I originally bought this ImageMate 6-in-1 Card Reader and Writer when I bought my Olympus C-4000 Zoom because I was tired of plugging in my Camera every time I wanted to transfer photos; plus this baby is way faster.

It is also compatible with all of the memory cards I use, so I am all set; that is until I bought a new camera (Olympus C-8080) which uses xD and Compact Flash memory cards so I gave it to my sister who owns my old C-4000 Zoom.


PROS :
There are many good things about this unit like the stand. The stand fits nicely with the body, and does not even take a lot of space. I like to use the stand to position the reader upright, but you can also use a USB cable (not included) and lay it on its side and not use the stand at all. But I think it is better to use the stand and not bother with getting another USB cable; nowadays they cost about $25.00.

The unit installs very quickly; all you have to do is connect the body to the stand and plug it in to your computer. Another good thing is that it is plug-and-play so you do not even have to install any drivers for it. But if you want to see some nice icons in your “My Computer,” you can use the CD that comes with it and install the driver/software. Once installed and mounted this unit works just like any other removable disk drive, so you can use this with any software you want. I would recommend using Adobe Photoshop Album software to manage all your photos.