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Summary: PQS USB 2.0 6-IN ONE Stopped working
Review: I purchased the PQS USB 2.0 6-IN ONE thru J&R, because it looked good and had a good price. It worked for 3 months (i.e. about 8 times only), reading a SONY memory stick 128MB. Suddenly it stopped working, and I can't access the memory stick thru the USB connector. But when I hook up my camera to the computer's USB slot, it works. So the memory stick is ok, just the PQS USB 6-in one doesn't work.
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Summary: PQS USB 2.0 6-IN ONE Stopped working
Review: I purchased the PQS USB 2.0 6-IN ONE thru J&R, because it looked good and had a good price. It worked for 3 months (i.e. about 8 times only), reading a SONY memory stick 128MB. Suddenly it stopped working, and I can't access the memory stick thru the USB connector. But when I hook up my camera to the computer's USB slot, it works. So the memory stick is ok, just the PQS USB 6-in one doesn't work.
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Summary: Good Product - possible compatibility problems
Review: I was excited to receive my new PQI 6-in-1 reader in the mail. It promised to provide access to all my flash media from any computer without special drivers. The device is about the size of a cassette tape and reads Smart Media, Compact Flash, MultiMedia and SD cards, Memory Stick, as well as MicroDrives. It has a short, integrated USB cable (about 3 inches) that tucks neatly inside when not in use. It comes with an extention USB cable for systems that do not provide a USB port in the front, and a nice little protective pouch. I was disappointed when I found out that the reader would not read Memory Sticks which were formatted via my Sony DSC-P50 camera on my system running Windows XP Home Edition with SP-1. Contacting support was useless. I was simply provided instructions on how to connect and use the device (in very broken English). When I persisted, the technician indicated that he also had a Sony camera and did not have trouble using the device. After extensive investigation (and trial and error) I found a workaround to my problem. I was only able to get the reader to work (for the memory stick) after first formatting the medium in the camera with the built-in hardware format option and then reformatting the stick under Windows XP with the camera attached as an external drive via the USB cable. Once this was done I was able to use the stick interchangably (until it was reformatted in any other device or in the camera without subsequently reformatting it in the camera under XP). If you'd like a complete explaination of how I arrived at this solution. The device is fast (for a USB 1.1 device). It seems to work flawlessly for all other media formats (didn't test Microdrive or SM). It also worked fine under Win2K for memory sticks. Overall, the concept is great and it's nice compact little package. The price is right. I believe the product is functionally fine, but may have compatibility problems with some devices. My problem may have been the fault of the generic USB card reader drivers supplied with Windows XP, or perhaps a hardware compatibility issue with my system. During my testing though I stripped all but the most essential hardware from my system and reinstalled a fresh copy of XP on a newly formatted partition, and still had problems. Give it a try. If it works for you it's handy. If it doesn't, you're not out much.
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Summary: Good Product - possible compatibility problems
Review: I was excited to receive my new PQI 6-in-1 reader in the mail. It promised to provide access to all my flash media from any computer without special drivers. The device is about the size of a cassette tape and reads Smart Media, Compact Flash, MultiMedia and SD cards, Memory Stick, as well as MicroDrives. It has a short, integrated USB cable (about 3 inches) that tucks neatly inside when not in use. It comes with an extention USB cable for systems that do not provide a USB port in the front, and a nice little protective pouch. I was disappointed when I found out that the reader would not read Memory Sticks which were formatted via my Sony DSC-P50 camera on my system running Windows XP Home Edition with SP-1. Contacting support was useless. I was simply provided instructions on how to connect and use the device (in very broken English). When I persisted, the technician indicated that he also had a Sony camera and did not have trouble using the device. After extensive investigation (and trial and error) I found a workaround to my problem. I was only able to get the reader to work (for the memory stick) after first formatting the medium in the camera with the built-in hardware format option and then reformatting the stick under Windows XP with the camera attached as an external drive via the USB cable. Once this was done I was able to use the stick interchangably (until it was reformatted in any other device or in the camera without subsequently reformatting it in the camera under XP). If you'd like a complete explaination of how I arrived at this solution. The device is fast (for a USB 1.1 device). It seems to work flawlessly for all other media formats (didn't test Microdrive or SM). It also worked fine under Win2K for memory sticks. Overall, the concept is great and it's nice compact little package. The price is right. I believe the product is functionally fine, but may have compatibility problems with some devices. My problem may have been the fault of the generic USB card reader drivers supplied with Windows XP, or perhaps a hardware compatibility issue with my system. During my testing though I stripped all but the most essential hardware from my system and reinstalled a fresh copy of XP on a newly formatted partition, and still had problems. Give it a try. If it works for you it's handy. If it doesn't, you're not out much.
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Summary: Works great! Very versatile.
Review: Works fine under Windows 2000. Reads media well.
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