Looking for really compact and fast CF card reader.

[Kostyanych]

I was thinking about buying 1 Gb or 2 Gb flash stick drive.
And then I just realised that I can get just another CF card for my 20D (I was thinking about buying second card anyway) and I can get just really compact and fast reader and use CF card + reader as a flash drive.

What do you think?

Do you know any really good drives&
Something like....
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=18872&item=7521015200&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43449&item=7520755918&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=18872&item=7521538373&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43479&item=7521816362&rd=1

[Andrew Pratt]

I'm curious about those small CF readers as well.

[AjP]

I have this one and working great!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.sandisk.com/download/photos/retail/12in1-reader-dock.gifhttp://www.sandisk.com/download/photos/retail/12in1-reader-wcards-nodock.gif

[gasrocks]

Mine looks like the above pix. SanDisk ImageMate 8 in 1, model # SDDR-88. I couldn't be happier.

[Dew]

I use one of these (http://www.lexar.com/readers/multi.html) - really small, works a treat, £10!.

http://www.mymemory.co.uk/images/products/1092595455.jpg

[the.digital.guy]

I use the SanDisk ImageMate 8 in 1 with all my SanDisk Ultra II cards.
Works great!!!

[Andrew Pratt]

This is what I use at home Sandisk USB 2 CF Card reader (http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10056078&catid=) but it'd be nice to have something even smaller to toss in the camera bag

[Kostyanych]

Yes, right. I wanna buy Sandisk ImageMate 12 in 1 for home.
But also I wanna get another one, really tiny one to put in my camera bag. Or to use it as a flash stick.
But I like good stuff. :) That's why I asked for any feedback about any of them... :)

[SkipD]

I use one of these (http://www.lexar.com/readers/multi.html) - really small, works a treat, £10!.

http://www.mymemory.co.uk/images/products/1092595455.jpgI use the same one - the Lexar "USB 2.0 Multi Card Reader". It's available at Wal-Mart for about $26 when it's at full price. I've seen it for $20 on sale. You can't beat the price, performance and flexibiltiy.

[pcasciola]

I use the same one - the Lexar "USB 2.0 Multi Card Reader". It's available at Wal-Mart for about $26 when it's at full price. I've seen it for $20 on sale. You can't beat the price, performance and flexibiltiy.That's easily beatable. :D

I use the Dazzle 8 in 1 USB 2.0 reader. It's not as small as the ones Kostyanych asked about, but it's smaller than that Lexar, and Dell sells it for around $11.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=A0160060

[ddelallata]

I bought a PCMCIA CF reader for 12 dlls ata Circuit City.

[DeeplyDigital]

The Belkin CF card reader is very compact
and comes with a lifetime warranty.



J

[Muzz]

I bought a PCMCIA CF reader for 12 dlls ata Circuit City.

How are transfer speeds with the PCMIA option?

I have two slots on the laptop and have never used them :)

[allanc]

How are transfer speeds with the PCMIA option?

I have two slots on the laptop and have never used them :)

The PCMCIA cards are faster than a USB connection.

[pcasciola]

How are transfer speeds with the PCMIA option?

I have two slots on the laptop and have never used them :)A standard PCMCIA card reader is about the slowest thing you can get, unless you get one that is "cardbus" which is about $40-50 last time I checked. Most of the $10-20 PCMCIA adapters are hideously slow. I tested a couple of them on several different laptops, and they were literally 10 times slower than my USB 2.0 reader.

[Muzz]

Thanks for the feedback :)