04-11-2003, 04:34 PM
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Internal Media Readers
Ever since I built my awesome 2GHz P4 box at home in a full-tower housing, I've been looking around for a good internal media reader, so that I don't need a device sitting on my desk. However, internal multiple-media readers are fairly rare. I've purchased an Addonics Internal USB Digidrive, but I've had mixed results with it; in particular, the USB 1.1 device I had didn't support SD cards larger than 256MB (perhaps the new USB 2.0 reader does). They also have an IDE reader that works a little better, but PPCT reader rfischer also found out about Soyo BayOne products, which look pretty cool. I like this unit that has two USB 2.0 ports as well:
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem the reader itself supports USB 2.0, just the ports. They also have one with firewire, but I have a SoundBlaster Audigy Platinum which takes care of that. So, for those of you who build your boxes or tinker with them, have you found internal reader nirvana? 
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04-11-2003, 04:39 PM
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The best solution that I have found is to use an internal PCMCIA card reader then get a pcmcia adapter to fit the sd/ms/mmc/cf card that you have. Mine has always worked great. It is a little more expensive in the long run but it is fast and gives a lot of flexability.
Craig
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04-11-2003, 04:40 PM
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Yeah, I might end up doing that. It's just not as "neat", you know? 
--janak
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04-11-2003, 04:55 PM
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I've been looking at getting one of these things for a little while, and was kinda curious about their functionality myself. The best place I have found to get em is from NewEgg.
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...on=card+reader
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04-11-2003, 05:08 PM
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Great thread. I've been looking for the ultimate media reader/front panel that fits in 3.5" bay. If anyone finds one with all these features, please let me know: reads all the memory cards, has usb2 interface, has usb2 and firewire pass-through ports on the front, available in white and black models.
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04-11-2003, 05:15 PM
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That's one good thing being in Taiwan.
Going to the computer market in Taipei, I can find no less than three different types of internal card readers.
I'm planning to start building a server in June...
I think by then, the price will be down even more probably to just the cost of a floppy drive...
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04-11-2003, 05:23 PM
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The only flaw I see with this design is that there is no flip cover over the ports. Those open ports are going to attract dust, fuzz, and pet hair quickly. Better have a can of air nearby at all times. :?
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04-11-2003, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Foo Fighter
The only flaw I see with this design is that there is no flip cover over the ports. Those open ports are going to attract dust, fuzz, and pet hair quickly. Better have a can of air nearby at all times. :?
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Well, that's because you have a pet.
BTW, most readers, internal or external, I've worked with have no covers, and I've worked with a huge variety of bands.
--janak
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04-11-2003, 05:45 PM
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Foo Fighter
The only flaw I see with this design is that there is no flip cover over the ports. Those open ports are going to attract dust, fuzz, and pet hair quickly. Better have a can of air nearby at all times. :?
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No self respecting moder would leave an exposed bay. Cover it up with your own "creation"
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04-11-2003, 05:48 PM
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The one SOYO makes goes for about $25 at Fry's electronics (SF Bay Area); it installs easily and it looks pretty sleek (you can change the face plate between beige, silver, and black). The internal media drives only support USB 1.1 as mentioned, but nothing else is out there as far as I know. No problems with dust or fuzz yet--they probably seal it so that there's no air intake on them. I considered the PCMCIA solution but didn't find any in the right price range.
I had the internal media reader made by OnSpec http://www.onspecinc.com/ and I had an annoying problem with the drivers affecting the performance of Windows Explorer. It would take about 45 seconds to perform a 'right click' (context-specific menu) on any of the drives, including my hard drives and CD/DVD drives! It'll be going up on ebay soon if anyone wants a cheap one! :wink:
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