Easy to install USB 2.0 PCI card

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...

volcano 08.11.2004 · Read review
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Review of Archos PCI USB 2.0 PC Expansion Card

Belkin Will Read All Your Cards

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...

Surj1 01.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 15-in-1 Media Reader & Writer Card reader

Hammering home the advantage

Advantages: easy to use, lightweight, wide range of supported memory card formats, useful freebie software included
Disadvantages: none

...a memory card reader. The advantages of the Hama 9 in 1 system are various. Firstly, as it only takes up one USB slot and can be removed when not in use you don't have to worry about connection cables ? it uses a standard USB connection, with the cable for connecting the card reader supplied. Transfer rates are quicker using the card reader than is often the case from digital cameras, and of course there is also no problem of batteries needing to be charged to access the cards in the camera. As far as USB goes it is a USB 2.0 device, which is quicker than USB 1.1, but the device is backwardly compatible. Windows XP does tell you if you connect it to a USB 1.1 port that you could get higher speeds connecting to a USB 2.0 port if you have one. There are no drivers to install ? it presupposed that you are using Windows 98SE or later (i...

Morgenhund 21.10.2004 · Read review
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Review of Hama USB 2.0 CardReaderWriter

The black box

Advantages: Simple, effective, small, many more
Disadvantages: Not as cheap as others

...***** Newlink USB 2.0 7 in 1 Card Reader/Writer ***** I'm not great with technology - I can do things but it has to be simple, consistent and woe betide the electrical object should it break down. Luckily this is the easiest piece of equipment so I'll continue to love it. ***** What's it do? ***** This is a device that you plug into your usb port in your computer. You then place your memory card/s into the designated slot on the Newlink reader and hey presto your memory card can then be read by your computer. There's no messing about loading software to recognise each different card or device since you're using the same one each time. Let me explain: I've got a sony ericsson phone with a usb connection - should I want to transfer photos from that I've to connect and reload the software which seems to take forever. Instead...

rolletrog 05.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Newlink USB 2.0 7 in 1 Card Reader/Writer

Freecome DVD RW Recorder USB 2.0

Advantages: ummmmm
Disadvantages: Doesn't work very well, slow, intermitently recognises disks, poor back up service, need I go on?

...I ordered my Freecom DVD Recorder LS USB 2.0 after my CD/DVD drive packed up on my 15 month old HP Desktop. I wanted it mainly to load CD ROM and burn DVD's from movies already converted to DVD format on my hard drive. Being that my PC had no disk drive I relied upon this external drive to load the bundled DVD burning software (Roxio 9). This took several days and many attempts. Then I tried burning my first DVD. After taking 3 hours to do a task that previously took about 30 minutes, this recorder produced a disc that no dvd player in my home recognised (and I have 4). I found the user interface very unfriendly and it simply didn't work. Needles to say, I'll be getting a refund!...

RMcCartyhy 16.06.2008 (15.06.2008) · Read review
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Review of Freecom DVD RW Recorder LS USB 2.0

Bet you didn't know you needed one of these.

Advantages: small, quick, cheap, does the job
Disadvantages: none that I know of

...the computer that will need anything extra installed. Are you with me so far? What this means, is that if I want to transfer photos from my camera to my laptop, I can't do it without an application to IT helpdesk in triplicate, a three week wait and a £25 call out charge on my cost centre. So the solution they proposed was the Belkin gizmo - to give it its full name the 'High speed USB 2.0 15-in-1 Media Reader and Writer'. What is it? *********** It's a little box with four differently shaped slots in the front and a cable running out the back with a USB fixture on the end. You just plug it into your USB port on your computer, put your memory card from your camera into the appropriate slot and 'hey presto' download/upload your photos and transfer the files. Dead simple. Presumably, you can also use it to put photos back onto your stick as...

koshkha 20.04.2006 · Read review
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Review of Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 15-in-1 Media Reader & Writer Card reader

Reading Between the Lines...

