Product Code: SONSF32SXSPX
Suggested Retail Price £320+VAT
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For years, pro digital video camera pioneers Sony and ARRI have used SxS professional memory cards for capturing footage on select cameras, relying on the cards for their durability and speed. With the move to shooting in 4K and higher frame rates, cards fill up faster than ever, and the need for a truly high-speed card reader with the fastest interface available is undeniable.
Sonnet's SF3 Series - SxS Pro Card Reader fills the bill. Featuring a 40Gbps Thunderbolt™ 3 interface, this device quickly ingests footage from SxS memory cards to any Mac® or Windows®(1) computer with Thunderbolt 3 ports—on location, in the studio, or in the edit suite—at the fastest speeds the cards will support.
The SF3 Series - SxS Pro Card Reader is the industry's first SxS card reader for Thunderbolt 3. This dual-slot reader takes advantage of Thunderbolt 3's 40Gbps bandwidth to ingest files simultaneously from two cards at maximum speed—more than double the average ingest speed of USB 3.0 card readers. Using the Sonnet SxS reader enables you to ingest footage from multiple cards in much less time for a significantly more efficient workflow.
The SF3 Series - SxS Pro Card Reader includes two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports; the first connects it to your computer, while the second supports daisy chaining of up to five additional Thunderbolt peripheral devices(2) to a single port on your computer. The reader includes 10Gbps USB 3.1 Gen 2 support, meaning you can connect a USB device to the second port using the proper cable or adapter. The SxS reader also provides full support for connecting up to two 4K displays @ 60Hz or one 5K display @ 60Hz(4). For connected devices requiring extra power, 15 watts is provided to bus-powered other devices, such as the SF3 Series – CFast 2.0 Pro Card Reader.
The SF3 Series - SxS Pro Card Reader supports all generations of SxS media, up to the latest E Series cards. When used with proper adapters (sold separately), you can even use XQD and SDXC cards with this reader.
The SF3 Series - SxS Pro Card Reader—measuring a compact 5.75 inches wide by 1 inch high by 5.1 inches deep—is suitable for use in any workspace. The reader's extruded aluminum shell makes it lightweight, yet rugged enough to be transported in an equipment bag without fear of damaging the case. SF3 Series card readers are designed to be stacked, allowing multiple readers such as additional SxS Pro Card Readers and Sonnet's CFast 2.0 Pro Card Readers to occupy the same footprint. The SxS reader enables you to daisy chain multiple readers to ingest four, six or more cards simultaneously, taking advantage of Thunderbolt 3's 2,750 MB/s bandwidth.
Sonnet includes a 0.5-meter Thunderbolt 3 cable to connect the SF3 Series - SxS Pro Card Reader to your computer, and a Sonnet ThunderLok 3 Thunderbolt connector retainer clip(5) to secure the cable to the reader. Accidentl cable disconnect can lead to data loss. Sonnet's ThunderLok 3 secures the Thunderbolt cable to the SxS reader, and is easy to install and use—just slide it over one end of the cable, and then plug in the connector and secure it to the reader by turning a thumbscrew. Because of its unique design, ThunderLok does not attach to the connector, but remains on the cable so it won't get lost when not in use.
Technical Notes:
THUNDERBOLT 3 PRODUCTS | SKU | Big Sur Intel Macs | Big Sur M1 Macs |
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Echo 11 Thunderbolt 3 Dock | SON-ECHO-DK11-TB3 | √ | √ (M1 Macs support only one monitor in TB Docks) |
Solo5G USB 3 to 5GBASE-T Ethernet Adapter | SON-SOLO5G-USB3 | √ (Update driver to version 1.4.12) | X Marvell driver update TBD |
Solo10G Thunderbolt 3 to 10GBASE-T Ethernet Adapter | SON-SOLO10G-TB3 | √ | √ |
Solo10G Thunderbolt 3 to SFP+ 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (SFP+ included) | SON-SOLO10G-SFP-TB3 | √ | √ |
Twin10G Thunderbolt 3 Edition - Dual Port 10GBASE-T Ethernet Adapter | SON-SOLO10G-SFP-TB3 | √ | Sonnet X550 driver update coming Q1 2021 |
Twin10G SFP+ Thunderbolt 3 Edition - Dual Port SFP+ 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter | SON-TWIN10GCSFP-TB3 | √ | Sonnet 82599 driver update coming Q1 2021 |
Echo Express SEL Thunderbolt 3 One-Slot Low-Profile PCIe Card Expansion System | SON-ECHOEXPSE1-TB3 | √ | √ (PCIe card must have M1 compatible driver) |
Echo Express SE I Thunderbolt 3 One-Slot PCIe Card Expansion System | SON-ECHOEXPSEL-TB3 | √ | √ (PCIe card must have M1 compatible driver) |
