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Review on πŸ“Έ StarTech.com USB 3.0 Flash Memory Multi-Card Reader/Writer with USB-C - Ultimate Card Compatibility & Integrated Cable (FCREADU3C) by Marc Farrell

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Card reader crashes unexpectedly and repeatedly

When this reader interacts with my Macbook Pro 15" 2016, it seems to work fine. However, it keeps crashing for no particular reason and immediately reconnects on its own. I disabled an option in my Macbook's settings to try to hibernate the drives. So I don't think my Macbook is doing anything that "turns off" the reader. Emissions occur about every 3-10 minutes of use and this repeats the entire time I use the reader. I have an old USB 2.0 reader that I can use with a USB 2.0 to USB 3.0 adapter and it doesn't behave that way on my Macbook. I use the reader to extract and edit photos taken with my camera and stored on my compact flash cards. I have contacted StarTech Technical Support to see if they can provide a solution. In the meantime, I need to switch back to my slower USB 2.0 reader because I'm concerned that constant unexpected ejections will eventually corrupt a file, multiple files, or possibly the entire compact flash card. ruin my photos. As of now, I cannot trust the use of this reader for files of any importance.

Pros
  • Always liked
Cons
  • Nothing here