Modern CFExpress cards deliver very high-speed performance, but finding a card reader that actually achieves these speeds is a daunting task. In this video, I test the AngelBird MK2 (USB3.2 Gen2x2) and the BlackJet TX-1CXQ (Thunderbolt 3) readers, on 6 different MacOS and Windows computers, with unexpected results.
00:00 Introduction
02:26 Evolution of memory card speeds
06:25 General overview of the AngelBird MK2 and the BlackJet TX-1CXQ
11:45 The various USB3.0, USB3.1, USB3.2 and TB3 versions and their factual transfer speeds
18:17 Mapping the USB and TB protocols to computer models for the test
23:49 Testing benchmark suites and test procedure
28:51 Test results
30:29 The problems with drag&drop performance on MS Windows computers
32:35 Reaction of BlackJet's helpdesk
34:31 Conclusions
