I picked up the reader to give it a shot. Already got 2 256mb CF cards, so I didn't need anymore. Especially since my last one was about $20 AR/AC at Dell SB. The reader is pretty good once you get it working on your system. I had to update the firmware using the software posted previously. For some reason I had to try it on 3 different computers before I could get the update to work. Once it was completed it could read my Viking 256mb CF, before it would not even recognize it, although it had no problems with the Kingston CF card I have. I also noticed that if you install the driver that comes with the reader, it gives you icons for each of the four slots in Explorer, which is pretty cool. Before it just had 4 removable drive names.