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AU-XPD1

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AU-XPD1

AU-XPD1

Memory Card Drive for expressP2 card/P2 card/
microP2 card (with AJ-P2AD1G)

Memory Card Drive "P2 drive"

AU-XPD1

USB 3.0 Memory Card Drive for expressP2 card, P2 card and microP2 card *1

The AU-XPD1 Memory Card Drive is a compact, lightweight 1-slot P2 drive. This compact device is driven by bus power*1 from a USB 3.0 interface. It enables space-saving, high-mobility operation when combined with a laptop PC or a MacBook. The AU-XPD1 transfers data at a rate of 2.4 Gbps from a expressP2 card and 1.2 Gbps from a P2 card.*2
It is capable for a high-speed data transfer with the latest Win/Mac OS.*3 This device supports not only the transferring and copying of clips recorded on P2 cards, but also direct editing. The microP2 card can be used with the optional AJ-P2AD1G Memory Card Adapter.

  1. *1 Requires the optional AJ-P2AD1G Memory Card Adapter to use the microP2 card.
  2. *2 Connection of the AU-XPD1 requires two USB cables. And a power supply is connected with USB 3.0 port of PC or an AC adaptor.
  3. *3 The actual transfer rate may be lower due to various factors, such as the file being transferred, the performance of the system (computer/OS) used, the application software and the P2 card version. Transfer rate with P2 card is when using the P2 card F series, E series.
  4. *4 Available with the latest driver software (P2 driver).

High-Speed Data Transfers with USB 3.0

The AU-XPD1 is equipped with USB 3.0 connectors. Connecting to PC/Mac with USB 3.0, it can transfer P2 files at rate of 2.4 Gbps from a expressP2 card or 1.2 Gbps from a P2 card E series / F series. (Five times faster compared with AJ-PCD2G)*

  1. * The actual transfer rate may be lower due to various factors, such as the file being transferred, the performance of the system (computer/OS) used, the application software and the expressP2 card version. When PC/Mac does not support USB 3.0, the AJ-XPD1 works as USB 2.0 connection. The latest P2 Driver Software (Free download) is required to read / write the P2 card.

< Transfer Rate Comparison >

Example of transfer speed

expressP2 card AVC-Intra100 (1080/59.54p, 50p)
Data for 30min (48.4GB) can be transferred in 192 sec (9.3 x)

P2 card AVC-LongG 25 (1080/59.94i, 50i)
Data for 30min (6.55GB) can be transferred in 46sec (39.1x)

Test Environment

[PC]
M/B: GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD5 TH
[CPU]
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz
[MEMORY]
DDR3 16GB
[OS]
Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit
[Procedure]
AJ-XPD1 is connected to USB3.0 port. Copy memory card data to external SSD connected to USB3.0 port.

Compatible with expressP2 card, P2 card and microP2 card

The AU-XPD1 supports variety of P2 card series includes expressP2 card, P2 card, and microP2 card when it is used with the optional AJ-P2AD1G Memory Card Adapter.

Supported P2 Card

  1. * Exchanging hardware, free of charge, might be necessary when expressP2 Card B series used on AU-XPD1.
    For details "Notes when using expressP2 card B series".

Compact, Lightweight, Low-cost 1-Slot P2 Drive

The AU-XPD1 is only 33 mm (1-5/16") thick and weighs 280 g (0.62 lbs). It is also relatively inexpensive, and can be used conveniently in the field or on a desktop.*

  1. * For connection, two USB cables are required. For power supply, please use bundled AC adaptor or connect to USB 3.0 port of the PC/Mac. When it is connected using USB bus power (SIGNAL port only) or USB (POWER port) is connected to USB 2.0 of PC/Mac, power is not supplied appropriately.

High-Speed Data Transfers with the Latest Win / Mac OS

The AU-XPD1 is provided with driver software for Windows (7/8/8.1) and Mac OS X (10.7.5/10.8.5/10.9.3), and supports the latest video applications for nonlinear editing and other tasks.

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