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SimpleTech CompactFlash Reader (Mass Storage Compliant)

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Brand	SimpleTech
Media Type	CompactFlash
Connectivity Technology	USB Type A
Compatible Devices	Laptop
Item Dimensions LxWxH	8.7 x 6.5 x 1.5 inches

About this item

Most convenient and yet inexpensive solution to transfer images from your CompactFlash card to your desktop computer
The flash card reader will appear as an additional hard drive on your computer or laptop
Simply slide your CompactFlash card into the reader, then plug the reader into the USB port of your computer or laptop
Fast transfer rates to and from your CompactFlash card and your laptop
Highest quality assurance rating available - ISO9001 Certified

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Product Dimensions

8.7 x 6.5 x 1.5 inches

Item Weight

7.2 ounces

ASIN

B0000633DU

Item model number

STI-UCF100

Customer Reviews

3.4 46 ratings

3.4 out of 5 stars

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

Yes

Date First Available

February 2, 2002

Manufacturer

SimpleTech Technology

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SimpleTech FlashLink is the perfect tool for quickly and easily transferring data between a PC or Macintosh and your CompactFlash digital media cards. You can move images, MP3 music files, and other data, all with transfer rates up to 30 times faster than you'd get from a standard serial connection. FlashLink requires no external power source and has a sleek, compact design, giving you hassle-free portability.

FlashLink offers true plug-and-play capability with USB technology. Simply insert your digital media card into the FlashLink and it will automatically appear as an additional removable drive, letting you drag and drop files with ease.

This FlashLink reader is mass-storage device compliant, meaning it does not require the installation of driver software when used in Windows 2000, Me, or XP environments. Simply plug the device into the USB port of a PC or Mac and be ready to instantaneously download digital images or data by dragging and dropping the contents to any folder.

The SimpleTech FlashLink is compatible with all brands of digital media cards and gives you a true high-speed USB interface of up to 1.5 MBps, supporting the maximum data transfer rate of the media. An LED indicates power status and activity.

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Pete Nelson

Works great!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 30, 2002

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I had been unable to get the USB software for my Kodak DC280 digital camera to work in Windows 2000 Server and had been using the serial connection to transfer photos, which is extremely slow. This SimpleTech compact flash card reader showed up in my gold box one day, so I decided to pick it up and give it a try.
This unit works great and is much faster than a serial connection. I plugged it in and after a couple of dialog boxes, my CF card showed up as another drive on my system. Copying photos off the card is extremely easy and the unit takes up miniscule desk space. The only thing I don't like is that the plastic & construction [but], it's performing perfectly.

5 people found this helpful

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Donovan Rebbechi

doesn't work with Linux

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 3, 2002

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This claims to be "mass storage compliant", whatever that means.
I'm still not sure what they mean by this, but it doesn't work with
Linux. I'm taking mine back and getting a SanDisk model instead
(people have got these working with Linux, check the reviews)

3 people found this helpful

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oldwei

Very Satisfied

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 9, 2002

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At first I was kind of worried about compatibility. My homemade machine has a rather old motherboard (ABIT BH6) with only two USB ports. I had to buy a USB hub (Xircom 7-port) to accommodate all my USB devices: joystick, racing wheel, web cam, scanner, PDA, digicam, etc. Also, I'm running Windows 98 (not even SE). People have complained in the reviews for some other USB CF readers here at Amazon about trouble with hub and Win98. Although I do plan to upgrade my machine and also upgrade the OS to Windows 2000 in the summer, I certainly don't want to buy a reader that wouldn't work right away or even crashes my machine with buggy driver.
I'm happy to report that none of my worries happens. It works smooth with my hub and Windows 98 after a 1-minute driver installation. It's faster, though not overwhelmingly, than directly going through my Canon PowerShot S30, and much more convenient (which is the point). The USB connector on S30 just looks so fragile to me that I'm afraid it'll give up with constant plugging in and out. I have a Viking 128MB and a SimpleTech 256MB CF. Both posted about 1MByte/s when I did drag-n-drop copy using Explorer. Consider that USB max out at 1.5MB/s, that wasn't too bad. Canon's imaging program, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, recognizes the reader immediately and treats it just like the camera, i.e., it marks images already downloaded and shows the original exposure settings. Of course, with the reader I have the freedom to use Explorer or anything else for downloading and managing images, but I'll probably stick with ZoomBrowser.
The only glitch I encountered was with Norton Utilities 3.0. Norton Disk Doctor, a utility for checking and fixing your disks, crashes when the reader is plugged in. It's probably because Disk Doctor does not understand the new logical drive created for the reader. Just unplug it, and the new drive is gone and Disk Doctor runs as usual. NU 3.0 is rather old, too, and it wouldn't surprise me if Norton has fixed the problem.

