Memory-Card Reviews

The Asante 6 in 1 memory card reader is the so called "Gini"
which made 75 of my pictures disappear from a 128 meg compact flash card.

This device working on Windows XP is incapable of reading more than 1 memory card insertion at a session - in other words if you have more than 1 card of the same type you cannot read the second card without first removing the "Gini" drive and then
restarting it via its USB plug.

Worse, if you use the same card with differant information on it, re-inserting it in the drive will completely screw the file structure of the card, requiring that the card be reformatted.
You know what that means.

No doubt the design is attractive, but the unit is cheaply made,
the SD slot had a bend in the interior metal probably making that slot unuseable.

If you are using 2 types of memory cards try to keep it simple and use a reader specifically designed for those two.

My husband wanted a card reader that worked on PC and Mac. I got thim this and he is exstatic. He tested it and uses it with mulitple cards and XP on his PC and os X on his mac. The previous reviewer must have gotten a bad unit because mine works great with the SD cards we have, no bend in the slot at all.
I have put in up to 3 different types of media at the same time under XP and copied pictures between the cards. When I use different cards of the same type, as long as I eject them (as the manual states) I have never had a directory issue with XP.
I have used this as a fast way to transfer pictures from my camera to the PC w/o having to deal with the slow camera cable!
Both my husband and I enjoy using it. This thanksgiving it was a lifesaver! Kept taking too many pictures!
It looks great, built well, is small and compatct! Everyone should have one of these who has a digital camera.

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I know you know what it can do so here are some downsides of the product:

1. Battery Life - LCD takes up lots of it, probably get 4-6 hours unless you keep it off the whole time and let ur MP3's play. I recommend that you set the screen to go blank as soon as it will let you set it to save battery energy. This is the only real reason why I gave this product 4 stars instead of 5.
2. Manufacturing Defects - Paint eventually chips in back (no biggie for me-yet) And the black rubbers on the corner aren't properly fastened to the device (of course you can just push them in a bit, but sometimes it bugs you).

Thats all that really bugs me.

Customer service is great if you have a little patience - I've already had to send my device in for a backlight repair (my fault) and it wasn't too much of a hassle.

The screen looks AMAZING for its size - don't worry about it.
Of course dust gets in there sometimes - just get a pressurized aircan and blow it out.

So overall you CANNOT take this thing to the beach (cuz of manufacturing) but its very nice for walking/siting around with.
How else can you get your daily Matrix?

Image viewer, MPEG-4 movie player, tv output, MP3 recording and playing, still/video camera optional module, storage of any file type, the Archos Jukebox Multimedia is the ultimate portable storage chameleon.

As revolutionary as the original Archos Jukebox was when it first came out, the AJM is up to high quality standards of Archos. The output is rich and clear, there are many EQ settings (which you will want to adjust if you use the included headphones) and battery life is more than acceptable at around 7 hours.

I found the 1.5 inch color LCD screen too small for extended viewing such as an entire movie, even though the image quality is surprisingly good. If you want to watch movies on the go, a laptop is a better choice. The AJM's best use of the LCD screen would be for short video clips, previewing camera snapshots or other still images. Better still is sending the video signal to a TV.

Navigation takes some getting used to simply because there are so many features, and USB 2.0 is only available as an upgrade. The only thing the AJM can't do is record video from a TV signal, and even that that will be available as an optional module.

Taking the Arhos Jukebox Multimedia around will certainly get you noticed (I had fun displaying some recently downloaded DivX flicks ;-) and once the headphones are on you're in for a completely new experience.

I brought this product from bestbuy outlet with everything include the camera, for lke 100 less then amazon sell, don't buy from amazon, it cost too much here, I do respect most amazon product are cheap compare to most but not this one, product overall is great !, music and pictureis good and ez just drag in, but video boy, take a wonder to convert those to the play to work, the free software is useless for convert go get avs video conerter, that work best and remaind much its origial size. camera is horrible i admit, only picture quality is very basic 1.1 mega, but video just horrible, with no light, had many problem with color, sound is hard to record it. head phones is pretty good, has volume control which is pretty rare, kinda comfort, look cool, is not that bad as other revieer said. Overall it is worth for the price, if u rich u might wanna get the new version of this.

This is by far the least expensive PC Card SmartMedia adapter that I have ever seen. I bought this card so that I could easily read SmartMedia cards on my Powerbook G4 running Mac OS X 10.2.1. The SmartMedia cards are used with a Fuji FinePix 1400 digital camera.

When I received the card I removed it from the packaging, inserted it into the PC Card slot on my Powerbook, and then inserted the SmartMedia card into the slot on the PC Card. The card mounted quickly on my machine, and displayed with a PC Card icon.

Importing all of the images from the SmartMedia card was quick and flawless. No software drivers to install. Nothing to configure. It just works!

If you need to read SmartMedia cards on a Powerbook, this is in my opinion the best option considering both price and performance. It doesn't get any easier than this!

I love using my new digital camera, but hated the long wait downloading images. The photochute is the fastest way I found to download digital images. It also allows the flexibility of Mac or PC use.

I use this mainly as a radio for my notebook. It's not billed as such, but the PC software is on the CD also. You get a line-in cable, and if you have a line-in jack and a CF slot or a CF slot adapter like me, then you can play a radio without slowing down your dial-up connection. Also, it doesn't use up desk space, except for a few inches protrusion from the CF card. I lost the software when I closed down my computer without shutting down the cool-looking on screen tuner. A deinstall/reinstall didn't do the trick, so I had to use system restore on Windows XP to get it back.
It works fine on my Toshiba e750 ppc as well. Reception is average, so only count on getting strong stations. The on-screen tuning is the easiest and most accurate radio tuning, though.

here is the skinny. I originally bought my pda because of it's internal wifi capability. when i came across this fine device, i was currious enough to try it out. THe brand name was relatively new to me, and i was a bit skepical to buy it. Once it arrived on my doorstep, it was within 5 minnutes before i had everything out and ready to go. WOW. 18 presets and a strong FM antenna, every channel came in crisp and clear just like listening to my mp3s. For anyone who, like me, have listened to their music over and over again, and wants a cheap alternative this this the device for you. Its small, compact, and has excelent energy conservation, i cant wait to get the Ambicom GPS reciever which i just ordered. Ambicom means Quality and fits any budget.

Let me just say wow! You would think that for $32 you would get a piece of #$&*, but I am surprised. The stations come in so clear and with 18 presets you have a lot of space to save your favorite ones. It works with Pocket PC 2003 and the software is so easy to use. It comes with a pair of stereo earbuds and a line-in cable so you can plug it into your computer. If you are wondering it will not play through your PDA speaker(s), there is a headphone port on the card its self. My Dell Axim is now compleat, and when I get tired of my mp3's I now have a radio to listen to!