Rating: 
Summary: Great, if you have the right system
Review: I tried this on my system with Windows ME and couldn't get it to work. I think I have some incompatible software and/or hardware. The documentation that came with the card reader was weak and the on-line support did not solve my problem. After I switched to my older computer (Windows 98), it worked great. I love that it behaves like another disk drive. I can load photos onto my computer in a flash (then transfer them to the Windows ME system over the home network). This is a handy and affordable add-on.
Rating: 
Summary: I wish I knew sooner!
Review: I love this little thing! I've saved so much in batteries since I had to buy this device (dropped my camera and can't use the usb cable anymore). I only wish I knew about it when I first got my camera. I have several relatives with digital cameras who have a hard time downloading photos with their software (I keep getting "help me" calls) so I will be buying several as christmas gifts.
Rating:
Summary: good price, works great, nice design
Review: This USB compact flash reader does everything as advertised, for a good price too. It is nicely packaged, easy to open, and easy to install. It is a lot more convenient to put your memory card into the usb reader and drag and drop files rather than hooking up a cable to you digital camera. Your card almost turns into a little zip disk, as you can put anything that will fit on it. The reader also has a nice, simple, sleek design that is visually pleasing.
Rating: 
Summary: Drivers are a Nightmare! Win 2000 beware
Review: I have 6 computers and use this device in my business and installation was a bear, drivers don't work. I have to reboot everytime I want to read from the thing! Tech support was good, but every time I have a problem I have to call them. The older reader worked much better! Note: I have installed the thing on 3 different machines with the same problem win2000 and 98se. Once it reads it works but to get it to that point is rough. I would not buy this product again, there is no reason why they cannot have effective drivers to make this machine work properly.
Rating: 
Summary: Usable after sloppy install
Review: Now that it's installed, I like the product. I had problems installing the USB software on Win ME and Win 2000. I needed additional files (various USB*.SYS files available in zipped format off the OS CD (from Base2.CAB)(use winzip to extract them). The USB install still asks for the location of these files each time I plug in the reader. This is a minor inconvenience now, since I only use the reader when I have filled the memory card.
The downloads are lightning fast. The reader is robust, and suitable for packing in a suitcase. Care must be taken to slot the memory card in correctly, as it can get mis-aligned.
Overall works well, and is inexpensive.
Rating:
Summary: Very compatible, very solid.
Review: This is *the* compact flash reader to get. I originally owned an IBM USB CF reader and used it with Win 98/2000. Finding the drivers was a pain and it didn't work on my Mac (OS X) or Linux PC. The SanDisk is compatible with any new Linux distro with USB support, OS X, Windows of all variety. I just plugged it in on all 3 and it worked. I love it. It feels like heavy, solid construction. The only thing I don't like is that you must pull the CF cards out...I like an "eject" button. Still, Highly recommended.
Rating:
Summary: Ojibway Princess
Review: To start with, the price was right. The software installed without a hitch (I use Windows 98), and this was a lot quicker to download than directly from my camera. I saved money on batteries and/or the purchase of a battery adapter. This product does what it says it will do, which is often a rarity these days.
Rating:
Summary: Very helpful product, good support, Win2K tip
Review: This is much better than downloading images from a digital camera, especially if you have more than one brand of camera. The image transfer is fast, and the jpgs are unmolested so the exif data comes over correctly (if that matters to you).One tip for Win2k users - DON'T install the software that comes with the card reader. Just plug it into the USB port, and the native Win2K drivers will see it. If you do install the software, you will end up on the phone with their support uninstalling things, like I did. Although, the phone support was good. Overall, a really good product and worth having.
Rating:
Summary: Doesn't work with all computers
Review: I bought my Imagemate after upgrading my computer system. The thing refuses to work properly. On my first install, it locked up *all* my drives, C-F, by taking them over. I'm still not sure what happened, but I had to reformat. The Imagemate only works sporadically, locking up my computer 95 percent of the time. I exchanged many emails with tech support. They're friendly and try to be helpful, but it seems that this product just doesn't work with some computers. Windows 98 SE has known conflicts with USB on computers with AMD chips. Also, if you have Easy Cd Creator installed, you will have trouble with the Sandisk. I have an AMD chip, Win98 SE, and the cd software. Even when I uninstall the cd software, apply the MS USB patch, and go through the registry editing procedure you can read about in the Sandisk Imagemate FAQ- well, the thing still doesn't work. If you decide to buy one, I would suggest getting it at a brick and mortar store so you can return it easily if it doesn't work. The chances are pretty good it will work for you. I've used it on one other computer with no problems whatsoever... but it stinks if you are the 1 in 10,000 (or whatever) it doesn't work for!
Rating:
Summary: camera connection problems can be a thing of the past!
Review: if you have had any problems getting your cf-based digital camera to connect with your computer, you need not worry about that any more - just pick up one of these readers and the card will show up like another hard drive on your computer. just drag the files where you want them for saving, printing, or whatever you would like to do with them!
|
