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oskarthunberg
07-24-2007, 06:10
Could somebody please recommend PC-card type of SDHC-compatible card reader. Is there any?

And I should make sure the reader is not just SD-compatible, right?
Goenitz
07-24-2007, 10:46
by PC_card, you mean PCMCIA? You'd be better off with an USB reader, I think. Those are WAY easier to find.
oskarthunberg
07-29-2007, 18:39
I have asked around and realised PC-card is on itīs way out. SDHC will probably never be supported on those, I've been told. I'll try USB instead, thank you.
exaCt
07-30-2007, 14:13
Try this shop!

http://stores.ebay.nl/Card-Reader-Home_W0QQsspagenameZL2222QQtZkm

Only a few bucks for a SD/SDHC Reader

(I've bought one a while ago for only 1,50 euro [toungue] )
TedJ
07-30-2007, 19:44
Oh, you can get a PCMCIA (aka Cardbus) memory card reader that supports SDHC, but why would you want to? A USB model will be just as fast, and a lot cheaper.
mikey
07-31-2007, 19:02
Oh, you can get a PCMCIA (aka Cardbus) memory card reader that supports SDHC, but why would you want to? A USB model will be just as fast, and a lot cheaper.

Usb is more multi computer friendly too
ProDigit
08-02-2007, 12:54
For some laptops only have PCMCIA slots available (imagine you plug a mouse and a external modem in it's only 2 USB ports).

Sandisk created such devices, which I currently use. But beware, a pcmcia adaptor for with a SD card reader inside will have slow transfert speeds.
I'm talking about +/- 1,5 to 2Megabytes per second.

Sandisks have never failed me, and I have it for about 2 to 3 years now; still working.
ManchesterBaby
08-05-2007, 15:18
But beware, a pcmcia adaptor for with a SD card reader inside will have slow transfert speeds.
I'm talking about +/- 1,5 to 2Megabytes per second..

Not necessarily - the PC card interface (cardbus) is way faster than USB (it's the same as PCI: 132MB/s, high-speed USB is only 60MB/s, both way faster than the SD card interface anyway). I can see why a pc card sd card reader is more attractive than a usb one for a laptop user: it fits inside the laptop, you don't have to faff around plugging it in when you want to use it - it's always there, like a built in card reader (assuming you don't need the pc card slot for anything else that is).
ProDigit
08-11-2007, 03:37
It's probably not the not the PC card interface that's slow, but it has a small chip inside to read the SD cards. I can only get about 1,5 MBps out of mine..
but then, it's a 512Mb card from the time these where brand new.
I bet the SD probably is not able to go higher then 1,5 anyways.