Mini All-in-1 Memory Card Reader Black Compatible with: Secure Digital: miniSD (with adapter), microSD/TransFlash (with adapter), Compact Flash.
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Manufacturer: HottestDealsEverProduct features:
- This USB 2.0 memory card reader is the ideal companion for your digital media. Avoid the hassle of carrying multiple card reader adapters.
- Ideal for portable use on the road or at home with a desktop or laptop. Your data and pictures can be instantly transferred to your PC/Notebook.
- Automatically allocates and assign four (4) individual drives for each card slot
- Features and Specifications: Hot-Swappable. Plug and Play. USB 2.0. Ultra High Speed - Read: 4.3Mbps, Write: 1.3Mbps
- More Features and Specifications: LED indicator lights. Supports Windows XP, 2000, 98, and Mac OS 9.2 and higher. Color: Smoke. USB Cable included!
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Mini All-in-1 Memory Card Reader Black Compatible with: Secure Digital: miniSD (with adapter), microSD/TransFlash (with adapter), Compact Flash.
Customer Review: Fully meets my needs and expectations
Summary: 5 Stars
I am positively impressed by this inexpensive 'all-in-one' card reader.
For reasons unknown, my Sony A-100 camera, while perfectly happy with a 16GB 133X Compact Flash card was not able to upload the pictures to my computer via Sony's PROPRIETARY USB-like cable. For reasons unknown, and I blame Sony, Vista could not read the CF card and claimed that the 'disc' had to be formatted. This is where this little device comes to the rescue. Once connected to my computer through a STANDARD USB cable (supplied) and once the CF card was inserted in the reader, I could copy back and forth without a problem. Case solved. Thank you whomever you people who make these readers are, it was the best 'less than a dollar' [look around for best price] investment I've ever made. And, shame on you, Sony. I will continue to love your products but in this specific case, you clearly dropped the ball.
Here are specs:
- Mini-B USB 2.0 interface
- OS supported: Windows 98/2000/XP, Mac OS V9.2 or higher [Vista is not listed but it worked fine on my machine]
- Cards supported: Compact Flash/Micro Drive/Smart, Media/Multimedia/Secure Digital Card/Memory Stick/Memory Stick PRO/xD Picture
- Read speed 4.3 Mbps
- Write speed 1.3 Mbps
What you get (or not):
- The card reader itself
- 1-foot USB cable
- Specs sheet
- No manual
This is what I like about this product:
- Excellent, almost amazing I/O performance. In a real-life benchmark, it copied 233MB (89 pictures) in 16 (sixteen) seconds. This was from a Kingston 16GB CompactFLASH 133X card card. I wish my camera was that quick reading the card.
- The fact that, for less than one dollar (plus S&H, of course) you even get a little USB wire.
- The 'naked' or transparent styling of the case. Some may not appreciate the geekish look but I do.
- Automatically recognized by Vista even though Vista wasn't even on the list of supported OSes.
Issues and concerns:
For the price, not too many but, here they are.
- Must be careful when inserting the CF or MicroDrive cards. There are 'guides' that should help your card glide and insert itself into the proper pins but I can see how, if doing it in a hurry, you could bend the pins and then... you'll probably have to buy another one. The other 3 interfaces appear to be a little less fragile because they don't have pins.
- I only tested the Compact Flash and the MicroDrive cards. I can't tell if the other interfaces work as well.
- The red 'power on' LED showed me that the reader was properly interfacing with my computer but the LED that would have shown the CF card being in did not light up. It didn't make a difference to me but I don't know if this should be viewed as a defect or not.
- I saw no warranty statement of any kind but... should I expect one on something this cheap?
- I had no need to call for support and there is no support phone number anywhere but there IS a Web site which points to a directory tree whose branches are either locked up or empty. It's possible that the company is no longer in business and the reason we are getting this stuff this cheap is because it's post going out of business leftovers.
Rating:
Even considering the concerns I listed above, it gets 5 stars without hesitation. This reader didn't quite save my life but it did help me save a few memories of my past life.
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Description of Mini All-in-1 Memory Card Reader Black Compatible with: Secure Digital: miniSD (with adapter), microSD/TransFlash (with adapter), Compact Flash.
Compatible with: Compact Flash: CF I, CF II, CF Ultra II, MicroDrive. Picture Cards. Secure Digital: miniSD (with adapter), microSD/TransFlash (with adapter) Multimedia Card: MMC I, MMC II, RS-MMC, HS-MMC. Memory Stick: Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick MagicGate, Memory Stick MagicGate Pro, Memory Stick MagicGate Duo, Memory Stick MagicGate Pro DuoDigital Cameras and Photo Categories
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