Whether you shoot with SD, microSD, XQD or CFexpress cards, we round up the best memory card reader for your camera
It used to be that your computer had an SD memory card slot, and after a shoot or holiday you could slide your card straight into your laptop and download your images. But those days are gone. Your MacBook these days doesn’t even have a standard USB port, let alone a memory card slot.
But even beyond the limitations of your computer’s design, memory has evolved beyond SD card formats. Many cameras now support memory such as XQD and CFexpress. And, of course, micro SD.
The streamlining of laptop designs and expansion of memory card formats has led to the rise of memory card readers. From memory card readers dedicated to one card type to multi-use, all-in-one devices, there are all sorts of memory card readers out there to suit your needs as a photographers.
In this guide we’ll make our picks for the best memory card reader for photographers, from all-in-one options to the best card readers for SD, XQD and CFexpress cards.
