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- Hi-Speed USB 2.0 compatible transfer rates
- Compatible with Windows Vista and certified for Windows XP and Mac OS X
- No additional card adapters required
- Designed for Class 6 & High Speed cards : MicroSD, MicroSDHC, M2 (Memory Stick Micro)
- Easy to install and use
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Product Description
Moving music, video, photos and personal data between your mobile phone and your PC is fast and convenient with SanDisk's compact MobileMate Micro Memory Card Readers. Designed to compliment memory-enabled mobile phone users, flash memory cards can be plugged directly into the readers for fast file movement between your phone and your PC. Direct plug in means no card adapters are required. The Ultra MobileMate Micro Reader is so compact; it can attach to your phone with the included phone lanyard or carry in your pocket. Designed for Class 6 & High Speed cards : MicroSD, MicroSDHC, M2 (Memory Stick Micro)
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
This is my 3rd SD card reader, 2nd micro SD card reader. After trying it as a flash drive I have concluded that:
1) it is not a flash drive.
2) it should not be used as a flash drive.
Many people give these bad reviews because they use them for usb drives to play mp3's through the usb port on a car stereo. Or, like me, plugged it into an xbox to (try to) work around not throwing down $100+ for a proper xbox 360 hard drive.
The wiring and the pins that cunduct the transfer of info on these things are soooooo thin, fragile, and no matter how reputable of a brand, extremely cost efficient. (cheap) So yes, they will fry and die after constant use.
Imagine a light bulb left on constantly, it'd probably burn out in a month or less. But if the same light bulb is only turned on once in a while in a hallway, it will last for years.
Hope that makes sense.
Long story not so short, the sandisk micromate is perfect for you. Because you are looking for a good reader to transfer info and media to/from a micro sd card.
1) it is not a flash drive.
2) it should not be used as a flash drive.
Many people give these bad reviews because they use them for usb drives to play mp3's through the usb port on a car stereo. Or, like me, plugged it into an xbox to (try to) work around not throwing down $100+ for a proper xbox 360 hard drive.
The wiring and the pins that cunduct the transfer of info on these things are soooooo thin, fragile, and no matter how reputable of a brand, extremely cost efficient. (cheap) So yes, they will fry and die after constant use.
Imagine a light bulb left on constantly, it'd probably burn out in a month or less. But if the same light bulb is only turned on once in a while in a hallway, it will last for years.
Hope that makes sense.
Long story not so short, the sandisk micromate is perfect for you. Because you are looking for a good reader to transfer info and media to/from a micro sd card.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
tl;dr
Pros: Teeny-tiny, Fast transfer of big files, Holds card securely
Cons: Might be hard to remove card, Too slow for apps, Weird heat problems
Firstly, when I was shopping around for this reader, I did not actually understand how small it would be. The round part is literally smaller than a dime. This was never a problem, because the key-chain attachment is sturdy and I have yet to misplace it.
Some reviewers on other pages have had trouble with the item splitting along the plastic divide when pulliing the reader out of a port, but I haven't encountered this problem. My MobileMate was a little tight in the USB port, but with a little regular use that became much less of a problem.
The reader accepts MicroSD and MicroSDHC with no trouble. I haven't tried an M2 card, but I don't forsee any problem with it. The MicroSD cards fit all the way into the protective area, with only a bit of the face and the removal tab showing. They are held in snugly enough that I am unworried carrying the reader around with one in it at all times, but are still easy to remove, provided you have a bit of fingernail.
I only have two complaints/concerns with this product.
My concern is that, when left in a USB port and used for any fair amount of time, the MobileMate gets very hot. I've yet to have it melt or anything, but it makes me worry.
My complaint is more of a misjudgment on my part. I'd ordered this reader and a MicroSDHC card in lieu of a flash drive, because I thought it would be neat to have something so small. Now, while this reader and MicroSD cards in general have a phenomenal transfer rate with larger files, the performance drops like a rock when transferring a lot of very small files (like, say, if you were trying to run Portable Firefox).
