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    Dell XPS 15 Slow SD Card Reader

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by sonyfxa36, Nov 28, 2010.

  1. sonyfxa36

    sonyfxa36 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey Guys

    I've noticed on my XPS 15, My SD Card reader is very sluggish when loading or copying my pictures to my computer, I've owned a Precision M6400 and a few Latitude E Series notebook and never experienced a slow SD Card reader. Is there a fix for this?
     
    sonyfxa36, Nov 28, 2010
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  2. bond0007

    bond0007 Notebook Enthusiast

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    You may be onto something.. I put in a High speed USB flash drive, and the transfer rate was between 2-3mb/s. These were mostly big movie files too :(
     
    bond0007, Nov 28, 2010
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    deadkitty Notebook Enthusiast

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    What class is or are the cards your trying to read? Usually the speed of the card is much more of a factor than the actual reader. That's the main reason why I only by class 10 cards, class 4's drive me nuts... or I could just be impatient ; )
     
    deadkitty, Nov 29, 2010
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  4. sprtnbsblplya

    sprtnbsblplya Notebook Deity

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    I think my SDHC card is like a class 6 or something, and it gave decent transfer speeds last time I used it.
    I can't remember what they were, but they were comparable to card reader transfers on my old MBP.
     
    sprtnbsblplya, Nov 29, 2010
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