What multi card reader should I buy?

[Steven T]

I was scanning ebay for a multi card reader. I need something for my xD, SD, and CF cards but I don't want to get stuck with junk.

Reliability, speed, and overall quality. i will spend the extra buck if it's worth it.

Anyone happy with theirs enough to recommend?

 

[Steven T]

please!?

 

[alfa147x]

well i don't think there much to look at just make sure its either firewire or usb 2.0 thats about it...

 

[alfa147x]

here are a few:
High end:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820176011 <-- I use that, its by far my favorite ever
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820346001 <- heard good things about...

Cheap:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820308008

theres not much to it, give more specs like what size cards what speed cards what type of PC mac windows linux

 

[alfa147x]

Or if you have a laptop:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820270001

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

It'd be best to get one with SDHC support.

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: alfa147x
well i don't think there much to look at just make sure its either firewire or usb 2.0 thats about it...

meh, I've had bad luck w/ the cheap stuff unfortunately. two broke w/in a few months, got a sandisk.. somehow I broke the ability to write on SD cards (the write protect was too sensitive). I broke it completely trying to "fix it" heh.

I went back to a cheap one and it's no where near USB 2.0 speeds. It wasn't worth the time to RMA either.

 

[Steven T]

thank you for the replys and good point about sdhc compatibility. I will definitely be using those cards.

What do you guys think about http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820609240

super talent has a pretty stable reputation (as far as ram goes at least).

$12 shipped to me is not bad i guess! They're 18+ shipping on ebay.

Edit- Damn nm.. It says all in one and reads SDHC but not xD's (which I need for the f31fd)

 

[AmigaMan]

I'm actually getting this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820300103 since it also includes a USB hub. A little pricey, but needed since we're running out of usb ports on the wife's desktop.

 

[Steven T]

Originally posted by: AmigaMan
I'm actually getting this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820300103 since it also includes a USB hub. A little pricey, but needed since we're running out of usb ports on the wife's desktop.

extra usb ports are always nice to have but it doesnt take xD or SDHC.. the two main formats I will be using.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

I have the Kingston FCR-HS215/1, about $20 shipped:

http://www.adorama.com/KG151R....ton%20reader&item_no=2

Today I hit 15 MB/s transferring data from a Class 4 SDHC microSD card through a regular SD card adapter.

Transferring to a SanDisk Extreme 3, I hit 13.5 MB/s and did 1.5GB in under 2 minutes.
Transferring from the Extreme 3, I hit 15 MB/s.

Unlike the one you linked above, the Kingston creates 4 drives on your computer, one for each of its card slots. I actually like this because then you can transfer data from, say, an SD card to a CF card at the same time.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: Steven T

Originally posted by: AmigaMan
I'm actually getting this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820300103 since it also includes a USB hub. A little pricey, but needed since we're running out of usb ports on the wife's desktop.

extra usb ports are always nice to have but it doesnt take xD or SDHC.. the two main formats I will be using.

I think the SDHC compatibility is especially important. Anything over 4GB for a regular SD card is going to be SDHC. If you have a smartphone, 4GB and up will require an SDHC microSD card. For digicams that don't have video recording limits, a large capacity 6 or 8GB SDHC card may be nice to have.

 

[Steven T]

Thanks that kingston looks good but once again it doesn't take xD cards...

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: Steven T
Thanks that kingston looks good but once again it doesn't take xD cards...

You could probably get an xD to CF card adapter. God I hate xD ><

 

[Steven T]

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny

Originally posted by: Steven T
Thanks that kingston looks good but once again it doesn't take xD cards...

You could probably get an xD to CF card adapter. God I hate xD ><

Yup... What I get out of my f31fd makes it ALLL worth it though.

 

[Steven T]

AWESOME! Someone ol DP review told me about this http://www.dcareview.com/cardr...d-M3/Transcend-M3.html I ordered it right away after seeing the conclusion in that review. Just what I was looking for xD and SDHC which seems to be impossible to find combined. (I ordered it in black of course, not pink).

 

[Kelvrick]

You should be like me and buy a 24" monitor that has a card reader built in.

 

[Steven T]

Cool, show me a good monitor that reads SDHC and xD's.

Actually, my transcend reader came in today and it's perfect. it actually reads and writes xD cards about 3 times faster than I've ever been able to.

 

[Stoneburner]

is there any that's 5.25 inch internal and includes floppy?

 

[Steven T]

yah, there are a bunch on newegg. I wanted a portable one though so I can take it to any computer. Internal is kinda pointless IMO when you can just get portable which is small (fits in my pocket) and can be used on any system I bring it to (plug and play)

quick pic of transcend. Its realllly good.

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/2100/dscf1826bw2.jpg

 

[Brainonska511]

Where did you order it from?

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: Steven T
Cool, show me a good monitor that reads SDHC and xD's.

Actually, my transcend reader came in today and it's perfect. it actually reads and writes xD cards about 3 times faster than I've ever been able to.

Touche... I just thought of my needs for CF.

Glad you found a reader that you're happy with.

 

[Steven T]

Originally posted by: Brainonska511
Where did you order it from?

http://ec.transcendusa.com/pro....asp?Cid=13&indexnum=4

I ordered it yesterday and it came today. Fast shipping, nice packaging came with goodies.