Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 All-in-1 Media Card Reader/Writer

Be careful if you want to move data between different types of cards on the fly though, as (at least) one of the slots is overloaded i.e. one of the slots takes two different types of card, so sharing between them would not be possible. This isn't really a problem though, since even if you end up in this situation it's easily solvable by copying the data to your HD and then swapping cards to write it onto the new card.


A Word of Warning   October 31, 2005
Bullet Proof Poet
123 out of 128 found this review helpful

The reader works well up to a point. That point is 1Gb. It cannot cope with cards greater than 1Gb which is a shame because the cards I use these days are 2Gb.

If you search on Belkins support page the only answer it has is that it doesn't support >1Gb but they will bring out a future product that will.

For me this was a waste of money.


Simply Excellent   August 11, 2005
Mr. M. F. Allen (Hayes, Middlesex, UK)
44 out of 44 found this review helpful

With 4 slots the reader can handle a multiplicity of cards. I use two, XD and Compact Flash. With Windows XP it can be used with or without the included driver plus it comes with a paper manual! I received mine on the 5th July 2005 and have since used it extensively with both an Olympus Camera and a Nikon D70S. Simply, plug in, use it and no problems. I prefer to transfer information this way, it saves camera battery life, the power supply via the USB port is constant, no plugging cables into the cameras and a rapid transfer of images be they relatively small .jpg or much larger .raw.

Really cheap considering the job that it does and always ready for use. I would not be without it. I recommend that you purchase it, you will not be disappointed.