EXPRESSCARD/34-5:1 Card Reader

by Griffin Technology

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000M5FATY
• Item model number: 1095-XCRDR
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 22, 2006

Product Description

ExpressCard/34-5:1 Card Reader - Transfer files from your digital camera cards at high speeds through your computer's ExpressCard slot. Supports Memory Stick PRO Memory Stick SD Memory Card MultiMediaCard and xD-Picture Card. Supports with your card adapter Memory Stick Duo Memory StickMicro miniSD microSD RS-MC MMCplus MMCmobile. Plug-and-play no drivers required. No batteries required powered via ExpressCard/34 slot. System Requirements: Windows XP or Mac OS X and an available ExpressCard/34 slot.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not always compatible, June 17, 2007

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TN (Brooklyn NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: EXPRESSCARD/34-5:1 Card Reader (Personal Computers)

When I got the cardreader I assumed it would work with any SD memory card - but in fact it doesn't support the Lexar 4GB Plat. II card, so I am thinking it might not support cards of 2GB or more. (The cardreader that came with the Lexar works fine with the card) - what was worse; when restarting with the defunct card and card reader attached, my Mac could not get past the grey start screen which caused some panic.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does what you need., June 7, 2007

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Lotus Mystique "Lotus Mystique" (Florida USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: EXPRESSCARD/34-5:1 Card Reader (Personal Computers)

Takes all the most common formats, compact and easy to use.

It's pretty nifty that it's spring loaded for both inserting/removing the memory card *and* inserting/removing the reader itself from my Macbook Pro.

My biggest complaint is that sometimes, you can pull the whole reader card out while trying to pull out just the memory card itself. I noticed this mostly while using Sony MemoryStick ProDuo cards in the fullsize MS card adapter...with the adapter it's just thick enough that it doesn't come out easy. Seems to be more a flaw with the adapter (out of spec) than a design fault of the card reader.

Takes MMC/SD, XD, and MemoryStick cards, plus all the varieties of SD (Mini and Micro) with adapters, as well as ProDuo cards with adapters. It's cheaper (as of June '07) than the Belkin or other competitors, and works without drivers (in OS X at least...I suppose it does with Windows as well, although I haven't specifically tested it.)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Second try is best, June 2, 2007

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wtk "wtk" (Pasadena, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: EXPRESSCARD/34-5:1 Card Reader (Personal Computers)

The first one shipped did not fit the MB Pro slot very well and fortunately it went bad quickly so I returned it. Amazon had to wait for the next shipment that took a couple of weeks. The second one fits perfectly and goes in and out without use of pliers. It also works electronically with no effort.