Echo Express SE IIIe Thunderbolt 3 Three-Slot PCIe Card Expansion System | SON-ECHOEXPSE3-E-TB3 | √ | √ (PCIe cards must have M1 compatible drivers) |
Echo III Desktop Thunderbolt 3 Three-Slot PCIe Card Expansion System | SON-ECHO3D-TB3 | √ | √ (PCIe cards must have M1 compatible drivers) |
Echo III Rackmount Thunderbolt 3 Three-Slot PCIe Card Expansion System | SON-ECHO3R-TB3 | √ | √ (PCIe cards must have M1 compatible drivers) |
2018 xMac mini Server with one full-length and one half-length slot Thunderbolt 3 Edition | SON-XMACMSA-TB3 | √ | √ (PCIe cards must have M1 compatible drivers) |
eGFX Breakaway Box 550 | SON-GPU550W-TB3 | √ | X (M1 Macs do not currently support eGPUs) |
eGPU Breakaway Box 750 | SON-GPU-750W-TB3 | √ | X (M1 Macs do not currently support eGPUs) |
eGPU Breakaway Box 750ex | SON-GPU-750WEX-TB3 | √ | X (M1 Macs do not currently support eGPUs) |
eGPU Breakaway Puck Radeon RX 5500XT | SON-GPURX5500XT-TB3 | √ | X (M1 Macs do not support Dual Display TB Adapters) |
eGPU Breakaway Puck Radeon RX 5700 | SON-GPURX5700-TB3 | √ | X (M1 Macs do not support Dual Display TB Adapters) |
Thunderbolt 3 to Dual DisplayPort Adapter - Supports two 4K Displays | SON-TB3DDP4K | √ | X (M1 Macs do not support Dual Display TB Adapters) |
Thunderbolt 3 to Dual HDMI Adapter - Supports two 4K Displays | SON-TB3DHDMI | √ | X (M1 Macs do not support Dual Display TB Adapters) |
PROFESSIONAL MEDIA READERS | SKU | Big Sur Intel Macs | Big Sur M1 Macs |
SF3 Series - CFexpress/XQD Thunderbolt 3 Pro Card Reader | SON-SF3-2CFEX | √ | √ CFExpress | X Sony XQD driver update TBD |
SF3 Series - CFast 2.0 Thunderbolt 3 Pro Card Reader | SON-SF32CFST | √ | √ |
SF3 Series - RED Mini-Mag Thunderbolt 3 Pro Card Reader | SON-SF3-2RMM | √ | √ |
SF3 Series - SxS Thunderbolt 3 Pro Card Reader | SON-SF32SXS | √ | X Sony SxS driver update TBD |
Thunderbolt Pro P2 Card Reader - Thunderbolt 2 | SON-TBP2 | Sonnet P2 driver update coming Q1 2021 | Sonnet P2 driver update coming Q1 2021 |
Echo ExpressCard Pro SxS Media Reader - Thunderbolt 2 | SON-ECHOPROE34 | √ | X Sony SxS driver update TBD |
SDHC Adapter for SxS Camera Slot or SF3 Series SxS Reader | SON-SDSXS-E34 | √ | √ |
Now that pretty much every camera captures to digital media, choosing the right kind of reader has never been more important. For 35 years Sonnet has pioneered innovative and award-winning products that enhance computer performance and connectivity. This blog looks at Sonnet’s expanding range of professional media readers.
NEW: Thunderbolt™ 3 External Graphics (eGPU) SolutionsAt BVE 2018, Sonnet will showcase its new eGFX Breakaway™ Box 650, a Thunderbolt™ 3 to eGPU PCI Express® (PCIe®) card expansion system designed and qualified specifically for large, power-hungry video graphics processing unit (GPU) cards, including the AMD Radeon™ RX Vega 64 and overclocked NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 10 series-based cards. The 650 model enables the use of all GPU cards that support connecting to a computer over Thunderbolt — such as AMD Radeon R9, RX, RX Vega, and Pro WX models and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9 and 10 series, Titan X and Xp, and Quadro® models — with Thunderbolt 3-equipped computers, providing GPU support for computationally intensive applications and games. (Lists of supported computers and GPU cards are available at www.sonnettech.com/product/egfx-breakaway-box.html). Mac®- and Windows®-compatible, the new Sonnet system is the coolest and quietest eGFX box on the market, with a built-in, variable-speed, temperature-controlled fan that quietly and effectively cools the installed card.
Sonnet Technologies today announced the launch of its new SF3™ Series — SxS™ Pro Card Reader, the second in a new family of professional media readers that feature a 40Gbps Thunderbolt™ 3 interface. The Sonnet reader employs dual card slots to take advantage of the tremendous 2,750 MB/s bandwidth Thunderbolt 3 offers. Sonnet's latest Pro Card Reader, the industry's first SxS card reader with Thunderbolt 3, can ingest files simultaneously from two cards at their maximum speeds, and is also compatible with SD™ and XQD™ media cards when used with Sonnet SDHC Adapters and Sony XQD ExpressCard® Adapters, respectively. Compatible with Mac® and Windows® computers with Thunderbolt 3 ports, the Sonnet reader is also compatible with Mac computers with Thunderbolt 2 or Thunderbolt ports when used with the Apple® Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter.