Hypertec 24 in 1 USB 2.0 Card Reader

Advantages: 15 in 1 Card Reader & Writer, Small & Compact, Fast USB 2.0 & Very Easy To Use
Disadvantages: None

...The Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 15-in-1 Media Reader and Writer lets you simply drag and drop images, music and basically any files or folders to your computer from your PDA or handheld, MP3 player, digital camera, or other device which takes any of the 15 types of storage cards. This makes it very simple and easy to transfer media from one place to another, this is the reason I bought this device. You can edit and store your files at transfer speeds of up to 480Mbps which is 40 times faster than USB 1.1 media readers. This Media Reader & Writer lets you transfer files from one media card to another and transfer files from all four media cards simultaneously. It features four dedicated slots for all popular types of media which are: 1- XD Picture Card 2- CompactFlash I 3- CompactFlash II 4- SmartMedia 5- Secure Digital 6- Mini... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to install
Disadvantages: None

...I have bought this PCI card a week ago. Reason: I have got a MSI K7T266Pro2 motherboard that only offer USB1.1 ports (1.5Mbytes/s maximum transfer rate). Since I have got devices that uses USB2.0 and without breaking my piggy bank to upgrade my computer, the most economical way is to install a PCI card that offers USB2.0 connections (up to 480Mbits/s or 60Mbytes/s, 40X faster than USB1.1) for 1 internal port and 4 external ports. Before you buy a USB2.0 PCI card, make sure that your motherboard got version 2.2 PCI slots which are USB2.0 compatible. If your motherboard hasn't got version 2.2 PCI slots or higher, don't bother. You need a motherboard upgrade. Also, your operating system needs to be windows 2000 service pack 4 or windows XP which provides appropriate drivers to support USB2.0. For the other operation systems... Read review

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Advantages: Simple, basic, USB 2.0 High-Speed port is FAST!
Disadvantages: C'mon, what do you expect out of a card reader, a genie?!?

...Last March I purchased a Concord Digital Eye-Q Duo 2000 camera (see my review at http://www.ciao.co.uk/ConcordEyeQDuo2000Review5383052). I've been very happy with this camera, but the one disappointing aspect, in the long-run, was that to get the data off of my SD media cards, I had to hook the camera up to my computer via the internal USB 1.1 ports on my 233MHz AMD K-6 computer. Transfer was SLOOOOOWWWWW to say the least - I use my camera weekly to take over 300 photos for pro wrestling organizations, and fans want to see these results in color yesterday! The experience didn't get much faster when I added a USB 2.0 High-Speed card to the computer, because the camera's interface was only USB 1.1. So I craved MORE POWER. Remember those nice, nifty Best Buy Bux from the latest round of McDonald's Monopoly game? I had a client... Read review

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