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Include: Mobile Nano II Card Reader 1pcs ,The elago Mobile Micro Reader accepts the following memory cards without the need for an adapter: Features Hi-Speed USB 2.0 compatible transfer rates No additional card adapters required Easy to install and use Compatible with Windows Vista and certified for Windows XP and Mac OS X
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92 of 96 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I *love* this thing.
It is tough: It's not made of cheap plastic; has a very substantial feel, no wiggle, no flex.
It is fast enough; my cards seem to be the limiting factor.
It is *tiny*. It fits almost entirely within the USB port. I leave one in my laptop at all times ... when it's in the case, seriously, at all times.
The lanyard/keyring loop hole is on the device, not on the cap, so you won't lose it. The hole is recessed, so it can't break off, unlike the other tiny reader by the same manufacturer (also a very nice device, btw).
The light is bright!
The card fits into the reader "backwards", i.e. you have to remove the reader from the port to get it out. The card is a little difficult to get out, but it's *not* falling out by accident. Think of this device as one to convert a micro SDHC card into a tiny USB flash drive ... if you want to frequently remove the card itself, i.e. to put in your phone, the other reader by the same manufacturer may better suit your tastes.
The cap fits very very snugly ... It's doubtful that it'll be falling off.
Here's the other reader by the same manufacturer: ELAGO Mobile Micro SD & M2 Reader (White) + Sandisk 8GB Microsdhc Memory Card
I have this one, too, and it's every bit as good, just different in terms of its intended purpose: better if you want to remove the card itself frequently.
So, in short: an fantastic reader, fantastic USB drive (supply your own storage), and I have a couple more on the way :)
It is tough: It's not made of cheap plastic; has a very substantial feel, no wiggle, no flex.
It is fast enough; my cards seem to be the limiting factor.
It is *tiny*. It fits almost entirely within the USB port. I leave one in my laptop at all times ... when it's in the case, seriously, at all times.
The lanyard/keyring loop hole is on the device, not on the cap, so you won't lose it. The hole is recessed, so it can't break off, unlike the other tiny reader by the same manufacturer (also a very nice device, btw).
The light is bright!
The card fits into the reader "backwards", i.e. you have to remove the reader from the port to get it out. The card is a little difficult to get out, but it's *not* falling out by accident. Think of this device as one to convert a micro SDHC card into a tiny USB flash drive ... if you want to frequently remove the card itself, i.e. to put in your phone, the other reader by the same manufacturer may better suit your tastes.
The cap fits very very snugly ... It's doubtful that it'll be falling off.
Here's the other reader by the same manufacturer: ELAGO Mobile Micro SD & M2 Reader (White) + Sandisk 8GB Microsdhc Memory Card
I have this one, too, and it's every bit as good, just different in terms of its intended purpose: better if you want to remove the card itself frequently.
So, in short: an fantastic reader, fantastic USB drive (supply your own storage), and I have a couple more on the way :)
46 of 50 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
1. Died after less than 100 times used. 2. Card Insertion. 3. Speed.
March 24, 2011
By Rodney
Amazon Verified Purchase
DIED after less than 100 insertions.
Update: I've owned this card reader for 2 years. I use it approximately 4 times a month multiply by 24 months equals 96 insertions.
At first I really liked this card reader, but like many others have experienced, it DOES NOT LAST!!
Earlier review follows: I'm offering Advice on 2 aspects:
(CARD INSERTION: At first, card insertion may be baffling or unclear, so, here goes:
Hold the Elago reader horizontally with the yellow triangle FACING UP.
With your thumbnail, slide the yellow triangle horizontally in and out. Leave it in the OUT position, that is, with MORE yellow showing. Do not inadvertently press on the yellow triangle in the following steps.
Simultaneously in your other hand, hold the micro sd(hc) card with the printing facing up and the shiny gold contacts facing down. (Just like in the first picture.)
Now slide the narrower side of the card(just like in the picture) into the UPPER SLOT of the Elago reader.
Most likely the card will slide most of the way into the Elago reader, but stop at the ridge, the last eighth, where the slightly raised portion is. (If it DOES go all the way in -- good, it's meant to.)
But if it stops at the ridge, and there's still a small section sticking out, you will need to wiggle the card, gently now, and push it ALL THE WAY into the Elago reader. (Later -- pushing down on the yellow triangle will enable you to retrieve your card.)
That's it. You can now plug the Elago reader into your USB slot. If the micro sd(hc) card is not FULLY inserted into the Elago reader, it WON'T BE DETECTED!!
After a few days it will become easier to insert.
Wow, that took longer than I thought!... Read more ›
Update: I've owned this card reader for 2 years. I use it approximately 4 times a month multiply by 24 months equals 96 insertions.
At first I really liked this card reader, but like many others have experienced, it DOES NOT LAST!!
Earlier review follows: I'm offering Advice on 2 aspects:
(CARD INSERTION: At first, card insertion may be baffling or unclear, so, here goes:
Hold the Elago reader horizontally with the yellow triangle FACING UP.
With your thumbnail, slide the yellow triangle horizontally in and out. Leave it in the OUT position, that is, with MORE yellow showing. Do not inadvertently press on the yellow triangle in the following steps.
