CF PC card adapter

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paulpaul
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
I'm looking for a good Compact Flash PC Card adapter that will work with a TiBook (667 DVI), iPhoto (1.1.1 and 2 whenever it comes out... <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" /> ), and OS X (10.2). Something fast and something cheap (preferably) if it can do other formats then thats just a bonus... but these are the main functions I am going to be using it with...

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  • Reply 1 of 9
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    hmm, I guess noone uses these.... <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />



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  • Reply 2 of 9
    ebbyebby Posts: 3,110member
    I have had great success with a 5-in-1 USB card reader for OS9. It takes compact flash/Microdrive, Memory Stick, Secure Digital media, and one more I can't remember to make 5. A few models also have a built-in drive (32-256MB). It's slow, but the software is stable, it is hot-swapable, and compact.



    However, my PCMCIA CF adapter routinely crashes my computer, corrupted the directory of both hard drives attached to my laptop requiring a reformat, and you have to restart to switch between compact flash cards.



    I would go with USB, if firewire adapters are not available.



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  • Reply 3 of 9
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    [quote]Originally posted by Ebby:

    <strong>However, my PCMCIA CF adapter routinely crashes my computer, corrupted the directory of both hard drives attached to my laptop requiring a reformat, and you have to restart to switch between compact flash cards.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    thaT really sucks...



    What company is the card from? I should probably stay away from them...



    I saw a good one @ MWNY, but I cant remember the name <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />



    It doesnt make sense for me to go USB because i can currently do that for free using the camera...
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  • Reply 4 of 9
    johnrpjohnrp Posts: 357member
    I just use a generic brand adapter.



    it cost me £9.99 ukp



    no problems at all.



    j.
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  • Reply 5 of 9
    patchoulipatchouli Posts: 402member
    I have a $9 Dane-Elec PCMCIA Compact Flash card adapter in my PC Notebook. I just popped it in and was ready to go (showed up as a regular drive). Same thing with my MicroDrive and PC Card adapter. I am sure OS X will have the same plug and play ability with these devices as XP does. Data transfers are faster than USB as well. Great way to transfer photos from a DigiCam.



    On my Mac (since it's a desktop) I use a PNY USB CF Card reader. Just plug it in and it mounts on the Desktop.
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  • Reply 6 of 9
    ebbyebby Posts: 3,110member
    [quote]Originally posted by Paul:

    <strong>



    thaT really sucks...



    What company is the card from? I should probably stay away from them...</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Actually, it came with my IBM Microdrive.



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  • Reply 7 of 9
    spartspart Posts: 2,060member
    <a href="http://www.smartdisk.com/Products/Flash Memory Readers/UniversalMediaReader.asp&quot; target="_blank">Universal Media Reader</a> from SmartDisk.



    Reads and writes SmartMedia, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard and IBM Microdrive.



    Price: $39.99.



    According to the documentation, it reads faster than your camera can, though I doubt it's really all that much faster.



    <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
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  • Reply 8 of 9
    patchoulipatchouli Posts: 402member
    [quote]Originally posted by Spart:

    <strong><a href="http://www.smartdisk.com/Products/Flash Memory Readers/UniversalMediaReader.asp&quot; target="_blank">Universal Media Reader</a> from SmartDisk.



    Reads and writes SmartMedia, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard and IBM Microdrive.



    Price: $39.99.



    </strong><hr></blockquote>I actually just picked up one of these last week. Great little device and a steal at $40. I use every slot except for the Memory Stick, but my cousin has a Sony camera - so it's good for when we upload her pics when she's over.



    Also, if a PC Card adapter has screwed up anyone's system, I think the problem might be with the computer. These PC Card readers are all the same and mine have worked great for years. Including my MicroDrive PC Card reader.
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  • Reply 9 of 9
    ebbyebby Posts: 3,110member
    Hey, just out of curiosity, what kind of camera do you have. I have a Canon D-60. Transferring pictures over USB with that camera is sooo slow. Some users report 26K per second! That's why I got the 5-in-1 USB card reader. (That and the drive stuff)
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