Card reader

[Guest Pulse]

Can someone recommend a cheap and cheerful card reader please? Seen some, but I dont know if they are any good.

[Guest Smoovey]

I don't know if you are allowed to link or endorse sites on Modaco... so sorry if I am stepping on any toes :? The best place I would suggest is eBuyer - they do items like card readers for very good prices. Alternatively try eBay too - sometimes you can get a very good deal on there.

[Guest phonesmarts]

if you live in the US, pulse, there are many retail stores that usually have discounts every week on things like card readers. sometimes, they come free with a SD card purchase

[Guest sponge]

I have just bought one of these from Crucial. I am well impressed with it. Very well made, labelled ports, snazzy green LED on top. More importantly, it is high speed USB and can accommodate 9 different formats. It has an extention lead and uses full size usb connectors too, not those annoying mini ones. All this for a very reasonable price, which includes next day delivery.

I have only had it a week, so can't really comment on reliability (it hasn't failed me so far) but Crucial are very good at honouring warranties, so I have no fears.

[Guest Pulse]

Bit too expensive though to be honest sponge.

[Guest morpheus2702]

I was at my local Dixons this lunchtime (average size branch) and there is a whole s***load of new memory card readers and peripherals in there. Belkin have obviously won a load of new business and Dixon's own Packard Bell stuff is everywhere.

Hhhh-anyway, loads of stuff to choose from - may not be the keenest prices but convenient enough.

[Guest Pulse]

How much we talking morph?

[Guest morpheus2702]

I think they had some funky little compact 4-in-1 readers around £19.99, all-singing Belkin 8-in-1 readers that were £29.99.

That said, you can go to somewhere like Maplin or Supacentre and get a basic 6-in-1 reader for £14.99.

With the except of Belkin, most card readers have the same innards anyway.