20 people found this helpful

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BookWoman

hallelujah

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 19, 2002

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Oh, wow. In terms of devices that make me happy, this ranks way up there.
I bought this CF reader to use with my Canon Elph S200 digital camera. Although the Elph comes with software and cables to download via the USB port of my computer, and this CF reader also connects to the USB port, for some reason downloading via the CF reader is far, far faster. You plug the CF reader in, it shows up in Windows as a new drive letter, and you can access the files on your CF card (open them, copy them, delete them, etc) the same way you'd access files anywhere else on your computer, and just about as quickly.
You can also use the reader to transfer data between computers, any kind of data. I have one networked computer (with no CD-R or zip drive) and one non-networked computer. With this tool I was suddenly able to transfer up to 256M of data (the size of my CF memory card) from the networked computer to the non-networked one, easy as pie. Hallelujah!
The reader is very simple to install. On some operating systems you just plug it in and it goes. On others (like Windows 98) you have to go to the SimpleTech website, download a driver (6.5M for Win98), install it and then plug it in. Either way it was very quick.
Overall a very satisfying little tool.

60 people found this helpful

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Charles

Cheap and no good

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 16, 2003

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Got a digital camera for Christmas. To save the batteries thought I would get a card reader. Tried five times to get it to work. The price is cheap and I guess you get what you pay for.

2 people found this helpful

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Sherif M. Latif

Great product, great price!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 4, 2002

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This is an all around great deal for anyone who has a digital camera and wants to store their pictures on the computer. The STI-UCF100 handles Type I compact flash, so this was a great addition to my Canon Powershot A200. I take pictures with my camera, and when the card is full (or whenever I want actually) I remove the compact flash card from the camera, insert it into the STI-UCF100 and copy all my files onto my computer.
The STI-UCF100 connects via USB making it very handy. Another nice feature is that the STI-UCF100 helps turn your compact flash into an extra portable disk drive. If you have files you need to take to your office computer all you need to do is connect the STI-UCF100 to your office computer and you can transfer anything you want from your compact flash card onto your office computer as well. And if you buy a large compact flash card this will allow you to carry around thousands of files, hundreds of MP3s and a movie or two. There is no software to install, and the detachable USB extension cable that comes with the STI-UCF100 is also extremely handy in case your USB ports are not very accesible (i.e. on the back of the computer).
All in all, this is a great product with a great price.

13 people found this helpful

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Runway 12

Somewhat Bulky

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 31, 2002

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The Simple Tech UCF-100 compact flash reader works as advertised. I'm using it under Windows 2000 and have had no problems. My only negative comment would be that the device is a bit too wide. It is 2.5 inches wide while a compact flash card is only a bit over 1.5 inches wide. I find its size makes is difficult to plug into most USB ports without having to resort to its included USB extension cable.

4 people found this helpful

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mbenjaminford

Doesn't work with all cards...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 13, 2004

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This reader works with my SanDisk 128mb card, but does not work with my newer Lexar Media 256mb 12x card. Go figure.

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