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- 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!
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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 Duo
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49 of 51 people found the following review helpful
I recently purchaed this All-in-1 memory card reader which is based on the Alcor Micro AU6371 USB 2.0 single LUN memory card reader chipset. I have used it to read, write, and format Secure Digital cards from several manufacturers of sizes from 64MB to 2GB and it has worked well most of the time. Unfortunately there are issues with the memory card reader locking up randomly, sometimes without there being any memory card in the device. It had locked up once while writing a large video file to a 2G SD card which resulted in a corrupt file system on that SD card and required a reformat of the card. When the card reader would lock up, it would become extremely hot and also once made every USB device on the same hub unresponsive and require a power cycle. Most of the time when it would lock up, unplugging its USB plug and reconnecting it usually resolved that particular lockup problem but sometimes it would require a power cycle of the host computer. I recommend looking for a different multi-card reader. Don't get this one.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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I didn't need a card reader for everyday use, so cheap sounded good. I paid $5.50 shipped, so if it didn't work, no big loss. So with VERY low expectations I plugged in the super-short 1' USB cable and waited for XP to recognize the reader. It did. I inserted my SD card into my "best guess" slot because there are no instructions at all and it looks like the card will fit into 3 of the 4 slots. I had success on the first try, but I've been building computers for years so I may be more "advanced" than the average user (go figure). But after a while I started getting error messages in XP saying the device failed when I wasn't using it. So I picked it up and it was VERY hot. Being such an "advanced" user, I unplugged it. After it cooled I plugged it back in and it worked fine. So my superior intellect tells me I should keep it disconnected until I need to transfer data. Also keep in mind I have no idea if the cheap contacts are ruining my cards every time I insert them. By now, most of you should be thinking, "maybe I'll just buy a better built reader". ;)
Update: I've since stopped using this reader. Too many errors, couldn't leave it connected, and it would constantly lockup software trying to access it. Pure junk, sorry can't change review to 1-star.
Update: I've since stopped using this reader. Too many errors, couldn't leave it connected, and it would constantly lockup software trying to access it. Pure junk, sorry can't change review to 1-star.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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.
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.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Sucked!
This thing is crap. Never worked once the minute I took it out of the case it came in. But I should have known this if it was only like $3... Read more
Published 24 days ago by tool271
heaping pile of dung!!
BEWARE!!!!! Broke first time I used it. didnt work with windows 7. DO NOT BUY!! I knew it was cheap so didn't lose so bad.
Published 1 month ago by fish head
Great Card reader.
This Card reader is more than what I was hoping for. I've had it for two months now and no problem whatsoever. I even brought it to my friend's house so he could borrow it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by jbananna
Short-lived
This device worked the first couple times to read a CF card from my camera. Today, however, the plastic parts in the slot to guide the CF card into place broke and bent the pins... Read more
Published 2 months ago by P. Schommer
Works, but slow 2MB/sec
I have this card reader but only get 2MB/sec read speeds off of a CF card compared to 17MB/sec on a different reader as tested with the "steelbytes HD speed" freeware program. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Brian Wiese
Works
Just fine i dont know waht people say of it breaking. I attached it to a long cable and let it sit on my desk.
Published 3 months ago by Joseph James
superior to which it hoped
recently it lowers photos of a memory and left the highest quality, as of study, it was watched as if outside the first time and the memory it was used, it erases the previous ones... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Luis E. Tellez
work perfectly to my need
Recently my digital camcoder is out of order,
I need to retrieve videos and pictures from micro drive (CF card). Read more
I need to retrieve videos and pictures from micro drive (CF card). Read more
Published 4 months ago by ianhoo
You get what you pay for
For the price, you get what you pay for. Not the highest quality, but it gets the job done, granted i just received it earlier today, i can tell, its not meant for the long haul.
Published 5 months ago by NRML562
Well worth the cost.
This little thing is great! I've been looking for a simple to use port to download my SD cards of all sizes. To date, I have not had any problems, nor do I expect any.
Published 5 months ago by L. Fuchs
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