Superior Ingest Performance
Ingests footage from any SxS card at maximum supported speeds; up to 1250 MB/s with SxS PRO X, and up to 440 MB/s for SxS Pro+ media(1).
Bus-powered
Ideal for use with a laptop computer when no power outlet is available.
Broad Card Support
Supports all SxS media, including SxS PRO X and SxS PRO+ E Series cards. XQD™ and SD™ cards are supported when used with adapters(2).
Pocket Sized and Rugged
Small and rugged aluminum enclosure for easy packability and reliable operation.
40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 Peripheral
This Thunderbolt 3 card reader provides 2 lanes of PCIe 3 to the SxS PRO X card slot. (Thunderbolt 4 devices are limited to one lane of PCIe.)
Mac & Windows Compatible
Supports Mac and Windows computers.
Compatibility:
Mac Compatibility
Mac (Intel) with Thunderbolt 3 ports
Mac (M1) not currently compatible (Sony M1-compatible driver for SxS cards expected)
macOS® 10.12.6+
macOS Big Sur compatible (with SxS driver 3.0)(4)
Windows Compatibility
Computer with Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, or USB4 ports(5)
Windows 10 (64-bit Edition Version 1909 or greater)
Supported Media
Sony SxS, SxS-1, SxS Pro, SxS Pro+, and SxS Pro X
XQD (requires Sony QDA-EX1 adapter, sold separately)
SD, SDHC, SDXC (requires Sonnet SD-SXS-E34 adapter, sold separately)
Sony AXS media NOT supported
Utilities
SxS cards supported by Sony Media Utility
