Transcend RDF5 USB 3.1 Type-A SD & microSD Card Reader for SDHC/SDXC, Black TS-RDF5K

Dont usually do reviews but this little device saved my bacon ... Having been recently involved in an accident I had to get the footage from my dashcam to send to my insurers to prove I was not at fault... I tried several card readers and was about ready to give up cos none of them would give me the info from it... So I decided I would try once more and was so glad I did... Was so easy to use put the Micro card in the slot at the side which fit perfectly and inserted in the Usb port of my laptop and it opened up straight away... No messing about it was really fast just uploaded straight away thank god... Photo quality was crystal clear along with the background noise picked up everything. I'm happy know and info sent off to insurance company ☺️

I first bought one of these in June 2018. It finally stopped detecting SD cards a few days ago, in April 2026. I'd say 8 years is a pretty respectable life span for such a cheap electrical item. I'm sure there's newer/faster/more sturdy options out there but for occassional use these are pretty great, so I just bought another one.

I shoot in RAW format on my camera and the transfer speeds are really slow after a long shoot (I'm talking about hours) when transferring over USB 2.0. My camera only has USB 2.0 connection too so I needed a faster way to transfer my photos. This USB 3.0 card reader by Transcend works well with high transfer speeds (depending on your card) but most of all it's way faster than USB 2.0. It takes minutes to transfer photos/videos after a long shoot when before it took hours with a USB 2.0 card reader. The construction is plastic and does feel a little flimsy but the SD card feels secure when inserted. It does heat up when using for a while too so I recommend disconnecting after use. I do recommend this as you get fast speeds for a low price

Neat and tidy. Reads only SD and Micro SD cards so is not cluttered with superfluous ports I will never use. Smokingly fast transfer rate of the photos from my Canon camera card. 48 pics transferred instantaneously, from my point of view. I clicked "move" and they were moved. Downloading from my camera, using the same usb3 port, takes a good few seconds with Windows. No additional software needed. Plug & Play. I plugged it in with the card inserted and the file open immediately, it took the "Device Ready to use" message another couple of seconds to appear. In every respect this is the Speedy Gonzales of card readers, and a very good price too. In total agreement with the other 2 reviews. I am so glad I chose this one.

When I bought one of my SD cards it came with a USB SD reader. When I buy microSD cards they usually come with an adapter to make them look like SD cards to card readers. Which is all well and good, but all my readers could support was SD and SDHC. As soon as SDXC appeared there was no assurance they would work, and it became a faff looking for the microSD adapter every time I wanted to read the smaller cards. This device has two slots - one for SD and one for microSD. It's a very neat compact unit, supports SDXC and also supports USB3 (useful for the higher capacity of SDXC cards). Of course it also supports SDHC and presumably regular SD (although I don't have any of the original SD cards to test it). It does feel a little flimsy at first, but then given how small it is it's hardly surprising, and it's the sort of thing I'd hope anyone would treat with at least a little care. It doesn't feel like it will break if I stare too hard at it, but I can see how putting much pressure on the case could cause problems. It's not a problem for me, it sits in a little pocket of my laptop bag with a few other USB doodads.

This item is a god send...when you think of the card readers of a few years back that cost an earth and sometimes worked if you were lucky this item really fits the bill perfectly. From several different memory cards a few years back we now seem to be getting to a point where SD and Micro SD and much more the norm in both Tablets, Phones and Cameras. As result wanted a quick way to gain access to my phones data, plus my tablets data plus my camera's data and even my camcorders data from SD cards in whichever format/full/micro/mini. Saw this product and just could not believe a USB3 stick for approx £6 could do the trick...I am eating my words. It works perfectly and really fast too. Its bright, looks the part on my desk and just does what I want it to do everytime. Just BRILLIANT!!!

I have another SD card reader which I had been using for a long time. But quite recently, I bought a fast SD(HC) card for my camera and my old card reader failed to read. Then I started to look for a new card reader that can read SDHC/SDXC cards and found this product. I can say I am an extremely happy customer. I only have SD cards and micro SD cards so this product is a perfect solution. It is small and fits into the pocket like a USB memory, very easy to use, no dangling USB cables like those bulky (many in one) card readers. What can I say more? It just works. I tested both SD and microSD ports and they are all fine. I recommend to anyone who is looking for just an SD/microSD card reader.

I really like this item. I had bought it because at the time I was solely working on my desktop PC. My PC did not have any ports for putting in SD cards or anything similar, so i really needed it. It arrived quickly through prime (of course) and is actually really good and easy to use (I don't know how it would be difficult to use but i'm just making it clear that it is a good product). It reads all cards and they show up on the computer quickly. The USB 3.0 is also a great bonus because of the fact that it makes uploading images to your computer much faster, brilliant for the price i may add. The only downfall this product has is that any time i tried to put multiple SD cards in the card reader and then plug it into my computer, either none or only one would show. Maybe this is just a fault of my one and I don't really mind having to keep changing the SD cards, it isnt that much of a bother, but it does get a bit tedious. Oh well. All is well! Ive had it for a couple of months and its still going great. Thanks!

- Calidad/Precio: Es un precio increíblemente asequible para el tipo de artículo que es. - Aspecto: Igual al anuncio. Aunque es un poco más grande (ancho) de lo que me pensaba, pero no algo muy exagerado. - Satisfacción: 10/10. ¿Lo recomiendo? Tengo una cámara Sony y muchas veces lo que hacía era conectarla a través del cable y abrir la aplicación que va destinada a Sony (PmHOME) para poder traspasar todas las fotos y vídeos. El problema es que mientras hago eso, no puedo estar utilizando la cámara, así decidí adquirir otra tarjeta SD, pero de todos modos como tenía que conectarla al ordenador el problema persistía. Este artículo es de alta velocidad, por lo que a mi parecer a la hora de pasar los archivos funciona de forma muy fluida. Ha sido una buena decisión y buena adquisición. Muy recomendable.

Glad this is available in Amazon. Shops don’t sell it. Quite useful

Prima USB card-reader. Werkt zonder problemen en de snelheid is ook prima in orde. Echter wel een ster aftrek voor de bouwkwaliteit. Het is afgewerkt met pianolak en daardoor een vingerafdruk-magneet. Ik had het liever in mat-zwart gezien. Ook rammelt de inhoud van de stick als je ermee schud, terwijl het dopje eraf is. Dit doet niks af aan de werking van het product, maar het komt wel een beetje goedkoop over. Anders dan dat doet het wat het moet doen.

Me gustó por portable, buen diseño, y funciona de forma excelente con el USB 3.0, la velocidad de transferencia ayuda bastante, cuando paso las fotos de mi cámara, puesto que son bastante pesados los archivos.

Arrivato stamattina, l'ho usato per copiare i dati da una vecchia MicroSD da 64 GB ad una nuova da 512 GB. La velocità di scrittura è 79 MB/s quindi ottima ma indubbiamente delicato questo dispositivo USB 3.1 Gen 1 perché appena ho tolto la pellicola protettiva il solo fatto di averci passato sopra il pollice l'ha già graffiato perché la superficie è troppo liscia quasi satinata dunque ho dovuto fare attenzione a non produrre ulteriori graffi, un po' plasticosa ma funziona perfettamente, avrei preferito avesse un corpo in alluminio ma per € 9.99 vale tutto il denaro speso. Inoltre, presa su Amazon, avevo anche la versione USB 2.0 (stessa identica) ma con USB 3.1 non c'è paragone! La data di fabbricazione risale a dicembre 2021. Venduta e spedita da Amazon, consigliatissima!