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Review on πŸ“Έ UGREEN USB 3.0 SD Card Reader Adapter with Dual Slot for SD SDXC SDHC MMC RS-MMC Micro SD TF Micro SDXC Micro SDHC UHS-I - Compatible with Mac Windows Linux Chromebook PS4 PC by Lonnie Batch

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Eliminates headaches caused by poor Windows design

This product allowed me to read my camera's SD cards after my HP desktop PC's internal card reader failed. When inserting the card into the internal reader, Windows 10 signals an error and insists that the card needs to be formatted. I don't know how many unfortunate people have actually done this without realizing that they then lost all their files. Actually everything is fine with the card, as you can see on another PC or on the cameras themselves. This is a known issue and is mentioned on Microsoft support pages and independent technical sites. However, none of the suggested solutions on these pages ever work, and they don't seem to work for anyone. I don't think there is anything wrong with the reader, just something with the drivers and/or one of the various broken windows updates. And as we all know, manufacturers including Microsoft make it very difficult to fix driver issues. Presumably this will help sell more new products. Instead of buying another built-in card reader, I bought this plug-in USB card reader. It worked perfectly the first time and still does. That's money I'd rather not spend, but at least the headache is gone. And of course this can be used on devices like the Surface Pro that don't have an internal reader.

Pros
  • Electronics
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