Opticallimits

Hello All,



On the internet I found Card readers als big (or small) as an USB-stick. I know size is not always important in equipment (for your computer of course) Do they work properly or should I take caution?



My internal card reader has been broken, so this looked like a easy replacement.



Thanks!





Best wishes,



Reinier

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I got a cheapo SDHC-USB adapter, about the size of a USB stick drive. It worked fine for a while then started working intermittently. Suspect a bad contact. Replaced it with a semi-desktop USB3 adapter instead.

I have a cheapo Trust UAB adapter which takes 3 kinds of cards, but not compact flash. It works just fine. But if you plan on getting a 5D mk II, or other camera with CF cards, not a good idea to get one without compact flash ability <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

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