Which 6-in-1 reader?

[sabka]

I'm looking for a internal 6-in-1 flash media reader. Preferable USB 2.

Which one works ok at a good price?
I read some reviews and searched Newegg (Reviews & Listing)) and it seems that some of them have problems.

Anyone have good/bad experiences to share?

 

[ultimatebob]

DON'T get the CoolMax model. I purchased one for my Shuttle XPC, and it died within a week of installing it. When it malfunctioned, it started hard-locking my system whenever I inserted Flash media. I needed to unplug the system just to get to boot up again!

Besides that, the eject button on the CompactFlash slot was useless. I often ended up having to press it 4 or 5 times before the card disloged itself out far enough for me to pull it out of the unit.

 

[EXman]

do not use the AOpen! Mine was wired poorly and sparked my mobo! SVC rma'd plus shipping no problems.

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: EXman
do not use the AOpen! Mine was wired poorly and sparked my mobo! SVC rma'd plus shipping no problems.

AOpen, or Apacer? 😕

 

[John]

Originally posted by: ultimatebob
DON'T get the CoolMax model. I purchased one for my Shuttle XPC, and it died within a week of installing it. When it malfunctioned, it started hard-locking my system whenever I inserted Flash media. I needed to unplug the system just to get to boot up again!

Besides that, the eject button on the CompactFlash slot was useless. I often ended up having to press it 4 or 5 times before the card disloged itself out far enough for me to pull it out of the unit.

I've used at least 5 of them and have run into the same issue as you on occasion. I've spent hours trying to remedy the problem and they refuse to even work on some motherboards.

I am going to try this one in my pc.

 

[snowwie]

I was looking at all of the readers newegg had too
I finally just got this one
I don't regret it at all
very fast, very easy, and cheap

 

[peter7921]

Heres a review of several flash all in one readers. They seem to recommend the ATECH-Flash Pro III. Heres the link.

http://www6.tomshardware.com/storage/20021028/index.html

 

[John]

Originally posted by: snowwie
I was looking at all of the readers newegg had too
I finally just got this one
I don't regret it at all
very fast, very easy, and cheap

Excellent choice! I overlooked that one, but I decided to order it just now.

 

[sabka]

WOW - thank you for all the info.

@ peter7921: Thank you for the link - very helpful.

@ John: I have to agree, I was going to get the Atech Pro III. However, it's a bit pricey compared to other models.

@ Snowwie: I might give this one a try as well - can't beat it for the price!!!