the TOP 10 Multi-readers - Memory & Readers - 06/07/2008
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Review for FujiFilm Digital Card Reader 7 in 1 DCR-71:
FujiFilm Digital Card Reader 7 in 1 DCR-71
New Price:
£2.84
Review for FujiFilm Digital Card Reader 7 in 1 DCR-71:
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Review for 3.5" USB 2.0 INTERNAL MEMORY CARD READER / WRITER - BLACK:
Alas! After a successful installation with four removal drives being shown up on"My Computer", I went about downloading some capture pictures from my Compact Flash card. pushed the card in and whoop, it dissapeared into the housing of the multicard reader. I twiddled around trying to get the thing out with various tools, and in the end had to turn off the computer,take out the reader and open the reader up. I rescued my card, but had bent the flimsy contacts for the compact flash card. I bent em back and got my computer up and running again. Taking great care I managed to read my card.
You have to be really careful putting a compact flash card into this reader as it has no proper housing, meaning it is very easy to bend the contacts. The other ports looked a bit better. I am yet to try out them. I would not buy this hardware again!
3.5" USB 2.0 INTERNAL MEMORY CARD READER / WRITER - BLACK
New Price:
£4.02
Review for 3.5" USB 2.0 INTERNAL MEMORY CARD READER / WRITER - BLACK:
A bit tacky
Hi. This mem card reader was easy to install. Do make sure you have a spare usb header on the motherboard though.Alas! After a successful installation with four removal drives being shown up on"My Computer", I went about downloading some capture pictures from my Compact Flash card. pushed the card in and whoop, it dissapeared into the housing of the multicard reader. I twiddled around trying to get the thing out with various tools, and in the end had to turn off the computer,take out the reader and open the reader up. I rescued my card, but had bent the flimsy contacts for the compact flash card. I bent em back and got my computer up and running again. Taking great care I managed to read my card.
You have to be really careful putting a compact flash card into this reader as it has no proper housing, meaning it is very easy to bend the contacts. The other ports looked a bit better. I am yet to try out them. I would not buy this hardware again!
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Review for Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 8-in-1 Media Reader:
It's very fast (much faster than my using my camera) and feels well made - but it is a bit pricey...
8/10
Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 8-in-1 Media Reader
New Price:
£6.99
Review for Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 8-in-1 Media Reader:
Good quality
I use this device to download pictures from memory cards to my PC at home, this saves me having to flatten my cameras batteries just so I can manipulate them on my PC later.It's very fast (much faster than my using my camera) and feels well made - but it is a bit pricey...
8/10
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Review for GZ- 23 in 1 Memory Card Reader - with built in 3 port hub:
As a USB hub it lacks anything resembling reliability. Recognition of devices was intermittent. Two USB thumb drives failed to work in any of the ports. A third worked temporarily then disappeared from Windows despite the hub light indicating it was connected. Externally powered hard drives did not register at all.
My USB Wacom tablet worked, then didn't, then did, then didn't, you get the idea.
You're only allowed to plug in one device at a time. A USB mouse worked fine until I tried connecting another USB peripheral whereupon the unit failed to see anything plugged in. The same happened with a USB mouse and a CF card: I could have one or the other plugged in, not both simultaneously.
The card reader is little better. It refused to read several SD cards which work perfectly in other devices and readers. CF cards worked all of the time but the data card data throughput is the slowest of any reader I've had.
A second unit behaved in exactly the same way.
And if I was really nitpicking: the USB lead is far too short for connecting to a PC under the desk.
Avoid.
GZ- 23 in 1 Memory Card Reader - with built in 3 port hub
New Price:
£0.97
Review for GZ- 23 in 1 Memory Card Reader - with built in 3 port hub:
You get what you pay for.
Difficult to know where to start in cataloguing what's wrong with this unit.As a USB hub it lacks anything resembling reliability. Recognition of devices was intermittent. Two USB thumb drives failed to work in any of the ports. A third worked temporarily then disappeared from Windows despite the hub light indicating it was connected. Externally powered hard drives did not register at all.
My USB Wacom tablet worked, then didn't, then did, then didn't, you get the idea.
You're only allowed to plug in one device at a time. A USB mouse worked fine until I tried connecting another USB peripheral whereupon the unit failed to see anything plugged in. The same happened with a USB mouse and a CF card: I could have one or the other plugged in, not both simultaneously.
