SanDisk SDAD-38-A10 CF to PC Card Adapter

by SanDisk

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 2 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006B9QD
• Item model number: SDAD-38-A10
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #31 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Memory Card Adapters
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 21, 2002

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The PC Card Adapter turns any CompactFlash card into a PC Card. Simply insert the card into the adapter and it becomes a "plug and play" memory card compatible with any device with a PC Card slot. It works like a removable hard drive on any computer or notebook with a PC Card slot and incorporates a protective stainless steel cover for ruggedness and flexibility.

Product Description

CompactFlash PC Card Adapter for Notebook Computers equipped w/PC Card slot

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PCMCIA Card that works in 2006 Civic Hybrid MP3 player, November 4, 2006

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Richard E. Garling - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SanDisk SDAD-38-A10 CF to PC Card Adapter (Personal Computers)

I went through 4 different brand name PCMCIA Cards till I bought Sandisk's. It was the only one that would work in my new Honda Civic Hybrid MP3 player. This is the first MP3 player I have ever owned and I was getting no help from Honda. I hope this helps those who are trying to figure theirs out.

29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works as advertised, May 13, 2003

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NutMac "NutMac" (Mountain View, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SanDisk SDAD-38-A10 CF to PC Card Adapter (Personal Computers)

SanDisk knows CompactFlash (CF). They invented the format. As expected, SanDisk's CompactFlash PC Card Adapter works with all the CF cards out there. And it works under various operating systems, including Microsoft Windows XP and Apple "Jaguar" Mac OS X.

Made off of stainless steel, it is ruggedly made, too.

Just one complaint: like all the adapters I looked at, SanDisk lacks an eject button. It would be nice if I can eject the CF card without ejecting the SanDisk adapter as well. But for the money, I can't really complain.

Pros:
- Flawless compatibility with all CF cards and various operating systems
- Ruggedly built

Cons:
- No eject button
- Supports only CF (does not support other formats such as Ultra CF, SD/MMC, MemoryStick)

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works on Macintosh even with iPhoto!, May 17, 2003

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Wilson Cheung (Claymont, DE United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SanDisk SDAD-38-A10 CF to PC Card Adapter (Personal Computers)

Don't let the PC in PC card fool you into thinking this is only for PC compatible computers. This card will work on a Macintosh with a PC card slot. I inserted this into a Titanium PowerBook G4. No special drivers are needed. Mac OS X has drivers already built-in.

Next I took a few photos using a Canon PowerShot S230. Then I took out the compact flash card and then inserted it into the SanDisk card while the SanDisk was already inserted into my Macintosh. In a second the Macintosh recognized that memory was inserted and furthermore it recognized that it contained photographs and it auto launched iPhoto. Then iPhoto automatically turned itself into import mode, just as if I used the normal USB cable from the camera to the Macintosh!

The advantage of using the SanDisk card as opposed to using the standard USB cable approach that comes with the camera is that you no longer have a cable to remember to carry and worry about losing. Now when you're on travel, just bring your camera and your laptop and leave the SanDisk card permanantly inside your computer. Forget about your USB cable.

I give it 4 stars. If only the SanDisk card had a built in an internal compact flash card ejector button and a titanium metallic grill then I would have given it 5 stars, but I guess that's asking a bit too much. On a sleek Titanium G4 leaving it in detracts slightly from the aesthetic clean lines of the side view by leaving an open slot where there once was this nice metallic grill.