Viking PC Card CompactFlash Adapter (CF-ADAPT)
Five year replacement warranty and 30-day money-back guaranteeInexpensive CompactFlash card reader solution for your laptopTransforms the PC Card (or PCMCIA) slot of your laptop to a CompactFlash card readerEnables you to drag and drop files to and from your CompactFlash card from any software programVery rugged design with no moving parts to ensure a long life cycle
Viking PC Card CompactFlash Adapter (CF-ADAPT) Features
- Very rugged design with no moving parts to ensure a long life cycle
- Enables you to drag and drop files to and from your CompactFlash card from any software program
- Transforms the PC Card (or PCMCIA) slot of your laptop to a CompactFlash card reader
- Inexpensive CompactFlash card reader solution for your laptop
The item is AWESOME! Works great!
The only weird thing is that I ordered the viking adapter, they sent me a Dazzle adapter.
Though it's a different brand, they all do the same thing. They just have different labels. Works just as good. :) -- GREAT!
Good price good product just what I needed Nothing more.
Sometimes that is just the way to go. The more bells that you don't need the more that can go wrong.
-- flash reader made easy
Well, it does exacatly what it advertises. It sits flush with the side of my laptop when in the PCMCIA slot, so I just leave the reader in there all the time. Readspeeds are fine, although I haven't benchmarked it. It seems to be a fair bit faster than reading straight from my D70 (which only supports USB 1 speeds).
I've only used it under linux, so I can't comment about problems with Windows locking up during read/writes -- if it does, then it's a problem with Windows or Windows drivers, as this is not an issue at all for me. It truly worked in a plug & play manner, running on an IBM T42p with Ubuntu Dapper for the OS.
The only "complaint" of any sort, is that the CF card is also flush with the side of the laptop, so you must remove the pcmcia card to get the CF card out. This could also be a benefit, since you *can* leave the card in there if you want to (and not worry about snapping anything off).
-- Cheap & functional
I got this to transfer files from my Nikon 5400. It works well and the fit and finish is very good. I am using a Dell latitude D610 laptop with XP on it. No complaints with this especially for the price.
Pros:
-If you just put the adapter in the PC slot the computer does not recognize it. I like this b/c if I want to take it out then I don't have to deal with disconnecting it in XP. (Once you add the CF card XP recognizes it.)
-The CF card together with the adapter, while inserted in the computer are flush with the side computer. This prevents me from being a klutz when I leave it in the computer and breaking it off.
Cons:
- The CF when inserted is flush with the side of the computer. I like this (see above), but it means that you have to eject the whole adapter to get the CF card out.
-- Works well and can't beat the price
