Hama USB 3.1 Type C UHS II OTG
£20
http://uk.hama.com
Hama’s entry initially doesn’t look like much, measuring an absolutely tiny 34x40x10mm. It’s partly intended to add an SD port directly to a tablet or smartphone, hence the built-in USB Type-c plug – no cable required – so the size makes complete sense. That being said, it’s also just the ticket for complementing the newest generation of ultra-slim laptops that only sport Type-c ports.
Despite the compactness and reasonable price, this is still a UHS-II SD reader, and can max out the very quickest SD cards.
We found it to be impressively fast, peaking at 260Mbps when reading video and 195Mbps reading images; just a bit behind the record-setting Prograde reader. Write speeds with video are slightly less remarkable: the 199Mbps we achieved is nothing special, although the Hama bounces back with a winning 118Mbps performance when writing photographs.
Performance with UHS-I SD cards is just as strong, with a 99Mbps read rate outdoing even the Prograde reader, while the 85Mbps write speed is only 3Mbps off the top spot.
Pros
Very compact yet incredible speeds; well-priced
Cons
The Type-c plug won’t suit all computers
We say
A pocket rocket and a bargain to boot – a great laptop companion for most