Lexar Media USB SmartMedia Digital Film Reader (RW009001)

by Lexar

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005OMZL
• Item model number: RW009001
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 17, 2005

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Lexar Media's USB SmartMedia digital film reader makes moving files from your camera to your computer easy--just pop in a SmartMedia card and go. The USB connection makes connecting and disconnecting simple. USB offers hot 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 USB 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 SmartMedia digital media reader lets you transfer your photos without even turning your camera on.

The RW009001 supports capacities up to 128 MB SmartMedia cards. System requirements for Windows PCs include a Pentium-compatible PC and Microsoft Windows 98, SE, Me, or 2000; for Macintosh, Mac OS 8.6 or later and a CD-ROM drive or equivalent. Lexar covers the product with a one-year limited warranty and offers free technical support.

Product Description

Lexar Media's USB SmartMedia digital film reader makes moving files from your camera to your computer easy--just pop in a SmartMedia card and go. The USB connection makes connecting and disconnecting simple. USB offers hot 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 USB 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 SmartMedia digital media reader lets you transfer your photos without even turning your camera on. The RW009001 supports capacities up to 128 MB SmartMedia cards. System requirements for Windows PCs include a Pentium-compatible PC and Microsoft Windows 98, SE, Me, or 2000; for Macintosh, Mac OS 8.6 or later and a CD-ROM drive or equivalent. Lexar covers the product with a one-year limited warranty and offers free technical support. Product Description: Lexar Media is the premier technology provider of high-performance digital film and connectivity solutions for the digital photography market. Through a broad range of digital film options, Lexar distinctly address the needs of professional, commercial and amateur photographers. Its award-winning connectivity solutions are designed to facilitate the transfer of digital images from film to PC, and enhance the ease of use for the photographer. Lexar is the only company that offers a complete, end-to-end solution for digital photography.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Had to send it back, February 26, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Lexar Media USB SmartMedia Digital Film Reader (RW009001) (Personal Computers)

In theory, this product would have been great for me. The interface through a drive letter is obviously nice. I have a toshiba digital camera and a boss audio sampler. However, when I put the card into the reader after taking a few pictures, and the software came up and said that there was an error reading it and would I like to format it. At this point, the card was completely erased and had to be reformatted, losing the pictures that it took. A *couple* of times it worked correctly, but I could not take the chance. I tried it with 3 brand new smartmedia cards of different sizes (16, 32, and 64MB) - I had less errors with the smaller cards, but that's annecdotal. I got in touch with a Lexar help person online, but they were not very helpful and we had connection problems for some reason. I guess the unit may have been defective and they were willing to have me send it in, but I just sent it back to amazon. I decided to get the viking reader that does compact flash and pcmcia cards as well. It [cost] more, but just got it today and it is working perfectly.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great with Fuji and Windows XP Home, April 25, 2002

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C. M. Dobbs (Ft Belvoir) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lexar Media USB SmartMedia Digital Film Reader (RW009001) (Personal Computers)

I purchased this smartmedia reader in a combo with my new FinePix 2800 Zoom camera (which comes with a FujiFilm 16MB smartmedia card). I have used the USB reader repeatedly with no problems, but have not yet tried other card sizes or different brands.

Setup was easy with Windows XP and did not require the included software for the drivers. My camera was bundled with the FinePixViewer software for downloading and minor editing of the pictures from my digital camera - but it also loads wonderfully from the Lexar card-reader, AND saves batteries! Overall, wonderful.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It works!, December 20, 2001

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Michael J Edelman (Huntington Woods, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lexar Media USB SmartMedia Digital Film Reader (RW009001) (Personal Computers)

I bought this unit to replace a quirky and unreliable unit from Delkin that sometimes worked with a Mac, and never seemed to work at all with Windows.

And it works. Every time. What more could you ask for?