[Modi]

買card reader 時要注意乜野，二百元左右ge買唔買得過?

[dclkwok]

1. check if it can read your card. Most of them in the market cannot read XD. Normally can read CF I/II, SD, MMC, MS etc..
2. USB speed. If your computer has USB 2.0, buy a card reader supports USB 2.0. Otherwise buy a USB 1.1 will be OK.
3. If you are using CF, there is a kind of reader that can only read CF but it is relatively cheap - around $50-60 of USB1.1.
4. For multi-card reader, USB 1.1 is around $100 that cannot read XD. USB 2.0 is around $150 that also cannot read XD. For those can read XD that normally be USB 2.0 cost about $200.

Hope this helps.

P.S. sorry for using English as I type Chinese very slow.

[ianching]

$2xx for a USB 2.0 reader seems over-priced, which brand is that?

You should have a look at Transcend 7-in-1 USB 2.0 card reader, which is available for only $135 in Golden (A-Grade). It's a very nice unit and will accept many different media other than CF I/II.

[Modi]

THX for your reply!!!!!!!

And I have another question!
If I don't know my computer support USB 2.0 or not, and i buy a card reader which support it, can it work correctly??

[Alan Tse]

ianching,

Just wonder the card reader that you mentioned does not support CF ?

[ianching]

USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.1, that means if you happen to have a motherboard with USB 1.1 ports, it'll still run flawlessly.

Surely the Transcend supports CF I/II cards, I couldn't imagine any multi-format reader without support for the very popular CF media. :)

For more information on the Transcned Card Reader, please visit the following website:

http://www.transcend.com.tw/English/FlashCard/FLSMod.asp?CatID=13&Lang=CH