Internal/External 6 IN 1 Reader - $11 Shipped

[fr]

Originally posted by: V00DOO
I can't find the free pen. Can anyone point me to the free pen?

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?description=00-999-401

 

[jplee3]

dahhh - didn't notice the post on the free pen :frown:
looks like the reader's been delivered and is anxiously waiting for me at the apt

 

[justin44]

good deal
thanks for the hot lead

 

[gwlam12]

is this just a reader? or is it a reader/writer?

 

[Mecheater]

Mine came in today and work without any problems
Thanks again for the deal.

Originally posted by: gwlam12
is this just a reader? or is it a reader/writer?

It's a reader and writer

 

[AnyMal]

I don't know HOW Newegg does what it does, but I ordered one of these less then 24 hours ago, and I expect delivery tomorrow. That's from California to Kentucky, all for $11.00!!! I am virtually speechless.

 

[Takooj]

Thanky, picked one up as well. i need to paint it black to match my nerd case.

 

[EDiT]

Awesome find. I've been waiting to get one of these.

 

[dascud]

Got me one. $11 + free biostar pen. Cant beat this. Will connect it internally to the usb plate that came with my MB.
Good find

 

[ddjkdg]

I got mine, works like a charm. Only I got a red pen instead of a yellow one... not like that matters anyway =/

 

[Tung]

thanks but recently i've stopped buying stuff I don't need

 

[Crapkilla]

Originally posted by: Tung
thanks but recently i've stopped buying stuff I don't need

Excellent point, thanks for the info. Is this how you got to Platinum?

 

[SuperShaz]

Originally posted by: Crapkilla

Originally posted by: Tung
thanks but recently i've stopped buying stuff I don't need

Excellent point, thanks for the info. Is this how you got to Platinum?

Hahaha. At first I thought your sarcasm was a bit unnecessary but the more I think about it the more I love it. I can just imagine Tung going to every single thread in HotDeals and replying with "I don't need this! Thanks anyway!".

 

[jplee3]

this is pretty neat but I've been finding it difficult to pull out my CF cards from the slot - I had alotta trouble getting the microdrive out as well.:frown:

 

[tryanasaurus]

What color is this drive? It looks silver in the pictures to me.

 

[jono8]

Originally posted by: tryanasaurus
What color is this drive? It looks silver in the pictures to me.

I litterally just got mine, and it looks much slicker in real life than in the pictures. It is indeed silver.

 

[stockjock]

I thought to myself...you don't need this...you don't need this...you don't need this. But I want it!!! Now its OOS!!!

 

[gwlam12]

Originally posted by: stockjock
I thought to myself...you don't need this...you don't need this...you don't need this. But I want it!!! Now its OOS!!!

well...thats good cuz now u save urself 11 bucks

 

[jono8]

Originally posted by: gwlam12

Originally posted by: stockjock
I thought to myself...you don't need this...you don't need this...you don't need this. But I want it!!! Now its OOS!!!

well...thats good cuz now u save urself 11 bucks

And the trouble of an extra empty box and free pen

 

[JImmyK]

dah its a PAIN to get your CF card out... stupid design flaws..

 

[Anami]

It looks like it's exactly the same, inside and out, as the ECS reader. Inside, the Biostar has a chipset that says UCRxxxx, which is what the ECS call their model (UCR61S2B). The Biostar drivers show Win98SE, WinME, Win2K; the ECS show Win98, WinME, Win2K, and WinXP and they're all in one set of files (not separate OS folders).

Opening the silver plastic case, it's very well made. With the Biostar, the single USB cable has a cable retention bulge at the case wall, then connects to a 4-pin header on the circuit board. There is a second, identical header elsewhere (whatever that's for), that is perpendicular to the circuit board, whereas the first is parallel. There is also a standard 9-pin USB header connector (2x5 with the one pin missing), so you can see how easy it would be to make this a full internal.

I'm using my old MSI K7T266 Pro2 RU board, with has the bazillion USB ports, some of which are in the back, some run to the front for a little front-panel box. Anyway, easy enough to use int/ext if you get the right cable. Here are the drivers for both Biostar and ECS:

Biostar Card Reader (6-in-1 Media Card Reader)
http://www.biostar.com.tw/support/driver/index.php3
Driver for Win98SE/ME/2K (04/28/2003, v2.0.410.1)
http://209.240.144.85/support/driver/iccard/iccard.exe

About the same as the ECS Card Reader (UCR61S2B or UCR61S3B)
Driver for Win98/ME/2K/XP (12/14/2002, v1.7b)
http://www.ecsusa.com/downloads/drivers_peripherals.html

anami

 

[Waterskier1]

I just got 2 of these today...one for my Dad for fathers day, so he doesn't have to use his digi cam on batteries to download to his computer. Neither one works. I tried them first on Win98SE, after downloading the IC Card Reader Driver v1.7 from the tw website. Installation seemed to work fine, and even had cool icons in My Computer for each of the drives, but nothing works. No green light when card is inserted, and drives are not accessable. I thought maybe I had wrong drivers, so tried on WinXP, which doesn't need drivers. Again, it found the new hardware, and installed the drives (but no cool ICONS so you know which drive is for which media), but still doesn't read the card. I can put my Belkin card reader on the same computers, and it reads the same card fine. I can't believe both readers are bad, but what else could it be? The USA support site only deals in motherboards, and you can't write them without filling out the form with all the motherboard info. Can someone help? Thanks.

 

[ww4397]

Originally posted by: stockjock
I thought to myself...you don't need this...you don't need this...you don't need this. But I want it!!! Now its OOS!!!

Not only is it out of stock, they've change the pricing structure. It is now $6 plus $6 shipping. That totals $12 -- up a buck even though their the price went down!

 

[ShowdOWN]

wow, good find.

looks like im gonna have to order this reader and throw something else in the basket

 

[Keltron]

seems like its sold out