NOT as good as it seems. stay clear

I wanted a good all round cheap card reader so I opted for the G-Tech 19-in-1 memory Card Reader/Writer. UNFORTUNATELY Not plug a play as tried it in 7 different pcs with differnt usb chip sets and 4 different o/S. = Win xp pro, 2000 pro, win me , linux edubuntu. (also tried some tricks of the trade) BUT All the same yellow exclaimation marks in the device manager. All my other usb devices work ok, so this item has major driver problems/issues/incompatibilities. The actual item looks realy nice and would be great if it worked. It comes with no instructions or drivers just a USB lead and the card reader itself.Apparently the manufacturers china/japanese website have drivers for win98 but all other o/s after 98 = Plug and pray! Company not terifically helpful like returning calls but did send out a quick replacement which did exactly the same and an envelope to return the faulty suspect one. As yet waiting for a refund but to no avail as they say they have not recieved it yet ( about 10 days so far????)My opinion is I am staying clear of this brand and may opt for a renowned brand or more likely a PCMCIA reader for the laptop.
You have been warned
(from a pc technician engineer who would likes to think he knows what he is doing when installing PC peripherals as he has been in the trade at least 17 years now)

Works fine, instructions a bit light though.

Proven to be idiot proof, at least for Compact Flash, which I managed to ram in the wrong way up. Then I read the instructions more closely, and the CF card is supposed to be inserted up-side down. No damage done, it then worked fine. Also tried SD without a hitch.