Lexar Media FireWire CompactFlash Digital Film Reader (RW011001)

by Lexar

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005OMZM
• Item model number: RW011-001
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Lexar Media's FireWire CompactFlash digital film reader makes moving files from your camera to your computer easy--just pop in a CompactFlash card and go. The FireWire connection makes connecting and disconnecting simple, as FireWire allows insertion and removal of the reader without rebooting. Its small size lets you throw the cable in your bag with your camera and connect to your PC wherever you need to.

The reader easily connects to your computer through your IEEE 1394 port and requires no external AC power. You can use your batteries for taking more pictures with your camera instead of transferring images to your computer.

The FireWire digital media reader is up to four times faster than using a USB film reader, achieving high-speed transfer rates of up to 400 Mbps. This is especially important when you are trying to download many digital-image files to your computer.

The reader supports Type I and Type II CompactFlash cards. System requirements for Windows PCs include a Pentium-compatible processor; Microsoft Windows 98 SE, 2000, or Me; and one available IEEE 1394 port (6-pin connector). Requirements for Macintosh computers are Mac OS 9.0 or later, a built-in FireWire port, Apple FireWire 2.4 or later, and a CD-ROM drive or equivalent. Lexar covers this product with a one-year limited warranty and offers free technical support.

From the Manufacturer

Lexar Media Digital Film Readers transfer photo files to your PC faster than your camera's port. We offer Multifunctional USB readers that support CompactFlash, SmartMedia, Memory Stick, MultiMedia, and Secure Digital cards. So whichever Lexar Media's Digital Film Reader you use, you will minimize transfer time and prevent battery-draining downloads to your computer.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fast and easy to use, January 23, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Lexar Media FireWire CompactFlash Digital Film Reader (RW011001) (Personal Computers)

I received the reader as a gift last night, plugged it into my Mac running OS X without installing any software, and it worked fine with both iPhoto and ImageCapture.
My initial test showed that with my memory card, this was about twice as fast as connecting the camera through a USB connection -- nice, but I was hoping for faster.
The device is also a bit bigger than I expected.

I am fairly happy with this, although if I had not received this as a gift, I would have to think about whether being twice as fast as a USB reader is worth the extra cost.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FAST., March 13, 2003

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parrhesiastes "ti esti" (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lexar Media FireWire CompactFlash Digital Film Reader (RW011001) (Personal Computers)

Its firewire and its fast. i think that should summarize the whole product. :) the people who are not familar with FireWire standard, the transfer rate is upto 400Mbps which is way faster than USB1.x, and also in some cases, its faster than USB2.0 (which support upto 480Mbps) the reason depends on file size and chunks of data, FireWire is definitely better than USB (1.x and 2.0).

Only one word of caution, the reader comes with 6-pin cable, this means it depends on the power of your computer, if you dont have the 6-pin port (e.g. in laptops) you wont be able to use it, the 4 to 6 cable wont work as power pins are missing in them.

I am using it for my Kingston CF/512 MB card and it works great.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does what it's supposed to do., May 31, 2003

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Amaurosis Fugax, MD (California Central Coast) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Lexar Media FireWire CompactFlash Digital Film Reader (RW011001) (Personal Computers)

I've had this card reader for about two months now, running on a Mac G4 500 Dual processor under system 9.2. No problems. Does it's job well without glitches. Takes both Compact Flash Type 1 and CF type 2 cards, including my IBM microDrive. Download of large digital photo files is considerably faster than with my USB reader. Simple device without a lot of bells and whistles. Does what it's advertised to do at a good price.