Card Readers.

[CT]

I need a new one capable of reading CF and SD cards. Any recommendations? My current one is a USB one which just plugs into the front panel of the CPU without any wires needed and I've always found it a convenient arrangement, but I'm open to suggestions. :)

[matty]

i have a card reader, its USB2, on a USB2 PCI card, but everytime i plug it in windoze tells me to get a usb2 port, cos it will wok quicker. time to upgrade that mobo i think

[Steve]

I have a no name 7 in 1 external USB2 card reader. It cost a little under £10 and has worked flawlessly on two different laptops and my main pc.

[stepheno]

I used to have a USB1 7in1. Transfer time was poor so I now have a 3.5" USB2 in an empty front slot. Wired straight into the mobo - RAW files transfer in a jiffy now. Highly recommend it.

regards

[CT]

I used to have a USB1 7in1. Transfer time was poor so I now have a 3.5" USB2 in an empty front slot. Wired straight into the mobo - RAW files transfer in a jiffy now. Highly recommend it.

regards

I like that idea and I do have spare slots. :thumb:

[Matt]

Something like this?

USB 2.0 3.5" card reader (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=70360)

and its less than a tenner.:thumb:

[Joe T]

In my experience the cheap ones (i.e. £10 or less) work just as well as more pricey ones.

[Steve]

There are one or two here (http://www.aria.co.uk/ProductsList.asp?Submit=search&Category=163)

[CT]

Good link Matt, but it will have to fit a 5 1/4 slot. I'm definitely going to go this route though I think.

[MyPix]

I used to have a USB1 7in1. Transfer time was poor so I now have a 3.5" USB2 in an empty front slot. Wired straight into the mobo - RAW files transfer in a jiffy now. Highly recommend it.

regards


same here, mine also has a USB II port on the front of it , POP to install and cheap as chips

MyPix

[MyPix]

Good link Matt, but it will have to fit a 5 1/4 slot. I'm definitely going to go this route though I think.


if u need a slot adapter, i might have one around here somewhere,
or just throw the floppy drive away ( if u have one ), when was the last time u used it ???

MyPix

[CT]

or just throw the floppy drive away ( if u have one ), when was the last time u used it ???

MyPix

Now you mention it... :D

Thanks for the offer, I'll come back to you if I need to.

[Matt]

You could use one of these (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=87669) and replace your current floppy (if you have one).

Or get this adapter (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=161680) for the 3.5 drive to fit the 5.25 bay (no piccie).

[MyPix]

no problem,
this is what i have in mine ( but grey )
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Internal-3-5-bay-All-in-1-USB-2-0-Card-Reader-2_W0QQitemZ8742213599QQcategoryZ167QQrdZ1QQcmdZVie wItem

loads on there, just search for ' internal card reader '

all they do is plug down on to the MOBO inside the pc , all newer mobo's have spare USB pinns to do this ( sometimes used up by the front panel usb ports )

MyPix

[CT]

OK then... hands up... who's ditched the floppy drive? :whistle2:

[MyPix]

me....

MyPix, lol

[Joe T]

me

[Steve]

Me...a while ago

[Matt]

I don't have one in my Machine, but I do have one lying around somewhere just in case.

[MyPix]

I don't have one in my Machine, but I do have one lying around somewhere just in case.


erm...just in case of what.........a door need wedging open ??

MyPix:thumb:

[Matt]

Just in case I need to throw it at someone:tonofbric :dizzy: :D

[MyPix]

Just in case I need to throw it at someone:tonofbric :dizzy: :D

now i understand, small and compact yet heavy for its size, and saves throwing a can of lager, lol

MyPix:suspect1:

[matty]

whats a floppy drive?

[MyPix]

whats a floppy drive?

dont stand too close, one will get thrown at you , lol

MyPix:dizzy:

[Steep]

I recently bought this..

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=14545453733&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=88018

It's usb2, fast and has lots of pretty lights on it. It's a usb hub, card reader, has a firewire port a video out phono socket and two DC outputs, a 5v and a 12v for charging phones or whatever.

[RobertP]

I currently have This one (http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=14545866778&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X3Jldmlld3M=&product_uid=54461) stuck into a 5.25 to 3.5 bay adaptor (which also has 2 usb2 ports) so that it is flush.
It is hard to find one of these things that includes Xd cards.

That said I know it is slower than a sandisk usb2 one. My 2G flash card takes just over 12 mins to download from full. Someone with a Sandisk model and exact same card can do it in 8 or 9 mins (can't remember for certain but it was quicker).

This reader does play up sometimes so I am watching this with interest.

Oh and I do have a floppy drive - it was used a couple of weeks ago. Daughters uni want essays sent in by post on floppy. March of technology eh?

[Marcel]

I'll hold my hand up as a 'sub-tenner' brigade here.
Reads 3 million card varieties, is USB2, and polishes off a full 1 gig CD card in a few minutes. It does everything I need it for.

[Sparky]

I had a belkin CF usb one on a lead.

then got a HP printer with all the ports already on it.

so sold the belkin to a mate for his Canon D60,

For laptop ive got a PCMCIA to CF adaptor.

[IanC_UK]

I use a no name USB2 9 in 1 reader, is fine for what i do with it, i normally only transfer pics off the card at home, so dont need super fast transfers.

I still have a floppy drive too, rarely use it though lol

[Arkady]

I use a laptop, so it's a Sandisk CF reader on a USB II cable.