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Compact-Flash-Readers--Considerations-Before-Purchasing
You might be on the market for a compact flash reader as you are a digital image editing hobbyist, a skilled photographer, or simply are looking for an another avenue to less speedy models of media storage.
Compact flash definitely fits the bill with a good number of of your high end media needs. But here are some considerations before you go out and buy a compact flash reader. You want make sure you have a clear idea of what you are looking for instead of saying "As much as possible".
For example, does the reader work with all protocols of compact flash or just for a couple of them? You should anticipate whether or not you may be using a flash media convention now or in the future that may not be applicable with a flash reader you are looking at.
If you do not care too much about that, then just get a compact flash reader that works with the format you use the most for example some may work with SmartMedia flash, while others could read Microdrive flash standards, but not both at the same time. And ignore the other features.
If you are looking at an USB 2 reader, it should be reverse or backwards compatible with the 1.1 ports in both directions. The reader needs to quickly detect whether the card is an USB 2 or USB 1.1 port either by appraising the built-in software in the card, or by checking the quantity of pins on the card.
Simple as 1, 2, 3. Make sure you get faster speeds, i.e. USB 2, with speedy read and write speeds if you use larger more bandwidth heavy media such as high resolution film and photography. A good flash reader will last you at the very least a few years depending on your needs and your ability to maintain your reader.
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