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Customers most agreed on the following attributes:
from Fort Gordon, GA on 5/8/2008
Great card reader for the price. I just wish Sandisk would make faster reader with USB connection. I know they have the Extreme Firewire but on a notebook with a 4 pin firewire connection, it won't work. This is the one to buy, unless you want to pay $80, for the faster Lexar.
from Sunnyvale, CA on 4/2/2008
Stays put on surface when installing cards.
from Thailand on 3/24/2008
should have with high speed read and write.
good
from Chicago, Illinois on 3/6/2008
Great for downloading Memory Cards to Laptop Computer while on location when running on battery power.
from Buffalo, NY on 2/27/2008
This device is simply a must have for digital photographers. It's transfer time for SD cards is extremely fast, and I can upload my 2GB card in just minutes. I just plugged it in and within seconds, Windows XP Pro recognized it and it was ready to use.
I do not have any SDHC cards, and wasn't sure this device would read them after seeing other reviews. Mfgr's literature isn't very clear, yet the device itself indiscates SDHC at the SD slot. I'll be picking up an SDHC card soon, because I'm going through my 2GB cards too quickly, so I'll find out soon enough what it's capabilities are.
Highly recommend this reader for both CF and SD cards!
from San Jose, Costa Rica on 2/22/2008
Excellent, and economical enough that I am buying a third unit so I can have one permanently installed on my desktop, one in my laptop kit, and one in my camera bag.
from FL on 2/21/2008
Works as it should most of the time. Occasionally does not mount CF cards on my Mac pro. Solved by unplugging and re-plugging the usb cable, never faced such an issue on a previously used slower, no-brand name multi card reader.
from Michigan on 2/21/2008
Transfering raw files from my cf cards via the Sandisk Extreme card reader is very fast. It more than worth buying.
from Santa Fe, NM on 1/24/2008
I am a bit disappointed with this unit. I use it for both compact flash, and SD cards, and I find that it sometimes times takes a while of fiddling with the SD card -- removing it, putting it back in, and repeating this sometimes as many as 4 or 5 times, before it actually connects with my computer.
I seem to have much less trouble with the Compact Flash.
Being a lightweight USB unit, it is handy to have and take with me on shooting trips -- but because of the above, frustrating to use.
I would have preferred the faster unit, but since it only comes as a firewire (my laptop is not so equipped), I opted for this one.
It does the job, but is certainly nothing to write home about.
from Tucson, AZ on 1/21/2008
Works great for the SDHC cards which others do not work. Very fast download.
from El PASO,TX on 1/21/2008
So far So Good ..Just got it ..but solved a problem I had downloading pictures..
from Milford, CT on 1/21/2008
Fast, very fast for both raw and jpeg's. I didn't think I could get this speed without a firewire connection, but I am very happy with its transfer speeds.
I've owned the older version of this reader for about 2years. Great product just cannot find mine so had to order a new. If mine had not been lost theres is no question it would still be going strong.
This thing takes a beating and keeps on ticking, its been thrown across rooms, slammed around, at one point it was cracked and duct taped together and still working. doesn't get any better than that.
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from Yorba Linda, CA on 9/26/2007
Works great and substantially faster than my previous card reader
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from Clifton, VA on 9/26/2007
Simple, fast, and it just works. The best card reader for the price that I've had so far (Extreme IV) is faster but much pricier.
[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]
from S F Bay Area on 9/26/2007
I have had many cared readers over the years...this is a real winner!!
[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]
from Sunlakes Arizona on 8/16/2007
I had researched many SD card readers. I felt this product was the "best for the buck".
Once I purchased this reader and from the first use I knew it was everything it promised it would be and more!
[5 of 5 customers found this review helpful]
from Vega Baja, PR on 7/10/2007
A highly efficient product and very easy to use. Using the SanDisk Extreme III compact flash card and the SD card with this product makes the image transportation very fast, wich is definitively great.
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
from San Jose, CA on 7/10/2007
One of my most intelligent purchases. Took the risk and went for a lower cost option, when there was a more expensive product from the same company.
The results are completely satisfactory for me. With my older card reader, it would take upwards of 20min to empty a 2GB card with D200 RAW files. The time my friends has been slashed to less than 5 min. Handling RAW has become much much "un-RAW'er".
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
If you need the ultimate, get the Sandisk extreme IV; however, this card gives about 2/3 of the speed at 1/3 of the price, and handles both CF and SD cards. It is _really_ fast compared with other card readers I have. [...]