USB Pen Drive Readers

[mobilecat]

Has anyone any experience of these. I am about to start a course whereby I will be using lots of different computers and I would like to be able to make my MDAIII completely compatable.

Most of the time I will be able to use a pen drive between my PC and the new computers but if I have worked on the MDA in the meantime it would be brilliant to be able to transfer work immediately.

I have found some SD card readers in the form of Pen Drives which look like they would do the job. Presumably if I kept it with me and wanted to take files from computers (say work I had done in a school/college) or wanted to put stuff to the PC, I would just take out the SD card and pop it in the oen drive reader and hey presto.

I would really like some feedback from anyone using one or anyone that knows about them.

thanks so much

Catherine

[3waygeek]

I've been using the Iogear mini-SD pen drive reader for about a month now with a SanDisk 2GB mni-SD that I use on my Wizard. It works just like a regular pen drive -- no problems so far.

They do make a SD-friendly version, too; here in the states, they run about $10, so figure on paying about 5 pounds.

[mobilecat]

Thanks so much - I feel a little more confident that it may work now. I am so excited ( I know it is sad but it will give me total flexibility).

[Rudegar]

i have a sandisk cruzer sd read which is kinda as small as a pendrive as you can them

i also have another noname one which does as good a job

[Maichelp]

why don't you use your mda as a mass store drive, there is a programme that tels the pc you mda is a mass store drive.

[Rudegar]

maybe because you'd need to carry a disc around with you and install that program to every computer you want to get data from

[HDuser]

I might be missing the point here but bare with me.

You have a MDAIII, it has a SD Slot, you are looking for a way to use the MDAIII as mass storage and are talking about a pen drive.

Well as you are carrying the MDAIII, why not put a SD card in it and use that in a USB slot as mass storage.

http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Catalog(1096)-SanDisk_Ultra_II_SD_Plus_Cards.aspx

No need for a SD card reader or the like with this model

Its a thought.

[Rudegar]

but that would mean getting new sd cards

i use this one it works well
http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/images/sa/sandisk-cruzer-256mb.jpg

[HDuser]

Now that is a thought!

Or get a new pen reader.

Or even a new phone that is a USB Host.

Another day another toy to buy.

[TheBrit]

maybe because you'd need to carry a disc around with you and install that program to every computer you want to get data from
No...there's a utility that you install on the PPC.

Edit: See here: http://www.softick.com/pocket-pc/cardexport2/

Basically what it does is give you an icon to tap which switches the PPC between ActiveSync and Mass Storage. Tap the icon before connecting then it identifies itself to the host PC as you have chosen.

[mobilecat]

I might be missing the point here but bare with me.

You have a MDAIII, it has a SD Slot, you are looking for a way to use the MDAIII as mass storage and are talking about a pen drive.

Well as you are carrying the MDAIII, why not put a SD card in it and use that in a USB slot as mass storage.

http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Catalog(1096)-SanDisk_Ultra_II_SD_Plus_Cards.aspx

No need for a SD card reader or the like with this model

Its a thought.

I already use an SD card but my aim is to be able to easily transfer data between my MDAIII and other people's computers - without the need for any leads or cables or installing any software onto their computers. I am not talking about pendrives containing memory - just ones that look like pen drives but are actually card readers with usb bits.

You are right in that one of those would do the job - but as the Pendrive readers cost less than £5.00 (sterling) and give me the flexibility to use any SD card that I own or may own in the future it is a more flexible option. I will keep an eye out for these if I see them though - I hadn't realised they existed. They are a bit expensive at the moment at $70.

This is the kind of thing : http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Item(1220)-SDDR-103-SanDisk_MobileMate_SD_Plus5in1_Reader.aspx and this is the type I am getting
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-2-0-SD-MMC-T-Flash-Memory-Card-Reader-Pen-Drive-UK_W0QQitemZ7613327227QQcategoryZ50526QQrdZ1QQcmdZ ViewItem

[mobilecat]

but that would mean getting new sd cards

i use this one it works well
http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/images/sa/sandisk-cruzer-256mb.jpg

I am probably being a bit dim but my reader /writer has arrived and I can only do half of what I wanted with it. Can you let me know how you use yours?

[jas_pik]

I think the best solution for you will be high capacity SD card ( 2 maybe 4 GB) + freeware soft to change your MDA II into "The Most Expensive Card Reader". You have to upgrade OS in MDAIII to WM5.0 too.So you need a sync&charge cable.
Actual newest version of the soft is attached here :Dhttp://www.modaco.com/content/downloads/img-165239-1145520827.gif

[mobilecat]

I think the best solution for you will be high capacity SD card ( 2 maybe 4 GB) + freeware soft to change your MDA II into "The Most Expensive Card Reader". You have to upgrade OS in MDAIII to WM5.0 too.So you need a sync&charge cable.
Actual newest version of the soft is attached here :Dhttp://www.modaco.com/content/downloads/img-165239-1145520827.gif

This won't do anymore for me than the oendrive reader I have just bought? I can now succesfully transfer files from my device to any PC I want with no software. What I can't yet do is save to teh SD via the card reader which I should be able to do (I thought)