ipod

I'm not sure what the other two critics expected, but this product works just fine. I needed a way to store my Kodak EasyShare Digital pictures while I was away from home and away from a computer without having to buy multiple SDD (Secure Digital Data) Cards.

Basically it was a plug and play deal. My 40GB iPod was set up for the Belkin Media Reader and all I did was plug it into the iPod, inserted the SDD card and it began to import my pictures. Don't expect blazing speeds like your desktop or laptop computer, REMEMBER this is a "portable" device!! Once my pics were imported, I unplugged the Belkin Reader and took the iPod to my computer. It took a couple of minutes to import the pics from the SDD card to the iPod, but it was faster than I expected.

I connected the iPod to my computer (Windows XP) to access it as a removable hard drive. I accessed the iPod drive and found my pics. It was that simple!! Each SDD card that gets inserted into the Belkin Reader is saved as a "Roll" (EX. Roll 1, Roll 2). Erasing the SDD card and deleting Imported pics (aka "Roll 1, Roll 2") from the iPod was simple too. Just follow the instructions.

I did also check to see if I could Add pictures to my "Collection" from the iPod while using the EasyShare Software and that worked just fine too.

All in all this product has performed as I expected and works just fine.

I bought this device to download pictures from the Memory Sticks used by my Sony digital camera when I am on vacation and away from my computer.

The device works as advertised. It takes me 3-4 minutes to download a full 128 MB Memory Stick. No, that isn't super fast but it wasn't a problem for me.

The biggest negative on this device for me was the fact that it can't read the new Memory Stick PRO media.

Yes, it isn't very fast (about half or a third as fast as uploading to the computer in my experience) and it does tax the iPod battery, both negative qualities.... but its not as bad as some have said, and it definitely works as advertised.

To be honest though, I've only used it with 256MB cards, but I've used it for 6MP full size .jpgs (about 2.5MB) AND for RAW files (~6MB) from a Nikon D70 and it works equally fine for both. The RAW files obviously take longer, but there are less of them per card, so big deal.

Just as a rough estimation, I'd guess I could transfer somewhere between 1-2 gigs of photos before the iPod battery died.

Overall, if you are going somewhere that you can't bring your powerbook its a worthy investment. Its a lot cheaper than buying a couple gigabytes of flash memory (I only paid $82).