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Review on πŸ“Έ Transcend P5 USB 2.0 Flash Memory Card Reader: 9-in-1 Supercharged Solution for Seamless File Transfer by James Womble

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Fairly fast speed - great value for money

Speed is pretty good but not outstanding - BlackMagicDesign's Disk Speed Test utility on MacOS transfers data from SDHC - Transcend 16GB Class 10 cards at around 19/16MB/s R/W compared to 20.5/18MB/s R/W for the same card inserted into an SD card reader plugged into my monitor and connected via USB 2.0 (no speed difference was found when connected). into a USB hub rather than into a cellphone's dedicated USB port.) This thing doesn't seem to suffer from some of the mechanical issues that other similar form factor SD card readers, such as . On the Transcend, the SD card fits snugly into the slot, and there doesn't appear to be any way to undermine or crease the card's edge connectors. Similarly, the USB connector fits snugly into every USB port I've tried it on, with no loose fit or wobble as some others have reported. around for proper use and installation. An important aspect to note is that the Micro SD card is inserted in the OPPOSITE ORIENTATION compared to regular SD cards (upside down). The device does not accept mini SD cards without an adapter to standard SD.

Pros
  • Fully compliant with Hi-Speed USB 2.0 specification
Cons
  • No form required