Olympus 202049 USB 200 Media Reader/writer (Retail Package) - Blue

by Olympus

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 4 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000F8MFR8
• Item model number: 202049
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 22, 2006

Product Description

Auto-connects to USB port. Operating system software automatically recognizes the device

Compatible with both Mac and PC

Maximum read speed of 3.5MBps and write speed of 0.5MBps

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works!, February 12, 2007

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C. Johansen (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Olympus 202049 USB 200 Media Reader/writer (Retail Package) - Blue (Personal Computers)

I am using this reader with a 1 gig olympus type H XD card, a Fujifilm F30 camera and a sony vaio with XP home. XD cards can be a bit finicky so make sure that your gear is compatible before you buy. I haven't had any problems at all with this setup, works great and the transfers are very speedy. I have used the import photos wizard in windows and have copied and moved photos off the XD card. All methods have worked with this reader, I haven't killed any cards yet. Just make sure to format the xd card in your camera - not in the computer.

Update: currently I'm using this on a vista machine and it works great. I've used both type H cards and M cards (in the 1 gig variety) and had no problems at all. Highly recommended.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for travel!, March 1, 2007

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HZ (Cambridge, MA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Olympus 202049 USB 200 Media Reader/writer (Retail Package) - Blue (Personal Computers)

This is a great flash reader for travel. If your camera takes an xD card, I would highly recommend this, and with Free SuperSaver Shipping, you can't get much better. Although a large xD card is cheap and I don't usually fill it up on my travels, that doesn't stop my wife from wanting to review the pictures on our computer almost nightly. It's nice not to have to pull out a multi-card reader with separate cable and everything else. This beauty is actually small enough to fit in my small camera bag! Another thing I don't have to worry about forgetting on our trips! If anything, this piece is actually faster than my larger multi-card reader.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Olympus 202049 USB 200 Media Reader/writer, January 9, 2007

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Indio Ink "Indio Ink" (Pasig, Philippines) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Olympus 202049 USB 200 Media Reader/writer (Retail Package) - Blue (Personal Computers)

I bought this in lieu of the Fuji counterpart which was out of stock in Amazon. Since the Fuji Finepix E900 runs on AA batteries and its AC powercord/supply is an option one has to buy, this reader is a cheap, quick and even more portable alternative for downloading pix to my Mac. [Subsequent addition: have just bought the epraizer card reader which allows faster downloads. Also, my new Fuji Finepix s100fs (love it!!!) can use both SD cards which are much easier to find than the XDs.]