SanDisk ImageMate Card Reader (SDDR-12-01)

Pros: fast transfer speed, small, easy to use, simple installation, affordable

Cons: sits on flat surface and can slide if not situated properly

The Bottom Line: Affordable, convenient, time-saving ... easy to install, simple to use, portable, this unit is a winner. Save your camera batteries and buy a SanDisk CompactFlash Card Reader.

Review: I've owned a SanDisk ImageMate CompactFlash Card Reader USB for over 3 years. It's a wonderful easy-to-use unit, and boy does it save me time. Many devices utilize CompactFlash cards such as digital cameras, hand-held computers, digital music...

Pros: Very easy to install and use, fast file transfers.

Cons: Sometimes "forgets" itself, requires unplugging and plugging back in to "reset".

The Bottom Line: CompactFlash is a very easy medium to work with. The SanDisk CompactFlash Card Reader doesn't make it more complicated.

Review: On the "Star Trek" TV shows, someone's always sticking a little cartridge of some kind into a slot to retrieve information about an alien culture that's just killed off three redshirts and is about to declare war on the Federation.

A...

Pros: Small, light, easy to install, HUGE time saver.

Cons: CF cards only go in one way, hard to remember.

The Bottom Line: If you have a CF device, and need to get files off of it, get one of these!

Review: My sister got me a used SanDisk CF reader for my birthday. It reads the CF memory card that is in my digital camera.

Normally, I would take pictures, then plug in my A/C adapter to my camera, then plug in the camera upload cable to my...

Pros: small, easy to install and use, accepts both smartmedia and Compact flash, inexpensive

Cons: none, this thing works like a pro

The Bottom Line: Overall, the SanDisk card reader is a breeze to install and use. Anybody who uses flash memory for devices such as digital cameras and PDAs will benefit from this product.

Review: I originally used the card reader attached to my HP Photosmart printer to transfer files, however, it was too slow. I came across the SanDisk Imagemate card reader and thought it might be a little faster.

Wrong. It was a LOT faster...