SanDisk USB Imagemate CompactFlash Card Reader (SDDR-31-01)

by SanDisk

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005NGQF
• Item model number: SDDR-31-01
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (72 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 24, 2001

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must for Digital Camera Users, January 26, 2002

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Christopher R Stevenson (West Lafayette, IN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SanDisk USB Imagemate CompactFlash Card Reader (SDDR-31-01) (Personal Computers)

I own a Cannon PowerShot S100, and was sick of using the complicated transfer software that came with it after only one day. My friends who reccommended the camera also reccommended this SanDisk drive, and its made things a whole lot easier. It's natively supported by Windows XP--this means you can plug it into your USB port and XP will recognize it (no need to use the installation disk) and place a link to it inside your "My Computer" folder.

Transfer is surprisingly quick, though if you want to edit your pictures it's better to transfer them off the disk first. And, if you're low on USB ports, it has no problem being hotswapped (unlike a few other devices I have). Very easy to use--makes your CompactFlash card act just like a Zip disk or data CD. Highly reccommended.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple and effective, February 13, 2002

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J. Bruner (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SanDisk USB Imagemate CompactFlash Card Reader (SDDR-31-01) (Personal Computers)

I purchased the Sandisk SDDR-31 after purchasing a Kodak DX3500 digital camera. The camera only supports Windows and Mac with the included Kodak image transfer software. Also, using the camera to dowload pictures drains the batteries and puts wear and tear on the small USB connector on the side of the camera. Since Linux is my primary OS, I had to download pictures to my Windows machine and then copy them to my Linux PC -- not an optimal solution. Enter the Sandisk SDDR-31 Imagemate. I connected it to my Linux PC, mounted the device and copied my pictures directly from the Compact Flash card. No muss, no fuss. This is the way USB should work with every device.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful product, good support, Win2K tip, November 6, 2001

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Ttam (Burlingame, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: SanDisk USB Imagemate CompactFlash Card Reader (SDDR-31-01) (Personal Computers)

This is much better than downloading images from a digital camera, especially if you have more than one brand of camera. The image transfer is fast, and the jpgs are unmolested so the exif data comes over correctly (if that matters to you).

One tip for Win2k users - DON'T install the software that comes with the card reader. Just plug it into the USB port, and the native Win2K drivers will see it. If you do install the software, you will end up on the phone with their support uninstalling things, like I did. Although, the phone support was good.

Overall, a really good product and worth having.