OCZ Secure Digital Dual Memory Card

Moving on to testing with the unit installed in a device, let's see how speed translates from SD connection to a device out and through a USB connection to a PC.  Our device as we mentioned earlier is a digital camera, a Minolta Dimage Z6 to be exact.

As you can see, USB pass through cables really have their speed limited by the original memory interface to a device (SD in this case) before it even hits the USB connection to your PC.  The OCZ card's USB connection average of 13.5 MB/sec could max the 2GB capacity in two and a half minutes.  That same card installed in a camera for instance is held back and would take a good 37 minutes.  With the RiData being just 0.1 MB/sec slower, this is equates to the comparison card being 11% slower and taking a correspondingly longer amount of transfer time.  This is the reason why card readers are such hot items.

Conclusion

What a nifty unit.  I have always cursed pass through cables when uploading large numbers of digital photos for speed, now I know why.  The ability to pop the SD memory card out and by way of its USB end, plug it directly into my PC without the presence of a card reader is worth its $50 street price alone.  The write protection switch and OCZ's lifetime warranty are just icing on the cake.  If you use any SD memory devices and don't have a card reader on your machine, then this is a must have piece of hardware.  Two thumbs way way up on this one.  A big thanks again to OCZ Technology for sponsoring this review.

Pros

• Ultra compact

• Dual SD/USB interface

• Eliminates need for card reader

• 2GB always gives joy

• Lifetime warranty

• Write protection switch

• $50 street price

Cons

• None

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