Sony 17-in-1 USB 2.0 Flash Memory Card Reader MRW62E/S1/181

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000HU2CCC
• Item model number: MRW62E/S1/181
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #81 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Memory Card Readers
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beware: NOT SDHC Compatible, March 31, 2008

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Ryan Xie (Berkeley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony 17-in-1 USB 2.0 Flash Memory Card Reader MRW62E/S1/181 (Personal Computers)

I purchased this product about a month ago, and the card reader is small, lightweight, and pleasantly designed with a brushed aluminum top. However, I recently obtained an 8GB SDHC card that this cardreader could not detect. It is very difficult to find information regarding SDHC compatibility for this device, and reviews for a (nearly) identical product released in Europe claim SDHC compatibility. I eventually stopped by a local store to pick up another cardreader which was able to read the SDHC card. Unless I got a defective Sony 17-in-1 cardreader, this device does NOT read SDHC cards.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm very happy...., March 1, 2007

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G. Gilbert "G. Gilbert" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony 17-in-1 USB 2.0 Flash Memory Card Reader MRW62E/S1/181 (Personal Computers)

...with this purchase. I was getting frustrated with getting photos off of my CF card through the camera, and decided to give a card reader a try. I picked the Sony because of its size: the SanDisk's (which is a fantastic company) equivilant card reader was just too large for what I was hoping for. The Sony card reader is small enough that it fits inside of an Altoids tin, so it's easy to stow away inside your computer bag or where ever else you may keep it.

The best thing about the reader is simply how efficient it is. Instead of needing to drag your digital camera(s) around, you can just carry this thing around. My photos transfered to my laptop WAY faster and with a lot less holdups that through the actual camera, making for a much smoother downloading process altogether. This thing fits 17 different kinds of memory cards: virtually every kind.

Note that on the packaging it says that it takes CompactFlash I and II cards. I was a bit nervous about this because I use a CompactFlash Extreme III card - but I'm happy to say that it worked just fine with that card as well.

Excellent product from an excellent company - thanks Sony!

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Basic Reader Behind the Times, November 23, 2008

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None (Silicon Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony 17-in-1 USB 2.0 Flash Memory Card Reader MRW62E/S1/181 (Personal Computers)

The unit has let me down. Especially for higher capacity cards (>=4GB). Sony support mentions that the memory card isn't good for 4GB or larger cards. SDHC cards also suffer under this reader. You're better off finding a more modern memory card reader.