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| 510402 | 2006-12-28 04:52:00 | I am considering purchasing a Laser 33 in 1 Card Reader for approx. $31. Any comments on this product please, or any other alternatives. The use is for general purposes and photos mostly. Many thanks for your replies. |
Slim (4633) | ||
| 510403 | 2006-12-28 05:23:00 | I have one of them, it works fine for what it does and have had no issues with it. Just place the USB plug into the computer and it should just go as simple as that. You will end up with having about 4 or so different usb devices installed on Windows but just unplug it when not in use. |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 510404 | 2006-12-28 05:45:00 | Hi Slim. Just ensure that it will take your card. I have en elderly unit which does not accept my XD card. | Scouse (83) | ||
| 510405 | 2006-12-28 06:25:00 | $20 @ the Warehouse I borrowed one to use the other week as 1Gb of photos on USB 1 was a tad slow, The uploading into the browser window for rotating was faster than I could keep up with, and the uploading of the pics was way quicker as well. Now I wonder why I used to use the camera cord, or was it so i could wander off & do something else between..... |
EX-WESTY (221) | ||
| 510406 | 2006-12-28 06:55:00 | I opened this topic because I was intrigued to see who was still using a Hollerith card reader. I guess they're not Hollerith cards he's trying to read, are they? But what sort of cards are they? | TideMan (4279) | ||
| 510407 | 2006-12-28 07:14:00 | My camera uses compact flash cards but the Laser card reader reads XD, Sony Memory sticks and all the other current camera card formats. | EX-WESTY (221) | ||
| 510408 | 2007-10-19 23:35:00 | $20 @ the Warehouse I borrowed one to use the other week as 1Gb of photos on USB 1 was a tad slow, The uploading into the browser window for rotating was faster than I could keep up with, and the uploading of the pics was way quicker as well. Now I wonder why I used to use the camera cord, or was it so i could wander off & do something else between..... I need one too but there don't seem to be many about ! :horrified Neither PB Technologies nor Advanced Computers have them. QMB at Royal Oak have on their list at $13-50 but have none in stock at present. :illogical The Warehouse here have one - which is a Laser at $19-90 (33 in 1, whatever that means). But will it be compatible with my Apacer flash card ? Presumably they are. Have tried to check online but the Flash Memory Store for instance, which offers compatibility checks, does not recognise either Laser or Apacer brands. I suppose there may be something on the back of the reader pack, so I will look for that. Presumably The Warehouse will take back if not compatible. I will ask them .....but if anyone has any other ideas ? Misty |
Misty (368) | ||
| 510409 | 2007-10-20 00:02:00 | Camera house branches have them for $39.99 they read xd cards as well.. | kiwikeith (1273) | ||
| 510410 | 2007-10-20 00:47:00 | Camera house branches have them for $39.99 they read xd cards as well.. Thanks kiwikeith I had not heard of xd cards but on looking at Wikipedia I see it says Comparison with rival formats The xD format primarily competes with formats such as Secure Digital card (SD), CompactFlash (CF), and Sony's Memory Stick. [edit] Advantages * xD cards are fast in comparison with older formats such as SmartMedia (SM), MultiMediaCard (MMC), and MemoryStick (MS). * xD cards have a small form-factor in comparison with other formats (although both Micro SD and Memory Stick M2 are smaller). * xD cards have a low power consumption. * xD cards are very small, which allows reader devices to be smaller (especially "keychain" card readers). [edit] Disadvantages * Traditional xD cards have a fairly small theoretical maximum capacity, relative to other memory card formats. The newer Type M and H variants have addressed this issue, with a maximum capacity of 8 GB. * xD cards are much slower than their main competitor, SecureDigital (SD).[citation needed] * Although xD cards smaller than, for example, SecureDigital (SD) cards, they are larger than some of the newer small-factor versions, such as miniSD and microSD cards.[citation needed] * xD cards are generally more expensive than cards of other formats.[4] * xD cards are less widely supported by camera, card reader, and accessory manufacturers than CompactFlash (the de facto standard for professional and prosumer digital cameras) and SD (supported by many brands of digital cameras, MP3 players, and other portable devices). * the xD card format is proprietary to Fujifilm and Olympus, just as the Memory Stick format is to Sony. This means that no public documentation or implementation is available (see below for reverse-engineering results). By comparison, the MultiMediaCard and CompactFlash formats are described by completely open and free specifications, and a partial specification for the SD format is freely available. Man - life does get complicated ! I'll have to slowly digest this. Mind you my needs tend to generally be rather simple. Misty :horrified |
Misty (368) | ||
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