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Eleven Card Readers Roundup: Which One Is the Best? (page 7)

Category: Storage

by Andrey Kuznetcov

[ 09/24/2004 | 09:20 AM ]

This group of diagrams is about reading the 10 files x 10MB pattern. There are no principal changes again. The ImageMate USB 2.0 model from SanDisk is the winner, more than substantially outperforming the closest rival with three out of four media. The no-name “9-in-1” takes the second place again. The Apacer Mega Steno MG820 can also be pointed out here. The pair of no-name “7-in-1” readers is the slowest again.

The last pattern I used in my tests consisted of a single 100MB file. As you may have guessed, the USB 2.0 model from SanDisk wins again, followed by the no-name “9-in-1” reader. The Apacer Mega Steno MG820 and the two models (“10 in 1” and “11 in 1”) that install into the 3.5” bay perform well enough, too. The unidentified “7-in-1” readers cannot escape losing again.