SIIG Express Card 11-in-1 Card Reader/Writer

by SIIG

Product Details

• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000F1YFPA
• Item model number: CE-E01012-S1
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,841 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 16, 2006

Product Description

From the manufacturer

The SIIG ExpressCard 11-in-1 Memory Card Reader makes it easy to read and write data on most popular types of memory cards. Compatible with SD, miniSD, MMC, RS-MMC, xD Picture card and various types of Memory Stick memory cards, the CE-E01012-S1 is the perfect companion for digital cameras, MP3 players, PDAs, handheld computers and more. The compact, ultra-portable design allows you to take it everywhere to use at home or on-the-go. The card reader is both USB- and RoHS-compliant and is hot-swappable and driver-free.

Product Description

ExpressCard/34 11-in-1 memory card reader.Allows you to access most popular types of memory cards .Compact design allows you to take it everywhere, at home or on-the-go .Perfect companion for digital cameras, MP3 players, PDAs, handheld computers and more .

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars MacBook Pro Compatible!, June 7, 2006

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J. Romkey (Upper Valley, NH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SIIG Express Card 11-in-1 Card Reader/Writer (Personal Computers)

Except for an issue with sleep, I've been very pleased with this card. It's the first ExpressCard that I've bought for use with my MacBook Pro... there aren't really a lot of things you need to use the card slot for, but I've been very pleased with this card. It works without any additional drivers; just pop it in, then pop in the memory card. For my camera's memory card, iPhoto comes up automatically and offers to import my photos. Copying is very fast.

Buyers should note that it doesn't support Compact Flash cards; they're wider than the ExpressCard slot is.

I've found that my MacBook Pro doesn't sleep properly with the card installed. It starts to sleep then immediately wakes back up. I thought at first that it was a problem with the MacBook and was going to call Apple, but I realized I'd left the card in its slot... removing the card before sleeping the MacBook Pro takes care of the problem.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works in a Apple Macbook Pro, March 30, 2006

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Ricardo Viegas - See all my reviews
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I just got this card and so far it works very well in my MacBook Pro running Mac OS X. Even though it says it only works for PC's running windows this is not true it will work in Macs too. It's fast and stays very flush with the case. It doesn't stick out of the slot even with a SD memory card inserted which makes this very neat since you can just leave the card inside your computer all the time and not have to worry about it being broken off or anything.

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent add on for Macbook Pro, April 26, 2006

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Tech Fun (CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SIIG Express Card 11-in-1 Card Reader/Writer (Personal Computers)

Despite no offcial support for Mac OS X, this card runs with no problems with the Macbook Pro. A previous reviewer has said this and I absolutely agree.
The card fits flushed with the slot. It reads all SD media that I have thrown at it - from a lowly 16mb panasonic, 256mb panasonic, 512mb Lexar and a 2GB Sandisk (Blue). All work seamlessly. At 39.99 with free shipping its the best price I could find if you are buying from California.

Edit: The card works great with media but there seems to be an issue with OS X sleep. When the card is connected to the Macbok Pro it seems to prevent it from going to sleep. The work around is to eject the card . Wait for the MBP to go to sleep, then put the card back in. I am not sure whether this is a card specific issue or PCIexpress slot issue.