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Melhisedek
06-09-06, 08:21 AM
Stupid question I guess, but can memory cardreaders write data as well? Or just read?

Also I'm looking into buying this card:

SDCard Sandisk 1GB Ultra II

I can only get my hands on this card reader:

http://www.bestcom.nl/ex33_cardreader.html

Even though it supports 33 card types it seems that it doesn't support normal SD cards, only mini ones. Is that how it is or am I just reading it all wrong? Keep in mind that I'm newb when it comes to these stuff so I might be all wrong.
Thanks

soulfly1448
06-09-06, 08:51 PM
Simple answer, yes. Card readers can also write. See the reader itself doesn't have any special mechanicals that write to flash memory or anything. Have you ever used a USB flash drive? Works the same way. Plug it in and it's like a whole new drive.

And yes, that card reader does support SD cards. I don't know how much that reader is but, I wouldn't drop the duckets on it if more than $20. Seriously, just pick up a simple 12-in-1 reader for $10-$15. That will more than cover your needs for quite some time.

I haven't even heard of half of those card types and I work for an online memory retailer.

Melhisedek
06-10-06, 02:43 AM
Hehehe thanks mate, I was just like trying to make sure :) How is it that you knew that it supports SD cards? So I can look into the same thing with cheaper ones...

soulfly1448
06-10-06, 02:34 PM
The Mini-SD uses an adapter that fits in an SD slot. It uses the same technology.