Comments about Targus Targus TG-CRD25 Universal 32-in-1 Memory Card Reader:

It's great and covers most major memorycards.
I do lots of stuff for folks at their homes or businesses from their memory cards for them who don't have reader/writers. I use this with my laptop from their memorycards I download and make cds and dvds on my laptop and leave them there for them, I make the discs playable on everything. It's great to have this reliable userfriendly reader that allows work with almost all types of memory cards. AND IT SAVES ME TIME! (because it's so easy to use and works with everything)

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Wont read Gigaware cards

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Quit working just weeks after purchase. Can't find a Driver so it will end up in trash!!!

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I bought this on sale and was excited to finally get a portable memory card reader to easily take around. When I plugged it in my PC it took countless slight adjustments to get the reader to connect to my computer. After about 20 connected uses with this reader it finally just stopped reading altogether. I have another Targus card reader that does well (I read the good reviews and they haven't let me down), and have purchase other Targus products, so it must just be this line of card readers that are junk. Save yourself money and RESEARCH before buying (even if it is a good deal) with reviews for another memory card reader.

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After returning the other 50-something-in-one card reader because it locked up every 2 seconds, I brought this one home, hooked it up, Windows found and installed the driver, and it's worked perfectly from the first moment. No complaints.

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Worked when I first got it; then tried my Sony Pro Duo which is what I bought it for and that didnt work; so tried my other memory cards. The computer recognizes the hardware but the memory cards werent being read so its in the unit.
Would not recommend

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Only used this item several times. Then it wouldn't work consistently, then not at all. I tested the USB cable and it tests fine, so it's got to be the unit itself.

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used this product, it got hot and stopped working would never buy this product again

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It says it can read 32 cards, but in actual it can read only 5 types of card!!! Its all marketing gimmicks and makes customer fool!!!

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After reading the problems with the USB cord, I just used my own from the blackberry I own. Plugged it in works immediately. Bought mine when it was on sale. Worth the few dollars since this was for just one card I needed which my computer did not have a slot for.

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THIS THING WORK FINE ONLY NEEDS DRIVERS IF YOU ARE RUN WIN98-WINDOWS ME XP OR VISTA WILL INSTALL FOR YOU GOOD LUCK FROM JL PETERS TOWING n AUTO GROUP [@] NJ AREA

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Initially did not work, then realized that the USB cable out of the box did not work. Changed cable and download occurred, not too bad.

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I've had 3 just in the last month and two were dead out of the box. The first one lasted about a month. I've wasted more time and money in gas than what this darned thing cost. Stay away if you need something dependable

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Although it claims to work with a MAC, my G-5 and Intel Macs with OSX do not recognize ("see") this card reader, and I cannot find a driver for it. In fact, I cannot even locate this item on the Targus web site.

It does work older PC though (at least the large slot CF card)... so good luck.

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universal use, easy

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i think this product is great! I just bought it about 2hrs ago because it was the only card reader that works with my SD in the store and it was fairly cheap about [$] something with tax (should be at least [$] i think). At first i didn't know which side i was suppose to put in the memory card so thats the only bad thing >>NO INSTRUCTIONS! but i pluged it in, googled which side i should put it in (because i didn't want to scratch my card) then slid it in >>nothing happened except for a blue light so i went to my computer on my desktop and clicked Removable Disk then opened my folder and saw all my pics i copy and past them onto my separate picture folder and done! I don't know if there's a easier way but it works 4 me! i always do this even with my camera cord because i hate waiting 2 download the pics and its the same thing. :)

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I read the reviews and took a chance because it was on sale this week. I inserted my micro sdhc with adaptor into the device (port is upside down, as noted in earlier review) and then connected to my laptop usb using the provided cable. It worked immediately and flawlessly. Now I need to return the extra usb wire I purchased in case this one didn't work! Must say, I haven't tried it with any other cards yet.

