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Length:: 3:51 MinsThe Amazon Basics 21-in-1 Flash Memory Card reader is in the same ballpark as the . Although the Amazon Basics accepts a couple additional form factors, essentially you can view them as similar. The formats that the Amazon Basics will read/write are:

Compact Flash I/II
CF Extreme III
CF Ultra II
Micro Drive (MD)
Magicstor
SD Ultra Card
Mini SD MultiMedia Card (MMC)
MMC 4.0 RS
MMC
RS MMC 4.0
Memory Stick (MS)
Memory Stick Pro (MS PRO)
Memory Stick Duo (MS DUO)
MS Pro MagicGate
MS MagicGate
MS Duo MagicGate
MS Pro Duo
MS Pro Duo MagicGate Memory Stick Select Function
Smart Media Card (SM)
SM RAM Card

Probably the most obvious omission is the ability to accept xD cards (Olympus and Fuji use these in some of their cameras, for instance)

It has worked for me as advertised. The USB 2.0 is fairly quick and although the included USB cable is a bit short, it will probably suffice for most people, particularly if you are using it with a laptop computer.

My biggest concern with this reader is that the Compact Flash Card slot is very shallow which means the pins are very close to the front face of the reader. Consequently a Compact Flash card is not being “guided” very far before the pins begin to connect with the card. The bottom line is that you may inadvertently bend or possibly break a pin if you force a compact flash card into the slot without using some caution. As compared to the Kingston device, which has a much deeper slot, the likelihood of damaging the pins is much less with the Kingston since the card is being guided for a longer distance which reduces the chances of pin breakage or bending.

This is a little less expensive than the Kingston and works as well as the Kingston with the caveats that I have mentioned. It will get the job done.

Pros: Versatile in that it can read 21 different flash memory devices (including micro drives which technically are not flash memory devices)
USB 2.0 is fairly speedy
Compact in size

Cons:Compact Flash slot is shallow and could possibly create some issues of broken/bent pins if caution is not used.
Included USB cable is a bit on the short side.

I rate this as OK. It does what it is supposed to do but does have a couple design issues that may impact you negatively if care is not exercised when inserting compact flash cards. You’ll also want to ensure that it will read the type of device that you have so be sure to check before ordering to make sure your device is supported..
      

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