DealExtreme: $4.69 3.5" Front Chassis Bay Embedded SDHC MS/SD/MMC/TF/M2 Card Reader with USB Port

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3.5" Front Chassis Bay Embedded SDHC MS/SD/MMC/TF/M2 Card Reader with USB Port

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- Model: R-425066

- Features MS/SD/MMC/TF/M2 card reader/writer slots

- Supports SDHC

- Features a spare front-mount USB 2.0 port for connecting to other USB devices

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Posted by aratbag1 on 2/16/2010
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: more than 1 month

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Pros: As the description says, a card reader and USB port to replace a 3 1/2 " floppy drive. It fits, the cable was long enough, it lights up,BUT half the slots do not work.

Cons: The build is light plastic, which needed some manipulation to get it back to a rectangular shape and some plastic glue to keep everything together. 

At least half the card slots do not work, the light comes on and nothing else.

Other Thoughts: If you do not like the red light on all the time open it up and stick some black insulating tape over the circuit board led, before you install it for real.

Bottomline: Cheap and half working, pays yer money....

Works fine but see cons

Posted by hairybiker on 7/29/2009
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

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Pros: Cheap. Reads SDHC & standard SD cards, with MS/TF/M2 cards (I don't have any to test)
One USB port (Upside DOWN so things need plugged in in reverse)
 
Cons: USB Port was faulty, one of the pins was unsoldered, I re-soldered it and now it is ok.
One USB port (Upside DOWN so things need plugged in in reverse)
 
Other Thoughts: Fits on my Gigabyte MB fine no conversion needed.
Box shows XD and CF cards but these are NOT on the panel, it should be updated
 
Bottomline: Good at the price, but build quality/QA is lacking

Cheap card

Posted by blueliz on 5/26/2009
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Pros: Can take SDHC. Cheap. Standard USB mobo connector.  Has little light to show you that you put a card in.
You can have a card in a slot and a USB device on the USB slot working at the same time.
 
Cons: The USB slot came defective. I had to fix it and now it is working fine. 
They tag TF and M2 wrong.  Meaning that the one that is tagged M2 works with my microsd.
No compact flash reader.  The USB slot and the MS slot are upside down.
Can only show the content of one card at a time which is the first one you plug in.
 
Other Thoughts: I tried it with 8Gb micro SD and 8Gb MS and works fine on Windows 7 RC 64bit.
 
Bottomline: You get what you pay for.  It works after minor adjustment.  Be sure to check the orientation if the card readers before putting a card in.
 
					

More attractive than a maksehift solution.

Posted by _Diceman on 4/30/2009
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

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Pros: I have a cheap PC case with the USB ports on the side, which makes connecting and removing a USB drive awkward. I fit these ports to the front of the case but it looked ugly and because I filed down the soldering the performance was temperamental.
This card reader is a much neater solution and the USB port does perform at USB 2.0 speeds.
Item actually works, which can be a concern in this price range.
 
Cons: Red LEDs may clash with the other LEDs on your PC.
A removable drive permanently appears in My Computer (for Windows users). This can be hidden, DX may not like me posting a web address so do a search on hiding a drive letter. You will have to type the drive letter in the address bar to access any cards though.
 
Other Thoughts: I changed the drive letter to B so it was out of the way.
 
Bottomline: The price makes up for any shortcomings.

Specifications

Dimensions: 4.06 in x 3.74 in x 1.02 in
Weight: 3.07 oz

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