Card Reader

Chronicle · 25 Mar 2007 at 02:25

Hi
I kinda need a card reader for my pc.

Any recommendations? I need it for SD cards and maybe sony pro duo ones (although don't really need it for that, just be nice).

I'd prefer one that goes in the case rather than another usb cable...

PhillyDee · 25 Mar 2007 at 02:58

Pretty much any card reader will do. Just pick one you like the look of.

Edit: Black or Beige?

Chronicle · 25 Mar 2007 at 19:48

Black

Ok. I might order some pc bits soon so i'll just add whatever that shop sells to the order

Cupra · 25 Mar 2007 at 20:17

the bay has the best choice of them

squiffy · 25 Mar 2007 at 20:26

If you have more than one computer, buy a external one. My external card reader has SD on it, dunno if it reads Sony ones

Ozymandias · 2 Apr 2007 at 20:18

Looking at usb card readers some don't seem to support 2GB cards - the Belkin F5U271UK for example.

Are card readers that have problems with 2GB cards in the majority or would I be unlucky if a noname reader from the bay wouldn't read the card ?

quantumisation · 2 Apr 2007 at 21:10

i bought 1 from some crappy budget store in town, its a floppy disk drive with a usb cable inside that allows you to plug cards into slots around the floppy disk socket

Chronicle · 2 Apr 2007 at 21:40

quantumisation said:
i bought 1 from some crappy budget store in town, its a floppy disk drive with a usb cable inside that allows you to plug cards into slots around the floppy disk socket

And you plug that into a usb slot round the back of your pc do you?

RobH · 2 Apr 2007 at 22:14

I have internal card reader that fits in the 3.5" bay. It connects to a USB header on the motherboard (the same ones used for front/extra USB ports). Mine reads CF/SD/MMC/SM/XD/MS/MS Pro (plus variants that have an adapter for one of those ports). It has 4 holes for cards and appears as 4 drives in My Computer. It also provides an extra USB port.

I find it really useful, I always have new things that take some sort of memory card. Cost about £20, it's unbranded but it's good quality.

quantumisation · 2 Apr 2007 at 22:59

same as the poster above- the usb connector goes into a head on the motherboard except the drive itself has an actual floppy disk reader too, exactly the same they all show up as removeable storage in my computer

mishima · 2 Apr 2007 at 23:01

I was thinkin of getting one of those internal card readers, not sure whether to trust an unbranded one though.

9dna · 2 Apr 2007 at 23:50

The Akasa internal reader looks very good.

mishima · 2 Apr 2007 at 23:56

Only a tenner as well!

manoz · 3 Apr 2007 at 06:00

I got the Akasa Card Reader, very good imo. Only downside is I have to have a card inserted when I start up my computer otherwise it takes an age to boot.

DeeJay-Mo · 3 Apr 2007 at 11:01

quantumisation said:
i bought 1 from some crappy budget store in town, its a floppy disk drive with a usb cable inside that allows you to plug cards into slots around the floppy disk socket

I've got one of these too. It's a Mitsumi. Works like a charm and you never know when you're gonna wanna play that retro game you've got lying around on floppy.