SmartMedia Card Reader

[DrewCPU]

Here's what I'm looking for, and this place is my last hope. I am trying to find a CF card that reads SmartMedia cards. I want to be able to read my digital camera memory cards on my Axim.

Thanks for any help I can get

[Ekkie Tepsupornchai]

I'm willing to bet you have an Olympus camera. I've searched for the same thing myself (I have a C4040 digicam). I was even in Japan last month looking for such an adapter. Unfortunately, I only know of one option.

Imation has a CF card reader that comes with a full set of CF adapters for SmartMedia, SD/MMC, and MemoryStick. Imation has full information on the card HERE (http://www.imation.com/en_US/product.jhtml?Id=IM_PRD334). You can probably find the product at CompUSA. It's also at Amazon (click here (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006688W/qid=1043820296/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1_etk-electronics/103-6397335-9913454?v=glance&s=electronics&n=172282)).

Unfortunately, they do NOT sell those adapters separately as far as I know. So you have to buy the full kit which you may consider a bit pricey.

[Pony99CA]

Imation has a CF card reader that comes with a full set of CF adapters for SmartMedia, SD/MMC, and MemoryStick. Imation has full information on the card HERE (http://www.imation.com/en_US/product.jhtml?Id=IM_PRD334). You can probably find the product at CompUSA. It's also at Amazon (click here (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006688W/qid=1043820296/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1_etk-electronics/103-6397335-9913454?v=glance&s=electronics&n=172282)).

Unfortunately, they do NOT sell those adapters separately as far as I know. So you have to buy the full kit which you may consider a bit pricey.
The CompUSA in San Jose definitely sells the Imation FlashGO. They were $50, if I recall correctly. They're also on the CompUSA Web site (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=50180312) (and cheaper than Amazon).

Also, there's a USB 2.0 version available.

Steve

[Maq]

Hi DrewCPU,
have a look at www.mittoni.com (Australia)

http://www.mittoni.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/1238

They have a Secure Digital SD to CF CompactFlash Card Adapter Type II which allows you to fully insert the SD card into the adapter so that it may be completely enclosed within a Type II CompactFlash slot. And it only costs US$25.27!!! (Shipping seems to be reasonably priced)

They also have a Type I adapter which unfortunately for me is to long to fit into my Canon IXUS V2/PowerShot 110 camera... (I checked the specs for the camera after I ordered the Type II adapter so I had to cancel the order... :oops:)

I hope this will help you. :wink:

/Maq

[Maq]

Ooops! Sorry! :oops:
Smart Media is not the same as SD! My fault!

/Maq :n00b:

[Janak Parekh]

Guys,

I think he wants an adapter so he can read the SM cards directly inside the Axim.

DrewCPU,

I think you might have to go for the CF->PC card adapter, then get a SmartMedia->PC card adapter. I've never seen a SmartMedia->CF adapter.

--janak

[Steven Cedrone]

Pretec Smartmedia - CF Adapter (http://www.expansys.us/product.asp?code=AD-CF-SM32)

"Pretec CompactSSFDC is a SmartMedia to CompactFlash adapter in CF Type II form factor, allowing you to transport data files or digital images between two most popular storage media types – SmartMedia and CompactFlash. Typical applications can be found in digital systems and Internet appliances including Pocket PC, PDA, digital cameras, photo printers, digital picture frames, voice recorders, smart phones, and many more. "

Steve

[Ekkie Tepsupornchai]

Nice catch Steven! Wow... that card is certainly LONG!!

Now what I wonder though is this is $36.92 plus tax + s/h, I might as well go to my local CompUSA go for the Imation solution instead which includes two more adapters and a card reader!!

[Ekkie Tepsupornchai]

I think you might have to go for the CF->PC card adapter, then get a SmartMedia->PC card adapter.
The Imation solution we discussed above does have a SM->CF adapter (in addition to SD/MMC, MS). It also comes with a card reader that weighs in at around $50-$60 though... I'm not sure that your proposed solution would be that much cheaper than that though.

[Anthony Caruana]

Hi there

I am waiting on a demo unit of a CF to SD, MMC, SM and Memory Stick adapter to review for Pocket PC Thoughts from http://www.semsons.com

The review should be up in the next couple of weeks (as soon as I get the demo unit)

[Hank Scorpio]

I bought the imation FlashGO! solution, and was great. But I found that I could never use the different adapter cards in any other reader, like my girlfriends, I have a 8 in 1 solution and the adapter cards freaked out my computer when I just tried to use the smart media adapter in the compact flash slot. I also bought the Pretec smart media adapter back in my Casio 120 days, to do the same thing, and yep I got an Olympus 3040, but you gotta be careful , the one I bought only supported upto 32 mb cards.

[Ekkie Tepsupornchai]

Geez... didn't realize that SM-to-CF stuff could be such dangerous business!!