Mini All-in-1 Memory Card Reader Black Compatible with: Secure Digital: miniSD (with adapter), microSD/TransFlash (with adapter), Compact Flash: CF I, CF II, CF Ultra II, MicroDrive, xD Picture Cards, Memory Stick: Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Memory S

List Price: $39.99 Discount Price: $2.47

Features:

• This USB 2.0 memory card reader is the ideal companion for your digital media. Avoid the hassle of carrying multiple card reader adapters in order to transfer photos, music, data and more between multiple media platforms.
• Ideal for portable use on the road or at home with a desktop or laptop. Your data and pictures can be instantly transferred to your PC/Notebook. AC power adapter not required. Power can be drawn from the USB port.
• Automatically allocates and assign four (4) individual drives for each card slot
• Features and Specifications: Hot-Swappable.....Plug and Play.....USB 2.0.....Ultra High Speed - Read: 4.3Mbps, Write: 1.3Mbps
• More Features and Specifications: LED indicator lights.....Supports Windows XP, 2000, 98, and Mac OS 9.2 and higher.....Color: Smoke.....USB Cable included!......Memory card not included

Customer Reviews:

Unreliable [Posted on 2007-08-12]
I recently purchaed this All-in-1 memory card reader which is based on the Alcor Micro AU6371 USB 2.0 single LUN memory card reader chipset. I have used it to read, write, and format Secure Digital cards from several manufacturers of sizes from 64MB to 2GB and it has worked well most of the time. Unfortunately there are issues with the memory card reader locking up randomly, sometimes without there being any memory card in the device. It had locked up once while writing a large video file to a 2G SD card which resulted in a corrupt file system on that SD card and required a reformat of the card. When the card reader would lock up, it would become extremely hot and also once made every USB device on the same hub unresponsive and require a power cycle. Most of the time when it would lock up, unplugging its USB plug and reconnecting it usually resolved that particular lockup problem but sometimes it would require a power cycle of the host computer. I recommend looking for a different multi-card reader. Don't get this one.

Piece Of Cr@p!!!! [Posted on 2007-08-24]
I have no idea what unit everyone else is using....but the one I got is so slow, plugging my camera back in directly speeded the process up 1000%.

Transferring raw images with this thing is a nightmare!

Complete piece of sh't.

Works fine... when it's not overheating [Posted on 2007-10-06]
I didn't need a card reader for everyday use, so cheap sounded good. I paid $5.50 shipped, so if it didn't work, no big loss. So with VERY low expectations I plugged in the super-short 1' USB cable and waited for XP to recognize the reader. It did. I inserted my SD card into my "best guess" slot because there are no instructions at all and it looks like the card will fit into 3 of the 4 slots. I had success on the first try, but I've been building computers for years so I may be more "advanced" than the average user (go figure). But after a while I started getting error messages in XP saying the device failed when I wasn't using it. So I picked it up and it was VERY hot. Being such an "advanced" user, I unplugged it. After it cooled I plugged it back in and it worked fine. So my superior intellect tells me I should keep it disconnected until I need to transfer data. Also keep in mind I have no idea if the cheap contacts are ruining my cards every time I insert them. By now, most of you should be thinking, "maybe I'll just buy a better built reader". ;)

Good product for the price [Posted on 2008-05-31]
Good product so far. I have only used it for two or so weeks, and has serve its purpose. Plastic case seems a little fragile, though. For the price, however is a good buy. Hope this helps.

Do Not Buy!!!! [Posted on 2008-07-04]
Do not buy! This product messed up my memory card! It's not worth the few bucks you save because you'll have to buy a new card which cost much more. I just bought one from Target for $12.00 and it works perfectly!

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