ProGrade Digital SDXC and microSDXC Dual-Slot Mobile Card Reader USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (PGM0.5)

As Described, It Works !Decent speeds, Small, Gets a lil hot but it is fast & is to be expected from the speeds passing through this thing.No issues with any ProGrade stuff yet. YaY !

The reader was what I expected. It performs exceptionally well.

Lives up to the name, pro-quality. Good fit in the USB-C slot and I like the r/w activity light, which is on both sides of the unit for visibility.

I have the larger ProGrade card reader, with the external USB C cable, and it's great, but it's also bulky and I need to remember to take it with me. This little mini card reader is super small, light, and I can stick it to my laptop with Velcro dots so it's always with me.

It works and transfers at 170mps with Sandisk extreme pro microIssue 1 - the micro sd slot does not align the micro sd card as you insert it..... that is to say it is easy to insert the card, but it does not align internally. We are all used to easy spring loaded micro sd inserts on devices, this one goes in but there is room inside the terminal for the tip to miss the target.....??? Pro what? fumbling with a micro sd card trying to get it to align does not feel very professional. It's a bit frustrating actually.Issue 2 - while the EXTERNAL MALE usb c is fine for mobile devices, its problematic when using on a laptop...... it would be so easy to plug any usb c cable into a female C and it would be PERFECT. The little protruding C tab looks like its gonna snap off in the usb c port or in a bag............. because of the ext male C plug, the width of the reader instantly covers both tb ports on laptop rendering the second useless, same phenomenon on dongles.... finding myself looking for a 90 coupler or short usb c extension to get a SD card reader to fit while using other ports?

It does the job and is a small compact package. Since the USB-c is integrated rather than on a cable, it works great for plugging into the top of my case without flopping around.

I have several other ProGrade card readers (Dual SD/MicroSD, CFast and so on), and this is one has no magnetic back, and is about 20% of the size of these other drives. More easily lost, seems like it can just be crushed ... a strange design when others in their product line are so robust and the magnetic back keeps them locked solidly onto racks, laptop cases and table edges. This magnetic feature is a real plus, and this model has none. Yes, it is 1/2 price, but it seems like a toy.I think if they showed a photo of a man's thumb holding it, and the thumb almost completely covers is up, you'd get the point. Jut a footnote. Seems to work just fine?I just hope my cat does not swallow it?

This reader supports UHS II SD card which read between 240MB/s and 300MB/s. It increased my read speed of an UHS I product from 85MB/s to 150MB/s. That’s considered twice the productivity for image/video accesses and it’s a great investment.