Simultaneously in your other hand, hold the micro sd(hc) card with the printing facing up and the shiny gold contacts facing down. (Just like in the first picture.)
Now slide the narrower side of the card(just like in the picture) into the UPPER SLOT of the Elago reader.
Most likely the card will slide most of the way into the Elago reader, but stop at the ridge, the last eighth, where the slightly raised portion is. (If it DOES go all the way in -- good, it's meant to.)
But if it stops at the ridge, and there's still a small section sticking out, you will need to wiggle the card, gently now, and push it ALL THE WAY into the Elago reader. (Later -- pushing down on the yellow triangle will enable you to retrieve your card.)
That's it. You can now plug the Elago reader into your USB slot. If the micro sd(hc) card is not FULLY inserted into the Elago reader, it WON'T BE DETECTED!!
After a few days it will become easier to insert.
Wow, that took longer than I thought!... Read more ›
49 of 54 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I can't believe these things aren't flying off the shelves!! Much better than any USB stick. When a USB stick fails it's either the memory chip or the controller, so you end up throwing the whole thing away. With this type of setup if the controller fails you can just remove the memory stick and use another controller or a micro-SD to standard SD adapter to gain access to your data again. Cuts your chances in half of losing files. Just read the other reviews, they all say everything I would say about this little gizmo. Someone mentioned that the blue light doesn't blink when data is written or read to/from the device, this is only partially correct - it actually flashes rapidly. With a class 6 memory stick it flashes VERY rapidly, hard to notice, but it does. I would prefer the light stay off unless it's being accessed. Someone else mentioned the memory stick was hard to get in and out - Well, yeah at first I wasn't sure which way to insert the card, so be careful. Be sure to insert it into the thinner slot face up with the yellow button face up. And push the yellow button to "eject" the card when you need to.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By Budalla
Amazon Verified Purchase
Like others who rated this as one star, after 8 months it just stopped working. Loved the thing right up to that point. Won't buy it again.
27 of 30 people found the following review helpful
By S. Presnov
Amazon Verified Purchase
Bought four different elagos, the black and the white these ones, the elago Mobile microSDHC & M2 Flash Memory Card Reader EL-RD-001-BK (Black) and the elago Mobile Nano I USB 2.0 microSDHC Flash Memory Card Reader (Black). Have lost the latter, but the combined M2/microSD and both these ones dead after 6-12 months of mere rare usage (no liquid spills, no pressure and no other stress factors). They've just stopped to read the cards, installed in them. And of course stopped to flash their LEDs respectively :)
Don't buy neither of them!
elago Mobile Nano II USB 2.0 microSDHC Flash Memory Card Reader (Black)
ELAGO Nano Mobile Micro SD Reader-World Smallest (EL-RD-012,White)
elago Mobile microSDHC & M2 Flash Memory Card Reader EL-RD-001-BK (Black)
Don't buy neither of them!
elago Mobile Nano II USB 2.0 microSDHC Flash Memory Card Reader (Black)
ELAGO Nano Mobile Micro SD Reader-World Smallest (EL-RD-012,White)
elago Mobile microSDHC & M2 Flash Memory Card Reader EL-RD-001-BK (Black)
Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars
Cool concept. Mine didn't work.
I tried 3 different sticks in it. Nothing. I liked how small it was.. I'm sure it's awesome if you get one that works.
Published 3 hours ago by K. Kravitz
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tiny Yet Powerful
5 Stars. Caution: So tiny you can lose it, yet useful and worth 10$ I would recommend you guys to try it out.
Published 6 days ago by MatShop
3.0 out of 5 stars
Unreliable and bad for pocket carry
I found this unreliable: sometimes you'd never see the USB drive, and you'd have to use a fingernail to really push on the microSD card and try again before you could use this. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Scott Paeth
4.0 out of 5 stars
great while it lasted
This is an ideal microSD card reader. I think my pocket carry is the reason for its not being used anymore. Read more
Published 8 days ago by G. Brockett
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great microSDHC card reader for the price!
I was a little hesitant to buy this product at first reading about all of the bad experiences. Like the card never working, or breaking as they went to pull it out. Read more
Published 9 days ago by Joffre L
1.0 out of 5 stars
DIED after <20 uses, difficult to get card seated
Getting cards inserted far enough required a worrying amount of force, but without getting it fully inserted (including the raised bit at the end) it would just show up as an empty... Read more
Published 11 days ago by Benjamin W
1.0 out of 5 stars
Great concept, broke on 2nd use
As others have written, this product can get jammed in the USB port. In my case, the 2nd time I used it it got jammed and when I tried to pull it out the plastic handle broke off. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Aaron Powers
5.0 out of 5 stars
Practically amazing
I have been using my elago for almost a year now and it is still going strong. I keep it on my key chain and transfer data with it all the time. Read more
Published 11 days ago by somebody
1.0 out of 5 stars
Garbage
First time using it, it broke. I was trying to be gentle with it while I was using it but it was very cheaply made. Get what you pay for eh?
Published 14 days ago by Kevin Koerzendorfer
2.0 out of 5 stars
Slower than a time clock on a friday.
It moves at glacial speeds. I gave up loading up one of these with an 8gb card after repeated attempts failed as file storage for a car stereo since I had a bunch of microsdhc... Read more
Published 16 days ago by Rummie McLush
