Transcend TS128MFLRD7 7-in-1 Card Reader/Writer USB 2.0

The card reader from Transcend was used twice thanks to its ability to be both a reader and a data storage device. Its silver-colored case displays the logos of the manufacturer and the USB 2.0 standard, but also has a red plastic insertion that reads “128MB”. This is the amount of its own internal flash memory. So, this drive can be used as a USB flash-drive as well as a reader of the following media: CompactFlash Card Type I/II, IBM Microdrive, SmartMedia Card, Secure Digital Card, MultiMediaCard and Memory Stick. A leather case accompanying the drive allows carrying it in the pocket – the drive weighs only 55g. Other accessories are: an installation manual, USB cable, a CD-disk with the drivers and a full digital version of the user’s manual.

After you attach the reader to the computer with the USB cable, you will find four new disks in the system (by the way, you can use the short integrated USB cable coiled inside the case). Two pairs of LEDs help to control what the drive is doing. For the purposes of this article we used this drive for testing the IBM Microdrive disk and the Apacer Handy Steno 2.0 USB drive, and also tested the Transcend device individually.