Kingston Digital USB 3.0 Super Speed Multi-Card Reader for SD/SDHC/SDXC/microSD/MS/Compact Flash CF Cards (FCR-HS4), White, Brushed Nickel

The Kingston high speed media reader is exactly that, high speed. With its USB 3 connection it can transfer files from your memory cards at far higher speeds than most computers built in media readers.I have a couple of Dell computers which have the 19-in-1 media readers built into them and use them for SD and CF cards but always found them fairly slow when transferring files. The Kingston reader is much faster which seems to be a bit of an anomaly. I would have thought a computers built in reader would have transferred files faster as it is fairly much attached directly to the motherboard.Setup is super simple. Just plug the media reader into a spare USB 3 port on your computer (it is USB 2 backwards compatible but speeds obviously will reduce greatly), wait for Windows to recognize and off you go. When it is plugged in, the top of the reader will illuminate red which is a nice touch. The supplied USB 3 cable is around 3 feet in length and so should give you plenty enough leeway to place the reader where you wish. This new model supports the latest UHS-II SD cards of which I have a few for my Canon cameras. Although the camera itself doesn't support UHS-II, only UHS-I, the reader does and transfer of pictures from the card onto my system is a lot faster.The reader itself is just larger than a credit card in area and around a centimeter deep so is also perfect for travelling with and plugging into your laptop. I have had no trouble with the reader accepting varying speed cards (remember to unmount a card via the system tray after you have finished transferring files and don't simply pull the card out).An excellent product for the price and my only wish is that it would also support CFAST 2.0 and XQD cards as well but for reading SD, micro-SD and CF cards it works great and comes in a good price.Recommended.

Works with Linux, as tested on Fedora 21.Some (surprisingly expensive) cameras ship with terrible drivers that assume Windows. Evidence is building that connecting these cameras directly to a Linux system might actually damage the camera. I haven't experienced that, but I have seen some weird things with a Canon SX50 HS that I won't go into here. For the cautious, the solution is a card reader, where file system drivers are far more stable.Pros:- USB 3, and faster transfers than a direct connection to the SX50 HS camera- More flexible, in that it's easier to shuffle cards into a reader than shuffle cards into a camera. This might not matter to you, depending on your card storage capacity, and how much you need to transfer.- Light and compact. It weighs a couple of ounces. It's about 5/8"H x 3 1/2"W x 1 7/8"D.Possible Cons:- Plastic shell. Light, yes., Rugged, no. That said, it does not feel flimsy in the hand.- USB Type A to USB Micro-B USB 3.0 cable. You might already be travelling with one for an external hard drive, but you should know. The included cable is about 3 1/2 feet long. You need it for USB 3 speeds, but if you were hoping for Type A to Type A, you will be dissapointed.Unkowns:- Have only owned it for a few weeks. No clue about longevity.

Looking for a card reader? This. This right here is what you need. Fast, sturdy, versitile. Of course, the speed is heavily dependent on your card's read/write speed, but that being said, I've used USB 3.0 devices that barely got 2.0 speeds. Only shows the quality of this reader.Speaking quality, it's solidly build. Two notable features are that the cable is replaceable, USB 3.0 micro-B. The included cable is also pretty lengthy. Also, if you are going to use it as something that will plug into the back of your PC and never unplug it, it has rubber strips on the bottom so it won't slide around much.Lastly, outside of SD and microSD cards, this reads MS and CF cards. I got it for the of the CF card option initially, for retro computing, and I am happy to report that both type I and type II fit right in as you'd expect. Little to no play as many other CF readers, so your pins should be reasonably safe. The MS slot still feels a little useless, but I found some use out of it, as you can get microSD RAID card adapters to MS, converting previously useless cards to something more useful-ish on older machines.Overall, it's a great card reader. Bonus points, it worked on both Windows 98 and XP, as well as 7 and 10, obviously.

I mostly use the SD card slot for transferring files to a 3D printer. I've also made use of the micro-SD card slot as it doesn't require an adapter first. You can just insert the micro card directly. As to the bottom ports I fail to see their use and think the device is a bit dated because of them. So far it has worked reliably over the past year.

Um dos melhores leitores que já trabalhei, tanto que repeti a compra para uso pessoal. Caro, mas essencial, não te deixa na mão.

Très pratique, rapide et de bonne manufacture, je recommande.

Fotar mycket och behövde en bättre kortläsare till min dator än de sega jag har. Denna fungerar utan några problem för mig i Windows 10. Den har även hög läshastighet om korten klarar av det. Den medföljande usbkabeln är en specialkabel med en annorlunda kontakt i ena änden som går in i kortläsaren. Så det går inte att använda en USB-C om man skulle tappa bort den medföljande. Jag är nöjd med köpet och priset.

Met een usb3 kabel en op een usb3 poort kan ik nu zeer snel foto's van camera sdhc kaartje over zetten naar de pc wat nu enkele seconden duurt was met mij oude kaartlezer tientallen minuten 👍👍

El producto llego sellado y en perfecto estado. El lector es muy bueno, mi equipo lo detecto enseguida sin configurar nada, Windows 10. Lo que hace al conectarlo es crear 4 unidades, una para cada ranura. Al momento de meter una tarjeta la palabra Kingston en rojo de la parte superior se enciende, y parpadea cuando escribes o borras información en ella, excelente detalle estético. Me detecto una tarjeta dañada que no reconocian mis puertos físico del gabinete. Excelente producto.