The card reader is little better. It refused to read several SD cards which work perfectly in other devices and readers. CF cards worked all of the time but the data card data throughput is the slowest of any reader I've had.
A second unit behaved in exactly the same way.
And if I was really nitpicking: the USB lead is far too short for connecting to a PC under the desk.
Avoid.
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Multi-readers, Transcend Multi-Card Reader M2 TS-RDM2S, 54 IN1- USB 2.0 internal CF/MD/SM/MS/SD/MMC/XD card reader/writer black, Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 3-port hub & 15-in-1 Media Reader/Writer - Card reader ( CF I, CF II, Memory Stick, MS PRO, Microdrive, MMC, SD, SM, MS Duo, xD, MS PRO Duo, miniSD, RS-MMC ) - Hi-Speed USB, All-in-1 USB 2.0 Memory Card Reader, takeMS High Speed USB 64 in 1 multi memory card reader writer with SDHC support, takeMS High Speed USB 64 in 1 multi memory card reader writer with SDHC support, FujiFilm Digital Card Reader 7 in 1 DCR-71, Inov8 Multi Slot Card Reader, Sandisk XD/SM USB 2.0 Reader., 3.5" USB 2.0 INTERNAL MEMORY CARD READER / WRITER - BLACK, Takems 2in1 USB Stick and Memory Card Reader ( SDHC , sd , mini sd , mmc , rs-mmc , transflash ), Sandisk Image mate 12 in 1 card reader in retail packaging, Boynq Toastit! USB2.0 Multi Card Reader - Black, Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 8-in-1 Media Reader, SanDisk 5 in 1 USB 2.0 Mobile Card Reader / Writer, TeckNet VC-340 USB2.0 All in 1 Multi Slot Card Reader (Silver), GZ- 23 in 1 Memory Card Reader - with built in 3 port hub, Sandisk Image mate 5 in 1 card reader in retail packaging, External USB 2.0 Card Reader All in 1 SD,MS,MMC,CF,SM, Card Reader - USB 2.0, 22-in-1 Card Reader with USB & FireWire Extension Ports
, Transcend Multi-Card Reader M2 TS-RDM2S, 54 IN1- USB 2.0 internal CF/MD/SM/MS/SD/MMC/XD card reader/writer black, Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 3-port hub & 15-in-1 Media Reader/Writer - Card reader ( CF I, CF II, Memory Stick, MS PRO, Microdrive, MMC, SD, SM, MS Duo, xD, MS PRO Duo, miniSD, RS-MMC ) - Hi-Speed USB, All-in-1 USB 2.0 Memory Card Reader, takeMS High Speed USB 64 in 1 multi memory card reader writer with SDHC support, takeMS High Speed USB 64 in 1 multi memory card reader writer with SDHC support, FujiFilm Digital Card Reader 7 in 1 DCR-71, Inov8 Multi Slot Card Reader, Sandisk XD/SM USB 2.0 Reader., 3.5" USB 2.0 INTERNAL MEMORY CARD READER / WRITER - BLACK, Takems 2in1 USB Stick and Memory Card Reader ( SDHC , sd , mini sd , mmc , rs-mmc , transflash ), Sandisk Image mate 12 in 1 card reader in retail packaging, Boynq Toastit! USB2.0 Multi Card Reader - Black, Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 8-in-1 Media Reader, SanDisk 5 in 1 USB 2.0 Mobile Card Reader / Writer, TeckNet VC-340 USB2.0 All in 1 Multi Slot Card Reader (Silver), GZ- 23 in 1 Memory Card Reader - with built in 3 port hub, Sandisk Image mate 5 in 1 card reader in retail packaging, External USB 2.0 Card Reader All in 1 SD,MS,MMC,CF,SM, Card Reader - USB 2.0, 22-in-1 Card Reader with USB & FireWire Extension Ports
excellent card reader
Just to add this reader is very tough - its still in extensive use, even after having to dismantle it completely to remove a card my nephew managed to jam into the wrong slot! To anyone else with young children, yes this reader can read trans-flash (micro) and mini sd cards - but these need to be inserted into a sd adapter/holder before putting into the reader!Inital review:
Having recently bought FinePix 3800, I needed a reader that would read XD and all the other cards I have (MMC, SD, and sony). Excellent reader, works well and have had no problems with it so far.