Insignia™ - USB 2.0 SD/MMC Memory Card Reader - Black

Recently (at work) we moved our offices from one end of the facility to the newly built offices at the other end about a quarter mile away. One box belonging to the Quality department has been misplaced. That box contained ALL of the cables for down loading data from 5 different camera's. This one memory card stick was purchased to replace 1 of those download cables. When we started to use it we found that it does actually replace 4 of the 5 different cables with is ability too read the different cards used in 4 of the 5 camera's (the 5th camera burns to a mini-Compact Disc. We have purchased several more all at the cost of less than one replacement cable. This allows for less time looking for cables and more time getting things done ( at work or at home). It is MORE than we ever expected and at a much lower cost too. We now store one with each of the camera's its small enough to fit in the camera case.

I purchased two of these, and they both have slow read/write performance with my Samsung SDXC card. The card is rated for 40 MB/s write speed and 80 MB/s read speed. When I use it with a laptop that has a built-in SD card slot, I get exactly those speeds when reading/writing large files from/to the card. When I use the Insignia adapter, I get a max of 17.8 MB/s for both reads and writes. I've tried multiple different USB ports (both USB 3.0 and 2.0) on my computer, and I've also tried connecting it to a different computer. All perform the exact same with the Insignia adapter. It's possible that just my SDXC card is having compatibility issues with this adapter (I unfortunately don't have any other cards to test with), but I ended up returning the adapter as a result and buying a different one.

This little device allows me to listen to music in my car through the USB port in the center console. When using this in my previous vehicle (Mazda6) it was painfully slow to load the tracks every time I started the car. However in my new car (15' Ford Mustang) it loads much faster. So the car itself will determine the speed that device loads the tracks into the vehicle for playback. It's small enough and works perfectly fine. I've only had to unplug it and plug it back in once to get it to reconnect. This device can be used for multiple different purposes, transferring files from computers and also pictures or documents as well. If this review was helpful please click the helpful button. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. Thanks for reading my review.

I had a card adapter that worked like a simple USB drive, it was very useful and compact, but I let a friend borrow it and never got it back so I needed a replacement. I did a lot of searching to try and find an exact replacement but was unsuccessful. This adapter was the closest I could find and was compact and reasonably priced. I have other insignia products and so far I have had no complaints. The side loading of the card looked like it could be a potential issue when the USB connection is in a tight spot. There is no light to indicate it is connected / working, so bare bones. It doesn't have the little cord to adapt to a lanyard and the slot is barely big enough for a key ring...so the challenge so far is keeping track of this little black thumb drive. So no frills but it's getting the job done for the lowest price.

I needed a card reader that would support a standard SD card, this one had both SD and micro SD, so I didn't have to worry about finding another adapter for micro SD. It works well on Android via OTG cable I purchased previously. It was slow at copying my copious amounts of music, but that was to be expected considering this is usb 2.0 and it was 3 gigs of audio, but I'm used to usb 3.0 and it was reading on a class 4 card, class 4 is slower than usb 2.0. Another thing is that when 2 cards are plugged in, it will read the standard SD card first, I'm pretty sure this has something to do with Android. Either way, it's doing what it was made to do, and I am satisfied,and I am not a picky person, except when it comes to sound equipment, but that is a whole nother story.

I bought this because new PCs (even custom made ones) do not seem to come with slots for memory cards anymore. My choice was to buy a more expensive bulky block full of slots that sits on my desk or just buy this flash drive adapter. Obviously I bought this one. Its perfect and easy. Just put in a SD or MicroSD card and then plug the USB drive into your pc (Usb 2.0 or 3.0) and it reads the card instantly. Just remember to "eject" the drive before you pull it out. Glad I bought it. Now I can transfer stuff again. I should also note because its small its very portable, though it is all black so don't put it anywhere where you may lose track of it.

Since I'm only using SD memory cards now, this reader made sense to get. Plus, my old reader didn't recognize my newly purchased 32GB SD micro card with the sleeve. Apparently this is a common issue with the newer faster high capacity memory cards - older readers can't read them. I also liked the convenient size (same as a standard USB flash drive) very portable and with a card inserted could be utilized as a flash drive too. I downloaded about a dozen large files from my PC to the micro card in just a few seconds - I'm attributing this great performance both to the reader and the new 32GB micro card. I gave it 4 stars because I haven't had it long enough to verify its durability.

Was looking for a cheap digital camera and Best Buy had none under $100 available in my area. So I researched all local merchants and got a Nikon Coolpix L31 from Walmart for $65! Not so fast...my research was not thorough; and I got it home I realized that camera did not come with a flash card. So off to Best Buy for a quick fix! I had some old 256MB & 1MB cards from older cameras kicking around, but I figured 16GB would handle so much more!! So, I bought a Sansdisk card for my new camera. But I digress...I needed to transfer photos to my Sony VAIO which didn't have any reader slots. Purchased the reader and it has worked flawlessly!