Product Description

Memory Card Slots: Memory Stick (w/o MagicGate), MagicGate Memory Stick, Memory Stick (w/MagicGate), Memory Stick Duo (w/o MagicGate), MagicGate Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Duo (w/MagicGate), Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Micro (M2), SD Memory Card, miniSD Card, MultiMedia Card, RS-MMC, CompactFlash, Microdrive, SmartMedia, xD-Picture Card,

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3161 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Sony
• Model: MRW62E/S1/181
• Released on: 2006-10-22
• Dimensions: 1.00" h x 1.00" w x 7.00" l, 2.00 pounds

Features

• Sold Individually

Customer Reviews

I'm very happy....
...with this purchase. I was getting frustrated with getting photos off of my CF card through the camera, and decided to give a card reader a try. I picked the Sony because of its size: the SanDisk's (which is a fantastic company) equivilant card reader was just too large for what I was hoping for. The Sony card reader is small enough that it fits inside of an Altoids tin, so it's easy to stow away inside your computer bag or where ever else you may keep it.

The best thing about the reader is simply how efficient it is. Instead of needing to drag your digital camera(s) around, you can just carry this thing around. My photos transfered to my laptop WAY faster and with a lot less holdups that through the actual camera, making for a much smoother downloading process altogether. This thing fits 17 different kinds of memory cards: virtually every kind.

Note that on the packaging it says that it takes CompactFlash I and II cards. I was a bit nervous about this because I use a CompactFlash Extreme III card - but I'm happy to say that it worked just fine with that card as well.

Excellent product from an excellent company - thanks Sony!

Beware: NOT SDHC Compatible
I purchased this product about a month ago, and the card reader is small, lightweight, and pleasantly designed with a brushed aluminum top. However, I recently obtained an 8GB SDHC card that this cardreader could not detect. It is very difficult to find information regarding SDHC compatibility for this device, and reviews for a (nearly) identical product released in Europe claim SDHC compatibility. I eventually stopped by a local store to pick up another cardreader which was able to read the SDHC card. Unless I got a defective Sony 17-in-1 cardreader, this device does NOT read SDHC cards.

Works great on OS X 10.5.2
This device worked flawlessly on an iMac and MacBook Pro running OS X 10.5.2. I purchased it for a family member and was very impressed by it's small size and ease of use so I'll be getting one for myself as well, replacing my Sandisk reader.