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from Denver, CO on 8/10/2008
So far I have used a maximum size of 2Gig for MS, SD, and Micro SD devices and have read a couple of SIMs. The device worked fine on all chips. I did not try it with the included cable because of the previous comments. Construction is better than some and worse than other readers I have used in my business.
a well let me tell you about the item here its okay it was giving me promblems at first the reason was because the usb that came with the device was making it reall slow.. so i had use another usb cord that i had layed around the house it seems to work faster but i wouldnt recommanded this item to no one real talk
Bought this for my sandisk memory card and it does not work. waste of time and money.
Who in the Hell decide to import this craap, I know, greedy corporate Americans, like Radio Shitt Shack who import craap and virus infested products from CHINA
I was very frustrated with this because I commonly use SD, microSD, xD, MS Pro Duo and SIM cards. This reader could recognize all the different formats but it would be horrendously slow when copying/transferring files. However, when I replaced the usb cord with one of my own (the one that came with my PSP) the speeds were very decent and I had no more problems with freezing while reading cards. So the reader is cheap, but works, but get your OWN usb cord for it because the supplied cord is junk.
Bought it in Radioshack for [$].Work with some problems at the begining, the stoped, but after installing CD and rebooting was able to read SIM cards. Read all reviews and used motherboard powerd USB ports, none of them worked with this reader. reintall all USB drivers , still the same issue. CAN NOT READ ANY CARDS. returning it back to RS.
did not work with data doctor sim card data recovery
It worked OK with microSD and Sony Memory Sticks for 20 days. Today I tried plugging it in to the USB slot on my computer keyboard (MAC), because all my other ports were taken. The computer screen warned me it was not enough power. The device has not worked since. I don't understand why LOW power would ruin circuits -- is the device too fragile? Don't know.
Well, I needed a card reader to read my media at once rather than connecting different devices via USB all the time. I figured why not buy this and just insert the card rather than look for the device and the cables. Ok so I bought it. Its fairly small and claims it can read a lot of cards. It doesnt read the sim cards at all. Best of all, it freezes windows or runs extremely slow when connected and will stay that way unless you disconnect it. But if I get it to read a card of mine, here is what I have experienced:
Data transfer is EXTREMELY slow...so slow that I wanted to break it into pieces.
My devices such as cameras read the card in lightspeed compared to this.
I used a PSP to read my Memory stick pro duo and it transers data faily fast...On the other hand, it would take this device 8 minutes to transfer about 5 megs.
The slow speed is 100% the card reader, no question about it.
So if you can tolerate the slow speed and the freezing, this little gadget is your best bet.
I bought this to read SIM cards. What a disappointment. It did not read any AT&T 3G cards, but it did read an old Cingular card from a Nokia 6340. My advice: if you've got a newer AT&T phone, it probably won't read your SIM card.
Only good feature is the Micro SD slot is easier to use than the adapters needed for most readers.
For you IT pros needing a SIM reader for data recovery or backup of PALM or SmartPhone Devices, this is NOT the quick reader you need. WILL NOT WORK with DATAPRO Recovery software or BrickWall software.
I recommend this product for users who are looking for following combination of available slots: XD, CF, SD/MMC, MS, Micro SD, SIM. I bought it because of Micro SD slot so I do not have to use Micro SD -> SD convertor to upload music to my cell. SIM slot looks also useful but I haven't tried it yet. No drivers are required for SD or Micro SD slot in Win XP SP2. Tried following cards: 1GB SD (FAT16), 2GB SD (FAT16), 4 GB MMC+ (FAT32), 2GB Miro SD (FAT16). All worked without problems. I haven't tried other slots or SD-HC cards so no rating on those.
I bought this to transfer data to my cell phone sim. Seems to work OK, but I have difficulty getting my PC to recognize the USB link. Have to restart/connect/reconnect several times before the PC sees the connection. Also, it will NOT recognize 4 Gig SD-HC cards.
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I've worked in IT for over 15 years and this is not a RTFM or PICNIC issue (despite Joe's suggestion) the driver disk is simply empty.
If you have purchased one - return it and get the Targus version. (Which works on both PC or MAC without the need for a driver.)
I bought this little thing for really one thing...to back up my GPS SD storage disk, but what a dream. I love the plug n play and quick as a bunny I was finished. Tried it on my camera XD disk too...so cool no running down the batteries in my camera downloading pictures. Woohoo!
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I a work in I.T. and got this for Sim Card editing. It does this perfectly well and more.
I installed and had everything running in 5 mins without reading the instructions, its that simple.
One thing, the included Sim Editing software is weak - but you can find better utilities out there if you look.
So if you were born in the last 30+ years or are familiar with PC's this works just great.
I don't like negative reviews becuase of ID ten T errors.
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from Vancouver, WA on 10/19/2007
Before reading the bad reviews, I bought this CR-75 device for my different cards. Then after not getting a driver on the mini CD, I went to the Internet and found the same results. Device manager said that the device was having problems too. After 5 hours of frustration (and just about taking the thing back), I noticed that one of my USB cables had the same connection as did the end of the usb cable that the CR-75 had, I had a MP3 player connected to the computer on another usb port, and when I connected the one with the CRW reader BANG SHAZAM! the reader began working. And has been working (as drives) ever since (with out the MP3 player connected. It looks like the Reader is using the USB driver that the MP3 player is (now). Also the sim reader works great. - no more problems. I am working with XP SP2 on a DelL Power Edge 400SC.
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from Austin, Texas on 8/23/2007
I tried to use this Sakar 51 in 1 card reader with my iMac. The computer would not recognize and I was unable to use the mini-CD provided with the CR-75 in my iMac superdrive. The Sakar web site does not even list the product and does not provide a driver either. I hope I will be able to return this off brand item and get a name brand product such as Lexar or Adobe.
This is one more case of trying to save money on a low cost item and recalling the old saying, "the pain of poor quality lives on long after the joy of low price is forgotten".
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from Philadelphia, PA on 8/18/2007
I have to give it one star out of five because that's how many times you need to plug it in to the USB port before it works. (One out of ever five times it works) Software? - now there's a joke. Yes it comes with software (a small disk) but it didn't seem to work for me. I was very disappointed with this product. [...]
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The other reviewers didn't read the instructions. If you load the software it reads sim cards just fine. Othewrwise it's like all other card readers. plugh-n-play
SIM Card read feature is not Cingular friendly does not recognize one and does not read another. It will read and recognize Motorola SIM Cards.
I like the other card reader options. I never know what is going to be thrown at me to review so this is great because of the variety of cards it will read.
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THIS IS SHOWN TO HAVE A SIM CARD SLOT, THE SIM CARD SLOT DOES NOT WORK, I TRIED USING IT WITH THREE DIFFERENT SIM CARD READER PROGRAMS. NO LUCK, IF ONE IS BUYING THIS FOR A SIM CARD READER, DONT!!!
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Software provide for SIM card does not work, overall good for memory cards but not for SIM contacts. Avoid product.