With the heat issue and the lag I get on Portable Apps, I've basically decided to keep my MobileMate and cards for large data transfers and cellphone data stuff, not to mention that it's just a cool thing to have around. Plus the BlueProton deals with MicroSD cards (if they're still around) are excellent. But I'm buying a OCZ 4GB Rally 2 USB 2.0 Flash Drive (OCZUSBR2DC-4GB) for portable stuff.
Pros: Teeny-tiny, Fast transfer of big files, Holds card securely
Cons: Might be hard to remove card, Too slow for apps, Weird heat problems
Firstly, when I was shopping around for this reader, I did not actually understand how small it would be. The round part is literally smaller than a dime. This was never a problem, because the key-chain attachment is sturdy and I have yet to misplace it.
Some reviewers on other pages have had trouble with the item splitting along the plastic divide when pulliing the reader out of a port, but I haven't encountered this problem. My MobileMate was a little tight in the USB port, but with a little regular use that became much less of a problem.
The reader accepts MicroSD and MicroSDHC with no trouble. I haven't tried an M2 card, but I don't forsee any problem with it. The MicroSD cards fit all the way into the protective area, with only a bit of the face and the removal tab showing. They are held in snugly enough that I am unworried carrying the reader around with one in it at all times, but are still easy to remove, provided you have a bit of fingernail.
I only have two complaints/concerns with this product.
My concern is that, when left in a USB port and used for any fair amount of time, the MobileMate gets very hot. I've yet to have it melt or anything, but it makes me worry.
My complaint is more of a misjudgment on my part. I'd ordered this reader and a MicroSDHC card in lieu of a flash drive, because I thought it would be neat to have something so small. Now, while this reader and MicroSD cards in general have a phenomenal transfer rate with larger files, the performance drops like a rock when transferring a lot of very small files (like, say, if you were trying to run Portable Firefox).
With the heat issue and the lag I get on Portable Apps, I've basically decided to keep my MobileMate and cards for large data transfers and cellphone data stuff, not to mention that it's just a cool thing to have around. Plus the BlueProton deals with MicroSD cards (if they're still around) are excellent. But I'm buying a OCZ 4GB Rally 2 USB 2.0 Flash Drive (OCZUSBR2DC-4GB) for portable stuff.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a great little tool for getting information to or from your micro SD card. Haven't use it long enough to rate the durability factor but it couldn't be easier to use.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Poor product. Broke within a week.
It worked fine when I first received it but within a week it was no longer getting recognized by any of my computers. Read more
Published 1 month ago by dml1138
Does not read large files
Does not read correctly. I bought this in hopes of faster transferring than through my HD Hero Camcorder using usb. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Alvin Huang
broke after 1 day
The device broke while I was transferring two documents from my computer to the micro sd card. The adapter got very hot and I almost lost all of my files in the process.
Published 2 months ago by 0315
Buyer Beware: Item Doesn't Work
I had another one just like this that came with a micro sd card I purchased a while back, so I thought it would be nice to have another one for work. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Matt
Didn't work...on PC or Mac
It just didn't work. I bought this adapter to move pictures and movies from my Android phone to my PC. My PC was unable to read my phone's micro SD card through this adapter. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ski
Junk
Just like others negative reviews, I bought this tiny microSD reader, and it worked well at first 2 weeks then it failed... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Lux
Should have listened to the negatives
I bought this item because I have a 16GB micro SD card and wanted to transfer data between my netbook and my PC (which doesn't have an SD card reader). Read more
Published 2 months ago by NewAge
JUNK
Failed after one week, don't waste your time or money. The size is great, very lightweight, but it heats up with heavy use. Read more
Published 3 months ago by alist
It works....
I was really bummed when this came in the mail and it was not in its original packaging (just a small ziplock bag) and there was no little lanyard or whatever included. Read more
Published 3 months ago by crgshum
Overheated on first use, fried my SD card
I bought one of these back in november, and finally got around to testing it out. It didn't do anything and got VERY hot. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Tim Meyer
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