ATP ProMAX USB 2.0 Flash Memory Card Reader AF-CRMBK-MV1

by ATP

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.8 x 1.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001BJ9R62
• Item model number: AF-CRMBK-MV1
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 15, 2008

Product Description

ATP ProMAX USB 2.0 Flash Memory Card Reader AF-CRMBK-MV1: The ProMax Multi-Slot USB2.0 Reader is an ultra convenient high speed interface between ATP high performance memory cards. This reader also allows you to take full advantage of the newest technolgies such as UDMA transfer mode in CompactFlash cards and High Capacity in SD family cards. With the built in pivoting USB connector, there is no extra USB cable required.

Customer Reviews

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Compact, efficient and well designed, December 3, 2008

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ubat (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: ATP ProMAX USB 2.0 Flash Memory Card Reader AF-CRMBK-MV1 (Personal Computers)

It took some time for this reader to be in stock at amazon.com, but it was worth the wait. The ATP ProMax card reader is a great and inexpensive solution for most needs. It reads CompactFlash I and II (including UDMA), SD, SDHC -- a lot of older readers, be they built into computers or external, still aren't compatible with this faster SD card --, micro and miniSD, MMC and MMCplus/HC, MMCmicro and MS/MS Pro Duo.

Since my older laptop and my desktop don't read SDHC cards, and since they don't have CompactFlash slots, I thought I'd give this reader a try. The first thing I liked about it was how small it is: 2.6 inches (6.6 cm) long, 1.5 in. (3.8 cm) wide and 0.5 in. (1.3 cm) thick. It weighs next to nothing. The USB 2.0 connector is built into the reader and swivels out freely, meaning no extra cables and also that the connector is protected when not in use. All this makes the ATP card reader a very good traveling companion.

There are no instructions with the reader, but its use is intuitive:
1. Swivel the USB connector out and plug it into an available USB port in your computer or USB hub.
2. Windows, both XP and Vista, will recognize it (the "Found new hardware" message, which is only displayed the first time you connect the reader to a machine). It installs each of the reader's card slots as a separate removable drive.
3. Insert the card you want to read into the corresponding slot. The different slots in the reader are clearly identified. Once a card is inserted, a purple light goes on in the reader. If there is no card or if it isn't properly inserted, the light will shine red.
4. If you don't use a program to read or import card content (my photo software recognizes and imports images automatically), go to Windows Explorer and find the drive which corresponds to the kind of card you have inserted into the reader. Then just do whatever you want to do -- import image or sound files, transfer content to the card, etc.

File transfer speeds are very good and the whole process is fool-proof and hassle-free. The packaging states that the reader is also compatible with Mac OS 8.6/9 X+, Linux and older versions of Windows, and I don't see why it shouldn't be. I'll try the ATP reader with CF UDMA cards and will update this review if needed, but right now I'm very satisfied with it. Intelligent design, fair price and good performance go a long way with me.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't be fooled - not UDMA, January 27, 2009

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snuggles - See all my reviews

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This review is from: ATP ProMAX USB 2.0 Flash Memory Card Reader AF-CRMBK-MV1 (Personal Computers)

This unit seems like a pretty nice little UDMA card reader, until you actually benchmark it. It says "UDMA READY" on the outside, and you certainly can read UDMA CF cards, just not at UDMA speeds. I benchmarked the unit with a 300x Lexar UDMA card, which should support 45 megabytes/second or better. I got 6.6 mb/sec. I ran this test doing raw reads directly from the hardware using Mac OS and Linux both. Don't fall for it, this reader does not support UDMA.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Erased my photos!!!! TWICE., September 8, 2009

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Sean W. Scott (St. Petersburg, FL USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: ATP ProMAX USB 2.0 Flash Memory Card Reader AF-CRMBK-MV1 (Personal Computers)

This card reader was HORRIBLE. It corrupted not one but two cards filled with pictures. The first filled card came up blank. Scratched my head, looked at the directory, and only some mysterious no picture files. Then I previewed the second card in the camera and it was filled with photos. Put it in the reader and put it in the mac... and nothing, no photos, just the mystery non-readable non-files. Wow! two cards blown out in succession. DO NOT BUY THIS CARD READER unless your precious photos mean nothing to you. Please, please do not buy this card.