<h4>Sonnet SF3 Series - AJA PAK Media Pro Card Reader</h4><p><b>SUPERIOR DUAL-SLOT INGEST PERFORMANCE</b><br />When your multicam live event production documentary news or sports programming is captured to AJA? Video System’s Ki Pro? Ultra 12G 12G-SDI4K/UHD/HD recorder and player your footage is recorded on ultra-reliable AJA PAK Media SSD cards. With the recorder’s ability to support four channels of simultaneous 1080p at 60 fps recording — or a 4K at 60 fps recording in single-channel mode — those cards fill up fast. The need for a tool that accelerates offloading media files from multiple cards is greater than ever too. The Sonnet SF3™ Series - AJA PAK Media Pro Card Reader is the perfect tool for the job.<br /><br /><b>DUAL CARD SLOTS DOUBLE PRODUCTIVITY</b><br />Certified by AJA the SF3 Series - AJA PAK Media Pro Card Reader ingests media files from PAK Media memory cards at the fastest speeds the cards will support to any computer with Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 3 ports. And for even greater efficiency it can ingest files simultaneously from two cards at high speed — up to 1030 MB/s — to cut your ingest times in half.<br /><br /><b>INGEST SIX CARDS SIMULTANEOUSLY</b><br />Because Sonnet’s PAK Media reader features a dual-port 40Gbps Thunderbolt interface you can daisy chain up to six of them together to a single port on your computer. Connecting three readers to your computer enables you to ingest six cards simultaneously at full speed to complete the process — without swapping cards — in about one sixth the time required using a single-slot reader!<br /><br /><b>READY FOR RACKING</b><br />Sonnet’s SF3 Series pro card readers include threaded mount points that enable you to securely attach two readers side-by-side on a rack tray in just 1U of rack space.<br /><br /><b>THE PAK MEDIA CARD READER FOR DIGITAL IMAGING TECHNICIANS (DITS)</b><br />For DITs working multi-camera shoots or in a small space equipment size and design features matter. The SF3 Series – AJA PAK Media Pro Card Reader measures just 5.8 inches wide by 6.1 inches deep by 1.4 inches tall making it suitable for use in any workspace and workflow.<br /><br /><b>DESIGNED TO BE STACKED AND DAISY CHAINED</b><br />SF3 Series pro card readers feature rugged aluminum enclosures designed to be stacked and daisy chained enabling multiple AJA PAK Media CFast™ 2.0 CFexpress™/XQD™ RED MINI-MAG? and SxS™ PRO X readers to occupy the same footprint while connecting to your computer through a single cable. You can take advantage of Thunderbolt’s up to 2800 MB/s of PCIe 3.0 x4 bandwidth to ingest four six or more cards simultaneously!<br /><br /><b>40GBPS THUNDERBOLT - FASTEST EXTERNAL INTERFACE AVAILABLE</b><br />Featuring a dual-port 40Gbps Thunderbolt interface this reader ingests footage from all PAK Media memory cards to Mac and Windows computers with Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 3 ports — on location in the studio or in the edit suite — at up to the fastest speeds the cards will support.<br /><br /><b>40GBPS THUNDERBOLT CABLE AND THUNDERLOK 3 INCLUDED</b><br />Sonnet includes a Thunderbolt cable that supports Thunderbolt’s full 40Gbps bandwidth and is fully compatible with Thunderbolt 4 and Thunderbolt 3 computers. Sonnet also provides a ThunderLok™ 3 Thunderbolt connector retainer clip that prevents accidental cable disconnections — just slide it over one end of the cable and then plug in the connector and secure it to the reader by turning a thumbscrew. Because of its unique design ThunderLok remains on the cable so it won’t get lost when not in use.<br /><br />• <b>Dual 40Gbps Thunderbolt Ports</b><br />One port is reserved for the connection to your Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 3 computer; the second port enables expansion of up to five additional Thunderbolt peripheral devices in a daisy chain.<br />• <b>10Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2 Support</b><br />10Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2 support allows you to connect a USB device to the second port using the proper cable or adapter.<br />• <b>Provides 15W of Power</b><br />For peripherals requiring extra power 15 watts is provided to bus-powered devices.<br />• <b>Supports Connecting One 5K 60Hz Display</b><br />Maximize the utilization of one computer Thunderbolt port.<br />• <b>Superior Ingest Performance</b><br />Ingests footage from all AJA PAK media cards at maximum supported speeds<br />• <b>Cuts Ingest Times In Half</b><br />Dual card slots enable simultaneous ingest of files from two cards for greater efficiency up to 1030 MB/s aggregate<br />• <b>PCIe 3.0 x4 Thunderbolt Device</b><br />This Thunderbolt 3 device provides four lanes of PCIe 3.0. Thunderbolt 4 would be limited to one lane total. Learn more about Thunderbolt 3 performance benefits over Thunderbolt 4<br />• <b>Compact Rugged Stackable</b><br />Small and rugged aluminium enclosure for reliable operation; design enables multiple SF3 Series pro card readers to occupy same footprint<br />• <b>Rackable</b><br />Threaded mount points enable secure attachment of two readers side-by-side on a rack tray in just 1U of rackspace<br />• <b>Compatible with Apple? M1 M2 M1 Pro M1 Max and M1 Ultra Macs; Thunderbolt™ 3 Intel? Macs; and Thunderbolt 4 and Thunderbolt 3 Windows computers<br /><br />COMPATIBLE WITH THUNDERBOLT 4 COMPUTERS AND APPLE M1 AND M2 MACS</b><br />SF3 Series professional card readers are fully compatible with Thunderbolt 4 computers. Sonnet’s media readers are purposely designed with a Thunderbolt 3 controller and its four lanes of PCIe (not available in a Thunderbolt 4 peripheral) to achieve maximum simultaneous ingest speeds.<br /><br /><b>BACKWARD COMPATIBLE WITH OLDER MACS</b><br />No Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 3? No problem — the SF3 Series - AJA PAK Media Pro Card Reader is also compatible with Macs with Thunderbolt 2 or Thunderbolt ports when used with the bi-directional Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter and a Thunderbolt cable (both sold separately).</p><table class=features><thead><tr><th colspan=2>Features</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class=feature>Type</td><td>Card Readers </td></tr></tbody></table>