Sonnet SF3 Series RED MINI-MAG Card Reader with Thunderbolt 3
Description
The SF3 Series RED MINI-MAG Card Reader from Sonnet offloads up to two RED MINI-MAG media cards at the same time over a single Thunderbolt 3 port. The ingest speed is up to a very fast 1060 Mb/s from each card. The reader has two 40 Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 ports, the second one for daisy-chaining up to five additional Thunderbolt peripheral devices or a total of three RED MINI-MAG Card Readers. The Card Reader has a robust aluminum and stackable design, so you can daisy-chain three units in the same footprint and offload six cards at the same time over a single Thunderbolt 3 cable.
The dual card reader is RED-approved and provides an efficient solution at a time when capture resolutions and file sizes are constantly increasing. Thanks to its portable and durable design, it can be used in the studio or on location to offload to any Mac, Windows, or Linux computer with Thunderbolt 3 support. Also, two units can be rack-mounted side by side in a 1 RU rack via dedicated threaded mounting points on the bottom of each. For those with older Macs, the Thunderbolt 3 connections are backward-compatible with Thunderbolt 2 and Thunderbolt if you use an optional Apple Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter.
The RED MINI-MAG Card Reader also includes 10 Gb/s USB 3.1 Gen 2 support. This allows you to connect a USB device to the second Thunderbolt port using the proper cable or adapter, sold separately. Furthermore, the Card Reader provides full support for connecting 4K and 5K 60 Hz displays. One 4K monitor is directly supported. Two 4K monitors require either a 4K monitor with multi-stream transport support (DisplayPort out) or a Thunderbolt 3 to Dual DisplayPort adapter. A 5K monitor requires a Thunderbolt 3 to Dual DisplayPort adapter. For connected devices requiring extra power, 15W is provided to bus-powered Thunderbolt 3 peripherals, such as the SF3 Series CFast 2.0 Pro Card Reader.
Key Features:
- Dual RED MINI-MAG Card Slots
- Dual-port, 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 Interface
- Rugged Aluminum Enclosure
- Compact, Rugged, Stackable
- Thunderbolt Cable and ThunderLok Included
- Mac, Windows, and Linux compatible
- Ready for Racking
- Backward Compatibility With Older Macs—When used with Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter and a Thunderbolt 2 cable (both sold separately)
- 2-year Product Warranty
- Free Lifetime Customer Technical Support