Apple Reviews

From the day that I opened the box and took the reader, then plugged it into my computer I could never get it to work right. With a system running Windows XP it normally installs automatically then works like a charm. However, this time it installed but never functioned properly. It would dissappear then reappear at startup.
If you where lucky, it would stay long enough you to try to use it, then you could try to use it. It would then say there there was no card in the drive, then dissappear until next startup.
This also happened with the drivers on the CD. I would strongly avoid this product.

The Dazzle DM-8100 will not read my 128mb Lexar memory sticks. It will only read the 16mb Sony stick that came with my camera. I emailed customer service. With no response after 3 days I called their 800#. After quite a long wait on hold, they were of little help. They said there might be a patch someday. But, they did not know when.

I've had nothing but trouble with this reader. Claims to be XP compatable but XP rejects it and Dazzle customer support is useless at best. If you have XP stay away.

Here's the deal. If you can get the original cartridges for about the same money or less, then do it. but remember, major manufacturer ink compliations have patents on them. So, these aftermarket fakers cannot exactly duplicate the original ink formula or they'd be infringing on the patent! So, maybe the original is waterproof and the fake is not. Maybe the original is guaranteed not to get stale and the fake is not. Maybe the original drys faster than the fake. Maybe the orginal has greater lightfastness (resists fading) than the fake. Who knows, whatever the case may be, there will MOST LIKELY be some loss in document quality for using a replacement ink cartridge as opposed to the original. So, if you can get the original for cheaper than do it. It the fake costs about as much as the original, then go ahead a spring the extra couple bucks or so and get the orginal!

These cartridges work as well as the real thing. What am I saying? These are the real thing. The price is right (even with shipping.) and I sure beats trying to refill cartridges with syringes.