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USB 3.0 SD card reader question?

I was somewhat frustrated looking for a purely SDHC card reader that plugs directly into a USB 3.0 port (Rather than a wire leading to the hub) until I came across something that said SD class 10 cards only transfer at 10 MB/s. Is this true or am I misinterpreting it? If so what is the point of USB 3.0 readers at all, why not just use 2.0 readers?

Answer:

Maybe someday there will be SD cards that can transfer at 5Gbps. Until then, those card readers that claim to be USB 3.0 ready have no performance advantage as even a USB 2.0 with 480Mbps (60MB/s) transfer speed will do for a Class 10 SD card.

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