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Summary: Excellent
Review: I have Windows Xp Pro, Casio Qv-4000 Digital Camera, and a Scandisk 256 MB Compact Flashcard that I use this with. This reader works great. Flawlessly. A+ Recommended.
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Summary: No Problems
Review: My HP computer is incompatible with just about everything I've ever tried to add on (except a printer). However, I was able to install SDDR-31 in 10 minutes and have never had a incompatibility problem.The only issue I've ever had is, occasionally the green LED will turn off before all the data is written to the CF. Just give it a few seconds after the green light goes out to finish writing.
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Summary: Easy as Pie with XP
Review: Before I bought the Imagemate, I found that using the Canon S30 USB connection caused a conflict with my Visioneer scanner that neither Canon nor Visioneer technical support could help me with. I had to reboot each time I switched between using the scanner and connecting the camera. Now, with this device, there are no conflict problems, and everything works perfectly. Uploading images is quick and easy. Installation took about 30 seconds using XP...literally, just plug and play. Throw out the installation CD, you won't need it at all!
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Summary: Sandisk Imagemate... not so good!
Review: I have the Windows 2000 operating system, and I found that this piece of equipment corrupted my computer. I installed it as the instructions say... instantly my computer froze, shut down, and then screwed up my graphics card drivers. I reformatted my computer losing nearly everything I had, and tried to install the imagemate again. Again, it did the same, however, this time it did not corrupt my files. Whether or not this was just a malfunctioning imagemate, I don't know, but i'm sure if I would have exchanged rather than returned, I might have got one that worked. The reviews say it all, but mine didn't work!
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Summary: Incompatibility City!
Review: AVOID!!! Windows 98: This product is not compatible with Adaptec CD Creator and Direct CD software, which came installed on my Dell system for burning CD-ROM's. SanDisk tech support had me make some changes to my system, which resulted in my CD-ROM no longer working. SanDisk would not help my restore my system, referring me to Adaptec support (who couldn't help because their software came pre-installed on my 2-year-old system). I eventually had to upgrade to Windows XP to get my CD-ROM working again. Windows XP: Although the driver for the ImageMate is fully integrated in XP (and works really nicely), the device must be plugged into a built-in USB port. It doesn't work when plugged into an external USB hub, so unless you're willing to dedicate your only built-in USB port (or one of your two ports) to this device, you can't use it. SanDisk says they will not support the device if it's plugged into a hub.
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Summary: Great when it works and doesn't crash the system
Review: I looked at the other reviews here and bought this with a 256MB card and a Canon S30. I run Win 98 so anticpated no major problems. However the CD crashed my system, botched my email for a week and even then would not uninstall. After a week of frustration and intermittent working (when not crashing the system) I finally managed a complete uninstall by having to manually delete the folder from my C drive. My email subsequently worked, but on reinstallation the reader still would not work. I then uninstalled (success first time!) and downloaded the driver from the Sandisk website with (so far) success. The driver has worked twice with only minor problems (which may have been due to me removing the card early as the Eject command is not present on the new software, but I am contacting SanDisk about that).
So in summary - OK, but what a hassle. If it still does not work or wrecks email again it is going back.
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Summary: sometimes it's amazing ...
Review: ... how impressive technology can be when it works as advertised. this product installed flawlessly in Windows 98SE. how often does a product work without glitches or bugs right off the shelf? this card reader is a great investment for reading those CF cards quickly and easily. it beats the serial connection (argh) built into my Panasonic camcorder with digital still image feature. now i can just pop in the CF card and copy the image files right to my hard drive as if from a floppy or CD. very cool.
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Summary: Easy to use
Review: SanDisk makes great CF and SD memory cards; always easy to plug in and use immediately. The SDDR-31-01 reader is no different. It took all of 5 minutes for me to get it up and running on my Win98 box. I just plugged it into the USB port, popped in the CD, pointed to the SDDR-31/win98 folder when installing the drivers and away I went. I immediately was able to pop in a new 64MB CF card and dump files onto it.
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Summary: Working with Windows 98 SE
Review: Installing the drivers for the SDDR-31 caused my system to lock up and a blue screen appearing with the message: "A fatal exception OE has occurred at 0028:C16ED46E in module VXD APIX(01)...The application will be terminated" (Or it immediately reboots)... What's going on? In looking at the ScanDisk website I learned how to fix this problem. I was running Easy CD creator 3.5c and Direct CD 2.5d. I needed to install the floppy107.exe patch from ROXIO. This patch fixed my "blue screen of death" and now the ScanDisk works like a champ. This just makes you aware how interralated hardware and their drivers are to each other, where one small hickup can cause you such distress and much finger pointing. It just makes you thankful for the internet and excellent companies that post their latest updates and fixes on their websites. A wonderful product at a great price, the digital pictures from my camera copy really fast, and I do not have to rundown the camera batteries to transfer my pictures.
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Summary: A Must for Digital Camera Users
Review: I own a Cannon PowerShot S100, and was sick of using the complicated transfer software that came with it after only one day. My friends who reccommended the camera also reccommended this SanDisk drive, and its made things a whole lot easier. It's natively supported by Windows XP--this means you can plug it into your USB port and XP will recognize it (no need to use the installation disk) and place a link to it inside your "My Computer" folder. Transfer is surprisingly quick, though if you want to edit your pictures it's better to transfer them off the disk first. And, if you're low on USB ports, it has no problem being hotswapped (unlike a few other devices I have). Very easy to use--makes your CompactFlash card act just like a Zip disk or data CD. Highly reccommended.
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