The best memory card readers in 2024: copy images and video to your computer

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SanDisk ImageMate Pro

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Our top picks↴
1. Best all-rounder: SanDisk
2. Best premium: ProGrade
3. Best modular: Kingston
4. Best value: Kingston Nucleum
5. Best portable: Anker
6. Best CFExpress B: Lexar
7. Best CFExpress A: Sony MRW-G2
8. Other CFExpress: Sony MRW-G1 
9. CompactFlash: Delkin 
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The best memory card readers are an easy way to make sure you can always get your images off your camera. Sure, there's always the option to connect via USB, or wirelessly. But in practice, this can be fiddly, and sometimes simply whipping a memory card out is the easier option.

Why you can trust Digital Camera World Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out how we test.

Ben Andrews

Ben is the Imaging Labs manager, responsible for all the testing on Digital Camera World and across the entire photography portfolio at Future. Whether he's in the lab testing the sharpness of new lenses, the resolution of the latest image sensors, the zoom range of monster bridge cameras or even the latest camera phones, Ben is our go-to guy for technical insight. He's also the team's man-at-arms when it comes to camera bags, filters, memory cards, and all manner of camera accessories – his lab is a bit like the Batcave of photography! With years of experience trialling and testing kit, he's a human encyclopedia of benchmarks when it comes to recommending the best buys. 

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