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I brought this product after buying USB muti adapter spent [$] for nothing.The MUTI-adapter connected to both cameras but could only read one.This device works perfect.well i only used it for a SD & XD cards but it worked perfectly fine the USB cord that came with it worked fine to.Sorry to hear other peoples reviews that had a problem.Maybe its your computer or defective device it could happen just cause it's new doesn't mean it works-take back for new one then try again.

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I have a mac computer and it still doesn't work for me. I can not get this thing to work on any of my computers and it confounds me. I would love to get this to work, but it seems that I will need to purchase another reader/writer from a DIFFERENT brand name.

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The wire that is included doesn't work. I read the reviews, and someone mentioned to change the wire - I did, and it works fine now.

Quick note, if the device's blue power LED isn't lighting up, it's not working. Once I replaced the supplied USB cable with one from an old mobile phone, it worked fine.

It's cheap, so you get what you pay for, but I'd probably buy something on e-bay in the future.

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Plugged into my macbook pro, got a message saying the device was drawing too much power and will be turned off. I was NOT even using the included USB cable nor did i have a memory card in the reader. The reader won't mount any cards, or even be recognized, no matter what USB cable I use(and I've tried dozens).

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My device will not recognize this device. I have read several complaints, and do not think its reasonable to spend 30 min. trying to install a [$] reader. Find another product. Targus should be ashamed to [...] the market.

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"(I bought this before reading the reviews on it.)When I first plugged it in WinXP SP2 quickly installed the necessary drivers, but would not recognize it in My Computer. First thing I did: search online for drivers and reviews. I saw someone mensioned trying a different USB cable than the junky one included. THAT DID THE TRICK. It recognized my Pro Duo immediately. I think this is probably the solution most people will find that works. Try replacing the wire before returning it, and do everyone a favor; write to Targus about the cheap cable included and request a working one!"
I changed the cable and it worked very well, the usb cable doesn't work.. is very bad

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I use as a card reader for my mini sd. Use the adapter! If you plug the card into the unit, then plug into the USB, works fine. SD card goes in what looks like upside down but who cares it works.

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device does not work. bought one and returned it got a second also does not work.

Comments about Targus Targus TG-CRD25 Universal 32-in-1 Memory Card Reader:

(I bought this before reading the reviews on it.)When I first plugged it in WinXP SP2 quickly installed the necessary drivers, but would not recognize it in My Computer. First thing I did: search online for drivers and reviews. I saw someone mensioned trying a different USB cable than the junky one included. THAT DID THE TRICK. It recognized my Pro Duo immediately. I think this is probably the solution most people will find that works. Try replacing the wire before returning it, and do everyone a favor; write to Targus about the cheap cable included and request a working one!

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The usb wire that came with it is faulty. Did not show memory card when connected with the wire that came with it, connected it with my camera usb wire and it works great. Connected camera to my Imac with the usb wire that came with this reader- no good- computer never saw it. Uploads and downloads data with no problem at all with my camera wire.

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It doesn't support Smart Media. Considering this problem has been posted on this website over a year ago, why didn't Radio Shack pull the inventory? 'time to go back to the store, waste time and gas...

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I plugged it in my Windows XP pc at home and it didn't recognize the device. I plugged it in at another computer and then it worked. I right clicked on the device on my computer and looked at the driver details. My pc at home didn't have some of the driver files. In order to get the device to work your pc needs these files below in the folder [@]

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I've tried many different things to bring this up, all to no avail. I hear Windows recognizing the USB in and ready to use. The device is no where to be found. I've tried restarting, nothing. Based on the reviews, I guess this device is hit or miss.

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No online support from the manufacturer

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itam is the best

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After two days of visiting at Lake Chelan with my friends, I had about 160 pictures on my CF card. Before we left, I tried to put the pictures onto the computer that belonged to the people that were hosting us. I had bought this card reader the other day just for this purpose, and when I tried to put them onto the computer, my card had been renamed to SKNY a200 rather tan SONY a200, and all of my pictures were lost. I would NOT recommend this product because it seems that about half of these readers are faulty.

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Installed ok under vista. However could not read any of my 4Gb mini Sd cards. Tried 3 x different cards. No instructions with this and not clear which port the cards should plug into. Tried the card with and without adaptor, but no luck. Will have to return.

