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Customer Reviews for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
Model: DX-CR121
SKU: 8328464
UPC: 600603112942
Whatever format of memory card your camera uses, be ready with this all-in-one card reader.
Average Customer Rating:
3.7
out of 5
(33 Reviews) 33
Rating Snapshot 33 reviews
5 stars
15
4 stars
8
3 stars
2
2 stars
2
1 star
6
76% of customers would recommend this product to a friend
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25 out of
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Customer Reviews for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
Review 1 for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
Junk
Customer Rating
1.0
Value for Price
1.0
Performance
1.0
Durability
1.0
Ease of Use
1.0
The unit I got would not work......good thing it is a discontinued item.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 2 for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
Works Great!
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Performance
4.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
What's great about it: That it works....
What's not so great: A little tight fitting the card in the slot....
Simple to hook-up and works great! No problems! Works great!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 3 for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
It works fine - but real tight on inserting cards
Customer Rating
2.0
Value for Price
3.0
Performance
4.0
Durability
2.0
Ease of Use
2.0
What's great about it: Easy set up; fast file reads and transfers
What's not so great: Too tight of fit for multiple SD / Micro-SD cards. May damage cards inadvertantly. Short USB connector cord.
The reader itself was easy to set up and the PC to see the reader. I had issues with inserting the SD / Micro-SD cards into the reader itself. It was an extremely tight fit. And this was using SD / Micro-SD cards from three separate companies for each format (generic / Kingston / San Disk.) I see a potential damage risk of the cards because of this design. The other complaint (and this is with a lot of card readers) is that the USB cord is not long enough for hooking up to a desk top PC.
The reader did work correctly with a SD-HC card of 32GB and transferred a 320 meg file in about 15 seconds, so it does work correctly.
Because of the issues with inserting the cards, I returned this item.
The reader did work correctly with a SD-HC card of 32GB and transferred a 320 meg file in about 15 seconds, so it does work correctly.
Because of the issues with inserting the cards, I returned this item.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 4 for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
Died !!!!
Customer Rating
1.0
What's great about it: nothing now
What's not so great: IT died and no real support
works fine until one day !! what won't read a card and then what do I do? dead in the water!! out 25 buck. NO I would not recommend to anyone on the planet!! best buy needs to watch what the sell.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 5 for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
died after two uses
Customer Rating
2.0
Posted by: durby
from Huntington Beach
on 08/19/2011
Value for Price
3.0
Performance
1.0
Durability
1.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Used it twice; fairly good transfer rate - then it died altogether. We have multiple comuters in our home; two macs, two laptops - none will recoginize the device at all.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+2points
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Review 6 for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
Good card reader
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Mkim129
on 07/19/2011
I've had this for a year or two now and I've never had any problems with it. I would rather it not have a cord like some of the other USB card readers, but most of those don't support CF cards.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 7 for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
Fast Card, Easy Install
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Ease of use and speed
What's not so great: Poor directions, tight fit for card initially
This cards delivers on speed and ease of setup and use. The only thing I would change is the directions. The directions told me to insert the SD card with the metal slots facing up. This was clearly wrong and after I tried it, I was worried it may have damaged the card. It didn't. The fit is a little tight getting the card in the slot at first, but now it doesn't seem like an issue. Overall, this is a good value, although I haven't tried it for any other of its uses. I use it to transfer files from my camera's SD card.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
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Review 8 for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
junk
Customer Rating
1.0
Value for Price
1.0
Performance
1.0
Durability
1.0
Ease of Use
1.0
What's not so great: Virus or something
The software was even worse. it would not load, it scramble some of my pic;tures and directories.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
-5points
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Review 9 for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
No stress or worrry
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Performance
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
What's great about it: runs great on windows
What's not so great: may not be the first choice as a christmas gift to someone
My current emachine running on MS vista would not read SD above 2 gigs. Sad to say there are a lot of parasite companies with adds all over the support page at microsoft.com fishing for suckers that think its a quick fix update for a few dollars, and its not.
Finding this diamond in the rough was a blessing. The package is very compactly put together...how did they get so much in this tiny box?
You get; the reader, a USB cord, a CD to install the reader, and a info sheet thats so easy a knuckle draging cave man could figure it out. Very good speed with a transfer indicator light when moving files.
Finding this diamond in the rough was a blessing. The package is very compactly put together...how did they get so much in this tiny box?
You get; the reader, a USB cord, a CD to install the reader, and a info sheet thats so easy a knuckle draging cave man could figure it out. Very good speed with a transfer indicator light when moving files.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 10 for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
Great Smart Media Reader
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Performance
5.0
Durability
3.0
Ease of Use
3.0
What's great about it: I can upload my photos to my new computer
What's not so great: Have not found out yet.
