[sib]

I use Lightroom, but always with this workflow (copy files from memory card to disk, then use LR to do the import / move / build previews).

If nothing else, it lets you get your card back much more quickly, as a file-system copy runs at ~1500MBps, which makes a difference when importing 50-100GB of photos.

I also don't delete the images off the memory card until they've been backed up from the disk to some additional medium.

[vladvasiliu]

I haven't tried super fast memory cards, but with why I have, importing by copying from the card maxes out the card (~100 MB/s). Bonus points for the preview generation starting while the copy is ongoing.