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Mainly want to use the miniSD port. It would not read memery card. Compaired to a friend that baught the same one a long time ago (that works)and notied that the contacts were upside down.
another piece of junk made in CHINA!!!

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Bought this at Radio Shack on recommendation of salesperson. Vista doesn't appear to recognize the card reader. Can't locate drivers anywhere.

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This device is perfect. It's lightweight, super-fast in reading/writing SD cards, and it's darn sturdy too. The only (minor) annoyance is the USB cable, but it's short enough to not get you tangled. Buy this if you own ANY SD cards. It's a must have.

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good item,and good shape

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I bought this product to transfer photos from my PC onto my phone. Right out of the box I pop it in everything seems to go fine I go to copy a file onto the disk and it says it's write protected.... I check the little ram chip it's not write protected, so just to try it I actually write protect the chip just to try it, same thing and expected this time. I remove the write protect on the chip and pop it in again and it's write protected still when clearly it is not. I reboot my system, I try it again, same problem. I try a different ram chip from another phone and again same problem. Sorry but in all honesty I have to give it the worst rating I can some of these aparently or maybe a certain batch of this product was sent out defective due to the previous reviews that I see having the same problem.

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I bought this product so I could transfer MP3s onto SD cards for use with my MP3 player. It worked great during the first week of use. It has been sitting on my desk undisturbed as I haven't used it in over a month. Now it does not work at all. The power LED illuminates (Barely) but the device and cards are not recognized by the computer. This seems to be a recurring phenomenon of products working fine until after the last day to return them.

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I use a MicroSD card that i bought and it came with the adapter, so i went out to buy this, and at first very confused on how it went in, but didnt take long to figure it out, other than that it works great. uses of USB 2.0 and backwards to 1.1 is excellent.

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This card reader works with my mini SD card which plugs into a mini SD card adapter. No special drivers for windows XP. Works out of the box. Will read my 2 GB cards. This reader showed respectable speed on a batch of test files: An older USB 1.1 reader took 18 to 20 minutes to write files. The same transfer with this card reader took 3 or 4 minutes. This card reader would not work for me if I inserted more than one card in it at the same time. (So, I use one card at a time.) The aggresive bad-mouthing of this product seems out of place to me. If interested, suggest you try it yourself. If it doesn't work for your configuration, bring it back to Radio Shack and get what works for you.

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Actually, the Targus model number is TRG-CRD25. Make sure all USB-related updates are installed for Mac and Windows OS. Able to write and delete files with MacOS 10.4.9 and Windows XP sp2. Works with SDHC and transflash. Needs the adapter for microSD and miniSD, but usually is included with the card for free. Does not take microdrives or SM, but SM is rare nowadays and don't use microdrives-- they're flaky. The manual is wrong. To get the Windows 98 driver, go to http://www.targusdigital.com/Sub_Support.asp#

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Device only has 4 ports: Compact Flash,SD/MMC,XD, and Memory Stick. Adapters are needed for other media formats such as microSD and SmartMedia.

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Works fine and pretty compact. The only thing I can recomend, is when your using it right click on it in my computer and hit eject. It will resort to the reader after that. Then unplug it and then take out the card and put in another. Then plug it back in to the USB cable. Made it work with no problems. This should be inclosed in some kind of instructions.

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I've owned a lot of digital cameras but never put camera software on my machine for a camera that supports removable media. I use a memory-card reader to get my images onto my computer. I bought a new camera that supports SD cards and needed a new card reader for this format. The Targus was on sale for less than [$]so I bought it. It works great! It installed on my XP laptop without drivers. I was able to download a driver to install it on an old desktop with Windows-98SE. I use it to transfer files between cards and between machines. I like being able to drag files from the card in one slot to a card in a different slot without having to put the files on the computer first. If they go on sale again I'm buying another just to have a 'spare'

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Was afraid to buy this after reading the mixed reviews. Figured I'd give it a try and return it if it didn't work. Worked flawlessly for me -- transferring photos from a digital memory card to my Macintosh. Small and lightweight -- we'll see how well it holds up.