This card reader works GREAT with Windows7 and my SmartMedia card from my Olympus Camera. If you have Windows7 and an older Olympus camera this is the reader to get. Don't waste time and money with the Olympus Reader it won't work with Windows7.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 11 for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
Great Card Reader
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Performance
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to use and durable
What's not so great: nothing
We are very happy with this product. We have had others that do not equal this. Love It..
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 12 for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
Excellent choice
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Performance
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to use & reads multiple cards
I love this because of the following:
1 - easy to use
2 - Can read multiple types of camera cards
1 - easy to use
2 - Can read multiple types of camera cards
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
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Review 13 for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
Good product to handle many memory card types
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
3.0
Performance
4.0
Durability
3.0
Ease of Use
4.0
If you have a need to use many memory card types this product will get the job done. Easy to use on Mac or Windows systems. I was impressed with the speed of the device for the price.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 14 for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
Did not work for me
Customer Rating
1.0
Performance
1.0
Ease of Use
5.0
What's great about it: Multiformat capability. Small size
What's not so great: Poor performance. Slow device recognition. Repeated driver installs. Slow file reads.
I wanted a small multiformat digital card reader to use with both my desktop and my portable. I use SD, xD and CF digital cards. When I initially attached the reader, my system (Windows 7 x64) recognized the new device and started to install the drivers. The overall process seemed to take a longer than usual time. I tried testing the device with files I had on a 512MB CF, a 1 GB xD and a 256MB xD cards. When I inserted the cards individually, the system seemed to freeze. After about 5 minutes, the card would register. I could navigate thru the folders on the card but when I tried to open a file, the system seemed to stall again and I would get "not responding" and "COM Surrogate not responding" errors. Files were either very slow to load or not load at all. Also, there was a physical problem inserting the 1 GB xD card into the reader. It required much more force than the 256 MB card. (I believe I actually broke the 1 GB card while trying to insert it.) I exchanged this reader for the SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One and everything worked fine. Based on experience to date, I'd give the SanDisk and overall rating of 5. Thus, I'd recommend the SanDisk over the Dynex.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+5points
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Review 15 for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
Great Card Reader
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Performance
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
What's great about it: Runs under Windows 7 AND reads SmartMedia cards
What's not so great: N/A
I have a nine year old Olympus camera that only uses Smart Media cards. There are also not that many card readers out there that run under Windows 7. I really had to look high and low before I found this reader. Most either read smartmedia cards, but don't run under Windows 7 or run under Wimdows 7, but don't read smartmedia cards.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+6points
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Review 16 for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
Great Card Reader
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: draconiandevil
from Lakeland, TN
on 05/13/2010
Value for Price
5.0
Performance
5.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to install and use
What's not so great: I haven't noticed any really bad drawbacks
I bought this to read micro sd cards from my phone because I can't get software for my phone anymore. It serves it's purpose very well.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 17 for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
Works fine
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
3.0
Performance
4.0
Durability
3.0
Ease of Use
4.0
What's great about it: Fast read write
What's not so great: OS recognises it as 6 drives, confusing
Only used Memory Stick and worked great, so far. Kinda pricey but must be because of the many formats it reads.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 18 for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
Used day in/day out for 2 years
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Performance
5.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
What's great about it: Flawless operation with every type of media out there
What's not so great: One pin bent when inserting card / was able to bend back
I have had this for almost 2 years. I work as a mechanical engineer and I use it constantly for my job. I pull large (2 GB) files off of all types of media. It works flawlessly and quickly. It even allows you to have multiple cards inserted. Each card comes up as a separate drive on your computer.
For the price, this is the best card reader out there.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+4points
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Review 19 for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
Easiest Device for adding pictures to Windows 7
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Performance
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
What's great about it: Great price and easy to set up
I purchased a HP windows7 computer and found that my Canon digital camera software wouldn't work on the new computer. My memory card was a CF1 and wouldn't work in my computer. The Geek squad suggested purchasing a card reader.
All that I had to do was connect the reader and the pictures went instantly into My picture folder.
In the past,it took me 4 steps, with the orignal camera software, to load the pictures.
I was able to open the package in only a few minutes.
All that I had to do was connect the reader and the pictures went instantly into My picture folder.
In the past,it took me 4 steps, with the orignal camera software, to load the pictures.
I was able to open the package in only a few minutes.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
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Review 20 for Dynex™ External USB 2.0 Multiformat Memory Card Reader
Fast and versitile
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Terry0729
from California
on 03/22/2010
Value for Price
5.0
Performance
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
What's great about it: Takes multiple card formats
What's not so great: Nothing So Far
I was teaching a photography class in elementary school and wanted the students to give me their photos. I had been using nothing but CF cards and only had a CF card reader with an adapter. I found that this didn't handle the SDHC and MS Duo cards that the kids were using, so looked for another reader. I found this and it read all the kids' cards and I think it read my CFs faster than the reader that I had before.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
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