Best card reader for under $30?

10 years 10 months ago #285657 by Joelle Shields
Sucks being on a budget. But I want a card reader and noticed there are a few under $30. Which would you recommend as being the best for the money?

Thank you.


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10 years 10 months ago #285664 by garyrhook
Are you referring to a USB-connected adapter that takes media cards? If so, I got this:

Sandisk MobileMate SD+

and it's awesome. Of course, I only use SD and micro-SD cards now, which makes my life easier.


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10 years 10 months ago #285665 by Joves
I have a Sandisk as well, but not that one. I got it with a CF card they had it bundled with. It was fairly inexpensive, so you may want to see if anyone is bundling them with a card.


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10 years 10 months ago #285682 by Darrell
I have bought generic ones for $10.00 they last a year or so, maybe a 30.00 one will last longer but I would not worry about it, if you can only afford a few bucks than go for a cheap one, I could be wrong but I have never heard of a reader destroying a card..I definitely would not spend more than $30.00, after all your next computer will have a reader built in.. :beerbang:

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10 years 10 months ago #285778 by One Creative Girl


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10 years 10 months ago #285833 by Crazyguy
I like the one from Uspeed. It's $14 on Amazon

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