cheap usb card reader?

[craiglee]

i'm looking for something practical, small, trustworthy? anyone know one?

[Cathpah]

i use the thunderbolt reader. just as big as a cf card, only a little thicker...plus a usb plug that rotates out.

it's what I travel with and have never had a problem.

[Zepher]

I use a couple of Crucial card readers (keep one in my bag and one on my desk). Had to buy the newest one since a client of mine has a new camcorder that uses SD HC cards and my older reader doesn't read the HC cards.
I have the two top ones in this link,
http://www.crucial.com/store/listbyattr.asp?attr=Flash%20Reader&cat=Flash

[JeffreyVB]

I use a Sandisk 12-in-1. Picked it up from BHPhoto for about $30.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/353126-REG/Sandisk_SDDR89A15_12_in_1_Card_Reader_Writer.html

I use this one in my laptop, also from BHPhoto.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/303357-REG/Sandisk_SDDR64784_CompactFlash_to_PC_Card_Adapter. html

[gsrrr]

As long as you don't mind waiting for it to ship from HongKong...

http://www.ledshoppe.com/cardreader.htm

I bought my $5 CF and $3 SD card readers from here. Took around 2 weeks to ship to Canada.

[In2Photos]

Don't skimp on a card reader. I bought a GE because it was $5 cheaper than a SanDisk. Then later had to buy a SanDisk because the GE was sssssssllllllooooooowwwwwwww!!!!!!!

[Pinto]

Don't skimp on a card reader. I bought a GE because it was $5 cheaper than a SanDisk. Then later had to buy a SanDisk because the GE was sssssssllllllooooooowwwwwwww!!!!!!!

You have to make sure that if it is USB, that it is USB 2.0. There are still a lot of USB 1.0 readers out there and they are as in2Photos says, very Sloooooooow! Do your homework.

[Citizensmith]

There are loads of card readers out there for $10ish. I've had more than a few of them.

And, they all break.

Spend the $30 it takes to get a decent Sandisk reader or something like that as at least you won't be buying a new one 3 weeks down the road because on of the slots stopped working.

[Cathpah]

You have to make sure that if it is USB, that it is USB 2.0. There are still a lot of USB 1.0 readers out there and they are as in2Photos says, very Sloooooooow! Do your homework.

very true. you MUST look for usb 2.0 and have a usb 2.0 connection in your computer to get the speeds you want

[SoaringUSAEagle]

I own the sandisk cf reader.... like $18-20. Had it for a longggggg time now.

[tin.risky]

I just got a sandisk extreme card reader. They go for about $20. Definitely worth the money, especially if you have a sandisk extreme cf card. Fast and small.

[danskim]

Fastest is the new Firewire Sandisk Extreme... rated up to 40MB/s for their new 266x cards.
Not only rated... but actually tests near there.

[In2Photos]

You have to make sure that if it is USB, that it is USB 2.0. There are still a lot of USB 1.0 readers out there and they are as in2Photos says, very Sloooooooow! Do your homework.
Actually it says Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and was still slow. So as I said don't buy a cheap one.