at 60 Hz. A power adapter and power cable are included to power the card reader.

Note:

Sony AXS media cards are not supported by this reader. Currently only Intel-based macOS computers are supported.

General Features

Superior Ingest Performance

Ingests footage from all SxS cards at up to maximum supported speeds. Simultaneously ingest from two cards at full speed.

Broad SxS Card Support

Supports all SxS media, including SxS PRO X, SxS PRO+ E Series, and SxS-1 cards.

PCIe 3.0 x4 Thunderbolt 3 Peripheral

Thunderbolt 3 provides four lanes of PCIe 3.0 and two lanes to each SxS PRO X card slot (a Thunderbolt 4 device would be limited to one lane total).

Compact, Rugged, Stackable

Small and rugged aluminum enclosure for reliable operation with a design that enables multiple SF3 Series card readers to occupy same footprint.

Rackable

Threaded mounting points enable secure attachment of two readers side-by-side on a rack tray in just 1 RU of rack space.

Two 40 Gb/s Thunderbolt Ports

One port connects to the computer and the second port supports daisy-chaining of up to five additional SF3 Series pro card readers.

Forward Compatible

Sonnet Thunderbolt 3 Pro Readers are fully compatible with Thunderbolt 4 computers, and they are purposely designed with Thunderbolt 3 which has four lanes of PCIe 3.0 available.

Backward Compatible

Compatible with Thunderbolt 2 and Thunderbolt Macs when used with an Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB Type-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter and a Thunderbolt 2 cable (both sold separately).

macOS and Windows Compatible

When connected to a Thunderbolt 3 port, this card reader is compatible with macOS Big Sur (with SxS driver 3.0), macOS 10.12.6+ or later, and Windows 10 (64-bit) version 1909 or greater. Currently only macOS computers with an Intel chip are supported