First of all, what is a USB card reader? This is a device that allows you to access the data stored inside a flash memory or USB card device. It works much like how the CD or DVD drive in your computer would read a CD or DVD. With a USB card reader, all you have to do would be to plug in your card device to the card reader, and then plug the card reader to your laptop or desktop. What are the types of memory cards you could plug into a USB card reader? These include Mini and Micro SD, Memory Stick, and Smart Media Cards. Yes, these are the kinds of memory cards found in consumer electronic devices such as your digital camera and cell phone. So if you need to transfer the data from your digicam or your cell phone to your computer, you just have to take out the memory card from that device, plug it to your USB card reader, and then plug this card reader to your computer.
Since memory card devices are so prolific nowadays (yep, gone are the archaic diskettes), having a data storage capability in terms of gigabytes, USB card readers are also in high demand. Where would you be able to find a USB card reader?
First of all, know that there are different kinds of card readers, such as those that could read only a specific type of memory card. Other types work as all in one card readers, working for multiple types of memory cards.
One example of a multiple type USB card reader can be found at lexar.com, with its multi-card USB 2.0 card reader. It could read 12 types of media (as it has different-sized slots). Other card readers available through this website include a dual-slot reader, and a single-slot, multi-card reader.
Yet another type of card reader is the card reader writer, or memory writer, which doesn’t just let you get access to data from the memory card, but also allows you to save onto this memory card from your computer. One example of this is the SanDisk USB 2.0 12-in-1 card reader writer. You could read more about this device at mobileoffice.about.com.
You could shop for card readers from shopping sites such as supermediastore.com and bizrate.com, where you could quickly do comparison shopping among different brands and types of card readers (including xd picture card readers). Of course, check out ebay.com and amazon.com for listings, as well.
There is another device that could be referred to as a card reader; these are the magnetic stripe card reader/writer that are used mainly as security devices. They can be found at work in ATM machines, which read the magnetic strip at the back of your ATM card; or at credit card reader devices. You could also find these devices at the entrances of some business or government offices, where employees are required to swipe their ID cards before they can be let in. If this is the type of card reader you are interested in purchasing, try out websites such as kanecal.net, and business.com for a listing of companies that provide such devices.
These are just some of the places you could start looking for USB card readers. Good luck, and choose well!
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