Memory-Card-Reader Reviews

I just received this item a couple of hours ago, but so far it seems to work just fine. I only have memory stick and smartmedia media so I can't vouch for the other media types, but the adapter was able to read them just fine. My Windows 2000 laptop didn't require any new drivers and the adapter doesn't come with any. Having one card to read both media I use will be very convenient and it costs basically the same as a single media type adapter. The only tradeoff is that my smartmedia only adapter comes with an eject button and the 4 in 1 doesn't - you have to eject the adapter to be able to remove the media, but given the different form factor media it accepts, an eject button would probably have been a minor miracle of engineering. As long as this adapter keeps working like it does now, I'm happy with it.

if you have the new mac os 10.2 dont buy this reader.

I am pleased with the Zio CompactFlash media reader. It is simple and easy to use, out of the box. The benefits of reading the card directly into the computer from the card without having to attach the camera itself include:
1) I'm not using up the camera battery
2) I don't need the optional AC power cord (a significant savings)
3) It is easy to share the contents of the FlashCard with friends without having to give up the use of the camera while they are downloading the pictures to their PC
I certainly recommend this product for any digital camera user.