Product Details

• Brand: Akasa
• Model: AK-ICR-01B
• Released on: 2008-07-24
• Dimensions: .73 pounds

Manufacturer's Description
Akasa Internal card reader supports 30 types of memory card,Fits in 3.5" bay,Slot-to-slot read/write operation and plug and play hot swappable,USB 2.0 port is included in the front panel providing extra connectivity from the front of you PC,Two colour fascia plates available black or classic white

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Customer Reviews

Great value. Easy to use and install.
Not going to spend long writing a review on this, life's too short!
However, very pleased with the unit. Easy to fit and install. Have to disagree with the reviewer who finds it difficult to insert CF cards as my 2 year old son keeps inserting and removing successfully them with ease!

Reads SDHC, with black or white faceplates
Fits reasonably easily in 3.5" bay (though I seem to remember it only matched one pair of the screw holes), and works very nicely indeed. The USB cable fits directly onto a motherboard USB header, using one USB port for the card reader and one for the passthrough port.

Takes all the cards I have used thus far including 16Gb SDHC and 4Gb MS Pro Duo.

Needless to say, very cheap at the price, and delivered quickly and free by Amazon.

I'd pay more for better build quality
A card reader should make it easy to insert cards without fear of damaging either the cards or the reader. This is where this product fall down. It works well enough once the card is installed but to get there, you insert the card through the slot and wiggle it around trying to engage it in the reader. This becomes particularly difficult with CF cards and when the card reader is out of your line of sight in a tower PC on the floor. I'd willingly pay for a higher quality product - this one is built down to a price and it shows.