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Blackmagic Design DeckLink Mini Recorder 4K vs Magewell USB Capture HDMI Gen 2: Comparison

Blackmagic Design DeckLink Mini Recorder 4K and Magewell USB Capture HDMI Gen 2 track each other closely enough on paper that the specifications alone will not decide which capture card to buy.

Blackmagic Design DeckLink Mini Recorder 4K (Internal PCIe / SDI & HDMI In / 4K30 Capture / DaVinci Resolve Native)
BlackmagicBlackmagic Design DeckLink Mini Recorder 4K
Magewell USB Capture HDMI Gen 2 (External USB 3.0 / HDMI In / 2048x2160 Capture / Zero-Latency Loop-Through / Driver-Free UVC)
MagewellMagewell USB Capture HDMI Gen 2

Specs

These products are in different categories and don't share enough specifications to compare meaningfully.

Verdict

Blackmagic Design DeckLink Mini Recorder 4K

8 / 10 Expert Rating

An excellent low-profile SDI/HDMI capture card for DaVinci Resolve editors, entirely wrong for gaming capture.

Magewell USB Capture HDMI Gen 2

8 / 10 Expert Rating

A production-grade capture box that works identically in every piece of software, with no drivers to chase.

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