You can, however, buy the next-best thing: a plug-in CF or SD card reader, designed specifically for the iPad. The two units work with both iPads 1 and 2, and simply plug into the tablets ...

The camera industry is moving toward SD and microSD cards for storing images, but there are still some holdouts, especially at the high end of the market, that use larger CompactFlash (CF) cards.

and CF cards. If your camera uses SD cards but your laptop lacks a card reader (or it has one, and you're unimpressed by its speed), you'll need a separate card reader that hooks up to your laptop ...

This modular system can be specced with dedicated readers not just for SD and CF, but also formats like XQD and the impressive - if barely used - C-Fast 2.0. Use each reader as a standalone device ...

yet it'll handle Micro SD and Memory Stick cards, in addition to the usual SD and CF. The cheapest reader on test, it's also one of the smallest, and it's no slouch. SD scores proved consistently ...

Lexar has introduced the Lexar Professional CFexpress USB 3.1 Reader to its range of memory products that are geared towards making the workflow of professional photographers and videographers faster.