StarTech.com3.5in Drive Bay IDE to Single CF SSD Adapter Card Reader (35BAYCF2IDE)

Two media pin sets available on HP 8200, 8300 systems. A 23.5 to 35.5inch bay caddy to fit towers. Desktops fits under dvd drive.

StarTech.com 3.5in Front Bay 22-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Multi Media Memory Card ReaderI bought this primarily because I wanted a front USB 2.0 port on my computer to replace one that had stopped working. The card reader slots were really a bonus and I was happy to have them although I only use the SD slots (standard and micro). All of these work fine which is all I want.However, I did try a couple of old CF cards (Kingston 1GB & Sandisk 2GB, containing photos) to see if they worked and discovered that one of the CF slot pins was bent. Even after I straightened it, it was quite a struggle to insert the cards fully. Neither card was recognised. I think I read in another review that someone else also had a problem with the CF card slot. It's not an issue for me as I don't use these cards any more.I didn't test the other slots as I don't have suitable media to try.So, not without fault but absolutely fine for what I need.

Easy to set up (just connects to a USB 2 header), fits into a 3.5" bay/front panel, drivers install automatically.Although there are six slots, you can only use four cards at a time. Four drives will appear in 'My Computer' and they are as follows:- Compact Flash (CFI/CFII cards)- x-Picture (XD cards and similar)- SD (includes SDHC, micro SD, etc.)- MS (includes M2, MS Pro Duo, etc.)Note that the SD and Micro SD slots can't be used at the same time. Whichever card is entered first will be picked up by the SD drive, the other won't be recognised (until you remove the first). The same goes for the MS and M2 slots.When you first install it and the drives appear, they probably won't state which is which. On Windows 7 (and possibly other Windows operating systems) you can figure this out by inserting cards or by going into Disk Management (Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management then select Disk Management from the left window) and scrolling down the bottom window, right clicking on each drive and selecting properties. The type of card each drive reads will display in the title bar of the window that appears.The USB 2 port works fine as well. And the lights aren't too bright.I would recommend this, especially as there are inferior card readers out there which have malfunctioning USB ports etc. This one is no trouble to set up and does what it's supposed to.For reference: my OS is Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

So far it's running just fine. It was simple enough to install and the drivers were automatically installed by Windows 7.Relatively well made for an inexpensive reader and it comes with enough cable to reach the USB sockets on the mother board.Tried it with SD and compact flash cards and though the CF cards are put in upside down they all read and write with no errors.The USB 2 socket is handy and works fast enough even though it's not USB 3.It's nice to no longer have trailing cables across the PC and desk for external card readers.

In honesty I haven’t used it yet. The only card I had close to hand was a CF card. I hate CF cards as I’m prone to bending pins trying to insert them into any reader.

Swapped this for a card reader which had a blue power on light like a searchlight. I also wanted a USB 3 front socket. The light on this model is only on when is working & its discreet. It works 100%, with no issues. Quite pricey cf non-USB models. Check you have a spare USB 3 header before buying

This product is a very great quality item and provides the user with a wide range of options to transfer data from all kinds of media. The transfer speeds are quick and you can have multiple transfers. The product was also pleasing to install as most items like this can be tricky at times because they are so fiddly to screw into the case. I would not go for any other brand at the minute for this type of hardware because this is affordable and does what it says.

Does what it says. Startech say it "Supports any operating system" and indeed it works as it's supposed to on a PC dual booting both Windows 10 Pro 32bit and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64bit. I have it connected to the header port of a Sonnet Technologies FW8USB3 A USB 3.0 PCI Express Card Fire Wire 800) fitted to the PC.I chose this after looking at the CSL offering but that product had USB2 speeds for the card reader. By contrast, this Startech product is entirely USB3 which means that the full speed of some faster flash cards can be fully taken advantage of.