| PremierTek 6-in-1 PCMCIA Card Adapter / Reader SM+ MS +MS Pro +SD + MMC + xD | 
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| Brand: Premiertek Category: CE
List Price: $24.99 Buy New: $17.90 You Save: $7.09 (28%)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 1 reviews
Color: silver Free Memory Slots: 6 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 2.1 x 3.4 x 0.2
MPN: SCAZZ21 Model: SCAZZ21 EAN: 4710836010307 ASIN: B000NI0Y82
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 6-in-1PCMCIA PC Card Type II Card Adapter For 1, SmartMedia Card. 2, Memory Stick. 3, Memory Stick Pro. 4, Secure Digital. 5, MultiMedia Card. 6, xD Picture Card | | • | PCMCIA Type II Compatible | | • | For PDAs, Notebooks, Desktop PC Pocket PC or MAC |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description Features: Perfect solution for Converting the Smart Media, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick or Memory Stick Pro and xD Picture Card to standard Type II PC Card. Allows changing cards without "PC Card Registration" or "Stop PC Card". High access speed; transfers images from Flash Cards to any Computer equipped with PC Card Socket, including Notebook and Desktop PC. Conforms to 8-bit and 16-bit access. Highest Capacity Available Read all Smartmedia cards SD, MMC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro and xD True IDE Interfaces Commercial, Extended and Industrial Temperature Support Hot Swappable 3.3V or 5V Operation Auto sensing PCMCIA / ATA host interface Host data transfer rate: 16.6MBytes/sec (PIO mode4) Host interface: 8/16 bit access Lightweight Noiseless 68-pin type II card Rugged (up to 2000Gs) PCMCIA Compliant Conforms to 8-bits to 16-bits access Fits any computer with an ATA Type II PC card slot Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP
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| Customer Reviews:
Warning: 16-bit adapter cards are OLD TECHNOLOGY! Stick with 32-bit April 26, 2008 7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I don't know why these types of cards are still on the market--they are old, slow, and obsolete. Instead, search for 32-bit Cardbus adapters such as the ones made by Viking, Delkin, or Lexar, which are many times faster but not much more expensive. And, they fit in the same PC card slot on most laptops made in the last decade. The 32-bit cards I have used are even a bit faster than USB 2.0 and Firewire.
You can spot 32-bit cards by the gold strip at the top of the card. No gold strip? Then prepare to wait an hour or more for your data to transfer, while your laptop is brought to its knees. The old silver cards may be fine for storing and playing mp3s, or may be needed for laptops made more than 10 years ago, but any large amount of data--such as GBs of photos or video-- will take quite a while to copy over. Why would you want a reader that is SLOWER than your flash media?
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