Advantages: Good Looking, Lots of options
Disadvantages: Could be a touch cheaper...

.... ********************************************************* But why not just transfer using the camera over USB? ********************************************************* Up to this point, it's why I haven't bought a card reader - what's the point when you can just hook up your camera and go? Well, now we all have our own cards, it's become simpler to leave the camera in our living area and just pop in our own card when we're taking it out. As the camera now remains in the living area (OK, I'm being pretentious: the lounge), I can just pop out the card and click it into the card reader when I'm ready to upload the day's snappings! Also, it's more convenient, as the card reader remains permanently plugged into a USB port and sits unassumingly on my desk (see attached photo!) All I do is plug a card into the right slot and my computer sees it. No fiddling about round the back with USB leads...

Radical-Machine 27.07.2006 · Read review
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Review of Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 15-in-1 Media Reader & Writer Card reader

Tiny Reader...Vast Capability

Advantages: Takes 18 different cards
Disadvantages: Possible problem recognising reader when online

...within it; ? 18 supported cards, including: ? CompactFlash Type I ? CompactFlash Type II ? MicroDrive ? MagicStor ? SmartMedia ? Memory Stick ? Memory Stick Pro ? Memory Stick Duo ? Memory Stick Select ? Memory Stick Pro Duo ? Secure Digital ? Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) ? Mini Secure Digital ? TransFlash (micro SD) ? Multimedia Card 4.0 (MMC Plus) ? Multimedia Card ? Reduced Size MMC 4.0 (MMC Mobile) ? Reduced Size MMC There is also a small slot on the side of the reader for TransFlash (Micro SD). The card reader is a high speed USB 2.0 reader and writer and is great for things such as digital cameras, handheld PC?s and MP3 players and works with a whole list of popular manufacturers cameras from Canon to Nikon. Not only can you drag and drop from card to computer and vice versa, you are also able to transfer files card to card...

elfbwillow 05.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Delkin eFilm Reader-38 Card Reader - External

USB Card Reader With Free 1GB SD Card

Advantages: 9 in 1 card reader, 1GB SD card, Compact design
Disadvantages: None

...The Kingston MobileLite 9-in-1 Card Reader is the only device you need to store, transfer and read data on any USB enabled device. As I use a variety of flash cards for mobile phone, digital camera and camcorder. This card reader is designed with a USB 2.0 connector which is ideal to connect via you PC or laptop. It has memory expansion slots that support nine different types of SD and MMC flash memory cards. It also comes with a 1 GB SD memory card for free, what more would you want. This device is called mobile for a reason, as its small and compact it's ideal to take with you anywhere. You won't find a smaller more compact card reader on the market which carries a respectable name as Kingston. I have another card reader which I use for my PC, I bought this because it was cheap and had free 1GB SD memory card with it. I use this...

Surj1 22.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Kingston MobileLite 9-in-1 Reader

Simple, Basic, Easy-to-Use Card Reader

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?!?

...who gave me $18 worth of those, and I immediately knew what I wanted. I wanted an external USB 2.0 media reader to make my experience sing. The media reader I settled on was a SanDisk SD/MMC USB 2.0 Media Card Reader. It was on special for $19.95 S/H. After applying my free bucks, I ended up paying about $9 for it to be shipped to my home over Christmas. I knew I wouldn't get it before Christmas, but I was very excited nontheless to receive it. It's a basic, no-frills media reader. You hook it up via your USB port. If you run WinME/2K/XP or MacOS 9/X or Linux then this thing will instantly configure for you, it's ready to rock. If you run Win98/98SE (Win95b/c has inadequate and incomplete USB support, Win95a & NT has NO support), then you need to install the included driver, which takes just seconds. After that, you just stick in...

kamnet 31.01.2004 · Read review
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Review of SanDisk ImageMate USB 2.0 Reader/Writer