ProGrade Digital has announced the release of the PG04 and PG05.5, a pair of memory card readers designed to make the most of their respective compatible media formats.

“These additions to our reader product line give our customers more choices for downloading content from the quickly emerging CFexpress Type B standard,” said Wes Brewer, founder, and CEO of ProGrade Digital. “We are excited to introduce another pair of industry-leading card readers that provide greatly improved levels of performance to the workflow of creative professionals. Being able to download a 256GB card filled with data in less than 3 minutes represents a 3x to 5x improvement in speed compared to current solutions in the market.”

Designed for cinema, video, and photography workflows, where large volumes of data and files are the norm, the CFexpress Type-B & XQD Single-Slot Thunderbolt 3 Workflow Reader from ProGrade Digital provides rapid and efficient transfers of data from the card to computer, thanks to its 40 Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 interface. Portable and compact, this reader is compatible with CFexpress 2.0 and 1.0 cards, as well as XQD 2.0 and 1.0.

The PG04 includes a certified Thunderbolt 3 cable while the PG05.5 includes both a USB 3.2 Gen2 type C to C and type C to A cables. Just like the rest of the ProGrade Digital reader line, these new readers have a patent-pending magnetic base and come with an adhesive metal plate to solidly attach the reader to any work surface – such as a laptop cover for greater convenience and functionality. “This feature is extremely popular with professionals who often find themselves editing in cramped spaces so we also included it in the larger PG04 reader.“ said Brewer.

Next up is the dual-slot PG05.5, a replacement for ProGrade Digital’s PG05 that features a CFexpress Type B (not compatible with XQD cards) and SD card slot (UHS-II).
The CFexpress Type B & UHS-II SDXC Dual-Slot USB 3.2 Gen 2 Card Reader from ProGrade Digital offers a high-speed workflow to match the fast transfer speeds of their memory cards. Equipped with one CFexpress Type B slot and one UHS-II SDXC slot, this reader takes advantage of the 10 Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2 bus to deliver transfer speeds of up to 1.25 GB/s, or 1250 MB/s via its USB Type-C interface.

The PG04 and PG05.5 are currently available to purchase for $129.99 and $79.99, respectively.
More info on ProGrade Digital’s website.