• USB2.0 Reader / Writer
• Push-button transfer of data
• Two additional USB2.0 ports (one on the front / one on the back)
• 10 media cards supported
• MSRP: $19.95
• Street Price: $14.95

Please visit MediaGear's website for many other products, which include a rather impressive selection of Flash Drives, portable storage devices of various shapes and offerings, CD and DVD writers, and more.

MediaGear 10 in 4 USB2.0 Reader / Writer

MediaGear's 10 in 4 is capable of copying 10 different media card formats with the simple push of a button. Two additional USB2.0 ports are featured on the 10in4, which alleviates a problem some people have with acquiring new peropheral devices: USB ports. I still have yet to understand why most manufacturers only make a 4-port USB card, when the average computer user has two-times as many devices. I guess we'll leave that rant to another article but suffice it to say, MediaGear's additional offering of 2 extra USB2.0 ports on a media R/W (reader / writer), and selling it for around $15 at your local store, is certainly worthy of mentioning. As if that wasn't enough, MediaGear offers a separate AC adapter for using higher-powered USB2.0 devices. In most cases you won't need an AC adapter, but if you will be using all the ports on the reader in addition to using it for reading and writing data of the media cards, it would be suggested to purchase the additional adapter.

10 Media Formats Supported

The 10 in 4 supports no less than 10 media formats:

• Compact Flash Type I
• Compact Flash Type II
• Microdrive
• Memory Stick
• Memory Stick Pro
• Memory Duo
• SmartMedia
• Secure Digital
• MultiMediaCard
• xD-Picture Card