Sony (MRW62ES1181) Card Reader (MRW62E/S1/181)

Pros: Cards are seen as separate drives Cards are hot-swappable Fit and finish is excellent

Cons: Price seems a little high but that's Sony Included USB cable is "just long enough"

The Bottom Line: If the one I have was lost, stolen, or run over by a tank, I'd definitely buy another one of these if my card-reading requirements were still the same.

Review: I bought the Sony MRW62ES1181 after trying a less expensive "generic" reader. The (only slightly) less expensive reader's CF slot was not large enough for Type II cards (such as a MicroDrive). It was also very cheaply constructed.

So I...

Pros: Appears to support at least some of the card types it claims to support.

Cons: Does not appear to support all card types (specifically Smartmedia) that it claims to.

Review: I needed a USB card reader that would read Smartmedia, SD, and Memory Stick cards. Unfortunately this reader does not appear to read Smartmedia even though this is an advertised feature. I've tried two of them and neither would read the 64MB Olympus...