Ultra 22-in-1 USB 2.0 Flash Memory Card Reader ULT31803

Strengths: Very compact; Able to read numerous formats (pretty much anything out there); Easy to use.Weaknesses: Slots should be labeled; USB cord is very short; Four drives show up in My Computer when inserted (not only the one that actually has media within).Summary: I purchased this item to cover the ability to use multiple removable media formats. Like most people, I have a camera that uses one type of media, a phone that uses another, etc. This can handle virtually anything out there. Works simply as expected. Using the included driver helps label the four media slots.

I have been using this card reader for some time now and I love it. It does a much better job than my former one and I have been very pleased with it. It reads everything without any problems.

When it worked, it worked okay.I got three uses out of mine. Then a pin got bent on the Compact Flash slot because it does not guide the card AT ALL. You have to be VERY careful when putting your card in and taking it out. This thing is a flimsy piece of junk.Now when I plug it in, the power light doesn't even come on so I can't use any of the other ports either. I only used it three times!Absolute worst piece of junk I have ever purchased!

This little card reader does the job without any hassles. You don't need to be a Rocket Scientist to find the right slot for the very many types of memory cards it works with. Just plug your card into the reader, and plug the reader into your USB port. Then open up Windows Explorer and drag your files onto your hard drive. Simple. (Just don't step on it or it will probably break as it's a very light weight item...)

It falls apart. Plain and simple, if it doesn't sit on a desk, it will probably split apart without much effort. Also, the CF card part has tons of highly exposed make pins that can be easily bent out of their important alignment. Also without much effort. So why two? I'll be damned, but it hasn't broken past the point of a simple field repair. Sure,m its held together by duct tape and I find myself damming tweezers in to straighten out pins. But it still works. I wouldn't buy one again - they are far too cheaply made for rugged traveling. But I'll stick this one in my bag on every trip to see when and what finally kills it.

After receiving this product, the first media I tried to read was the memory from my digital camera (a Sony Cybershot) as most cameras from SONY it has a Memory Stick Pro Duo, which was read successfully by this reader.The 2nd. thing I did was to TRY to read the Mini SD memory from my cell phone (Nokia N73), and as I expected, it was not able to read such a common media.If you have a similar case like mine, you will continue depending from the Mini SD adapter if you wish to read any Mini SD card with this product. Only by doing this, I was able to read that kind of media.Too bad it failed to read such a popular card. Don't know if this case will be repeated in the future with other kind of memory which I dont have in my hands for now to test :(

Others have complained about the pins bending or other issues with the unit. I don't use this every day but when I do need it, it works well for me. No complaints.

This is a replacement for an identical model. I forgot to remove the USB cable from the card reader when I packed it on my last trip. That caused a complete failure of the USB port on the card reader. Otherwise the unit was very durable and useful because of the variety of memory cards that it will accept without having to use an adapter. JUST BE SURE TO UNPLUG THE USB whenever you are transporting the unit!!!