{"product_id":"r36s-microsd-card-reader","title":"USB 3.0 microSD Card Reader for R36S","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlashing custom firmware to an R36S means writing an image to a microSD card\nfrom a computer, and most people discover halfway through the guide that they have no way\nto plug the card in. This is that missing part.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy USB 3.0 matters here\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA firmware image runs to several gigabytes. Over USB 2.0 that write takes twenty minutes\nand gives interruptions twenty minutes to happen; over USB 3.0 it is a few. The reader is\nalso the part that most often causes a failed write — more often than the card itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you are getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFull-size USB-A plug.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plugs straight into a desktop or any laptop with\na rectangular USB port, with no adapter or dock in the chain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo slots.\u003c\/strong\u003e microSD for the console, full-size SD for a camera or\nanything else you already own.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo drivers.\u003c\/strong\u003e Windows, macOS and Linux all mount it on their own, so\nBalena Etcher and Win32 Disk Imager see the card immediately.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCheck your laptop first\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong\u003eUSB-A\u003c\/strong\u003e reader. If your laptop only has the small oval USB-C\nports — recent MacBooks and many thin Windows laptops — you will need a USB-C\nadapter or hub to use it. We would rather say that here than have you find out when the\nparcel arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWorks with\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny microSD card up to 512GB, including the cards we sell, and the whole R36 family.\nSee our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/r36s-firmware\"\u003efirmware guide\u003c\/a\u003e for the flashing steps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShips free worldwide, alone or in the same parcel as a console or card, and carries the\nsame 30-day money-back guarantee as everything else we sell.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"R36s AU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48371917553851,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6632\/7483\/files\/r36s-card-reader-usba.jpg?v=1789607190","url":"https:\/\/r36s.com.au\/products\/r36s-microsd-card-reader","provider":"R36s AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}