Pretec Smart Media Compact Flash Card Adapter

by Pretec

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 3.2 x 0.5 inches ; 0.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004YNWX
• Item model number: EB4SMCFL32
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

This Pretec adapter allows you to transport data files or digital images between SmartMedia and CompactFlash devices. Say your digital camera works only with SmartMedia and your PDA accepts only CompactFlash. Simply take your pictures, plug the SmartMedia card into this adapter, and plug it into your PDA. Then display, organize, and edit your pictures using your PDA's software.

This adapter is in the CompactFlash Type II form factor and can be used in digital systems and Internet appliances including Pocket PCs, PDAs, digital cameras, photo printers, digital picture frames, voice recorders, and smart phones.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money, March 9, 2001

By 

tj2k (Issaquah, wa United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pretec Smart Media Compact Flash Card Adapter (Office Product)

I could not make this adapter function. It included no documentation, and none was available at the company website. When I installed it in my iPaq, I was prompted for a driver, which doesn't exist as far as I could find.

It's also quite large, if you look at the picture, the little brass tabs on the sides mark the part that fits flush, the rest sticks WAY out the top of the unit. It seems very fragile and prone to breakage. Of course, I couldn't make it work anyway. I returned it and just bought the CF 128MB card I should have in the first place.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Almost there., September 12, 2001

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Bryan C. Warren "Bryan" (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pretec Smart Media Compact Flash Card Adapter (Office Product)

Wish I'd read the other reviews.

This is a nice device as long as you only have 32mb or smaller SmartMedia cards. It won't read anything larger. I had hoped to use it with 64mb cards (perfect size to hold a CD worth of MPEGs on), but no luck. Don't believe the technical data provided by Amazon on this one. Pretec says in big red letters that 32mb is the largest card it's been able to translate so far. They'll get there someday, hopefully soon.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars CompactSSFDC limitations, September 7, 2001

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I D Palmer (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pretec Smart Media Compact Flash Card Adapter (Office Product)

This appeared to be an ideal convertor tool from smart media to CF. However, having purchased one, I find from consultation with Pretec that it is limited to a max of 32Mb smart media card - hardly sufficient for many peoples needs today. In addition this is not mentioned on the Amazon description - in fact the implication is that it can support 64Mb cards.

A product I wish I had not bought!