Photography Thailand Forum

[bjorn slis]

Who's gonna help me.
The last 6 months I have bought 6 card readers, they are all pieces of crap.
They just stop working after copying half a card, give error mssges with perfectly fine cards, or just don't work at all....
I'm getting sick of having to connect my camera to my computer every time, so who can reccomend a decent card reader, money is no object 

[Marc Schultz]

I just buy these ones for $1 on eBay including shipping to Thailand and they work fine:

http://cgi.ebay.com/SD-SDHC-MMC-USB-Card-Reader-for-2GB-4GB-8GB-16GB-32GB_W0QQitemZ250513854963QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3a53ca11f3

I normally order 2 at a time and no problems so far.

The ones I am buying are for SD cards, but I am sure you can find them for CF as well if that is what you need.

[David Salmanowitz]

Bjorn--I have used this for over 3 years already w/o a single problem. Happy with it as it always works. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/446772-REG/SanDisk_SDDRX4_CF_901_Extreme_FireWire_CompactFlash_Card.html    Sadly, it is more than a dollar. Marc, that you can buy your reader and have it shipped to Thailand for a buck is incredible!

[bjorn slis]

Thanks for the tips guys.
Marc, bought 2 of those both of them stopped after half a card
David, had a sandisk before, that lasted a record 2 months
bought an apacer reader yesterday.........it already did 5 full cards..... :)

Cardreaders and me, I guess it's karma

[Marc Schultz]

I have been using the cheap card readers for years and never once had a problem (knock on wood). I wonder if there is an issue with you cards. What brand, type, format are they?

[Ray Evans]

I used to suffer similar problems then I purchased a Belkin reader at a ridiculous cost (Thb 1200 I think).

CH/SD etc etc - USB and fast, really fast.

I've had this reader for some 2 years now and not once has it failed me.

In retrospect it's been cheap

[Manfred]

Bought a Kingston Multi Card Reader at Fotofile for I think 450 Baht. Works like a charm since more than a Year, and quite fast!

Manfred

[Don]

Hi Bjorn, Iv'e just purchased a Apacer multi card reader for 250baht from Chi Chan in Pantip Plaza, first shop on the left as you enter main entrance, and it's brilliant, iv'e just put 130 raw files into my Canon software in 8 seconds flat, and works at the same sort of pace when working on each file, Iv'e had it nearly three weeks with no sign of failing.

[bjorn slis]

Don, bought the same one, and it works fine let's hope this one last a little longer than a week or two :-)

cost  3 times that here in CM... local inflation I guess