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Bought this yesterday [...]5 on sale. Running eMac G4-700 with OS X.4.11. Plug and play, as simple as that. Note that the power light does NOT come on unless card is inserted. Easy, simple, small, versatile, GREAT VALUE!!. Reviewers who have been slamming this product have to be using PCs. If you're running a Mac with OS X, do not be concerned.My only slam is that the card slots are not labeled, but if the card doesn't fit, use another slot!

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Most people think everything is just plug and play... even some of those need drivers to work. Concern was that I had to put my sd card into my phone before I could transfer to it.. so the phones files were in the card so it could read my music. PUT THE MEMORY IN YOUR PHONE/PDA FIRST! Otherwise for the price, I paid for what I was expecting.

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I bought this product to upload some music for my pda but it would not allow me to read or write any files to my mini sd card. I'm returning it and would not recommend purchasing this product.

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I have used this reader for 4 months now and it has come in handy several times with varying friends and family memory types. Its simple to use and works flawlessly. Those who see it in action can't believe something so simple looking can do what it actually does. I have a Mac, if that matters. Based on some comments, I think it might.

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OMG! DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT BUY THIS WORTHLESS PIECE OF GARBAGE!

I kept getting a device I/O error and if and when it felt like it wanted to work, it would freeze my cpu up or only copy some of the files. This thing is a P.O.S. from the word go!

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Bought this because a Radio Shack salesman said I would be able to transfer files to the SD card (the packaging said Memory Card Reader/Writer).

However, received the same errors others were getting saying that the SD card is write-protected.

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I just bought one and tried to copy a file by plugging a SD card. It worked. Then I tried to delete the file but it says the card is write protected. But it's not. The write protection switch is off. If it was write protected, I should not be able to copy the file in the first place.
I tried with 3 other SD cards. Same issue found. The reader is not having any write protection switch, it's only with the card. However reader is only allowing me to write the files. When I try to delete files then it desn't work. I checked for any help in the internet to see if there is any switch in the device that I can't see. Couldn't find any help. This should be a defect with the reader. I am going to return this tomorrow.

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I forgot to bring my card reader on Vacation. So I tried this little Targus 32 in 1 reader.

Even though it says Mac compatible it's not working. (Mac Book Pro) I'm trying to download my compact flash cards but I have had no luck with this thing. For me it's worthless. If your busy, don't try to save a few bucks. Get a better brand name card reader.

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insrucctions claim you can transfer from one card to the other this is not so when you plug more than one card into it the unit stops working until
you remove one I am gong to return it tomorrow
for this reason

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I bought this because I was going on vacation and needed to download my pictures to my brother's obsolete computer. It helps me download my numerous memory cards to computers that do not have a media center available. I no longer have to load the camera software on computers. I just plug it in and download pictures. It is light-weigh and small enough to put in my camera bag. Excellent price, too.

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The driver for Windows 98 is located under the Product Support tab above.

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Earlier comments seem a little unfair as my manual does not claim to support Smart Media and Radio Shack image shows a square 'gismo' rather than the current (in store) rectangular shape. Which at sale price is great value. Lack of software for W98 users should not be be a problem as W98 is not supported any longer by the manufacturer. Buy a MAC.

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I had to give this card reader the lowest rating possible because of the deceptive labeling. It clearly states on the package and on the enclosed booklet that it supports Smart Media cards but there is no slot for the Smart Media card. I had to return two of them because of this.

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This may be a good reader, but I bought it specifically to use with SmartMedia cards for which there is no card slot...although the package labeling and instructions claim to support SmartMedia cards. Store personnel thought maybe some add-on adapter is needed.

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This reader is adequate for most needs. It does not, however, come with drivers for WIN98, so you must find the driver on their website, which took me quite some time finding (http://www.targusdigital.com/support.html). Also, no manual is available, so one should be comfortable with technology to get this up and running on thier machine, particularly on WIN98. Not a bad deal for the price though.