Targus Reader Redux
Quite a while back, I bought and reviewed the Targus 32 in 1 card reader. What initially attracted me to it was the plug and play capability that it had for Mac. It has been quite some time since I used the reader, so thought I would add a sequel to my initial review.
The card reader only last about a month or two. It intermittently was not recognizing a standard Memory Stick, though it was picking up the vibes of an SD card right away. I tried wiggling the card, I tried taking it out and putting it back in quickly. The old method of unplugging it from the USB and plugging it back in had failed as well.
Then, I did something that perhaps was not too smart. I figured since it was working with the SD card, perhaps it was in the space of time when nothing was in the reader that it was failing. I put the Memory Stick in another slot while the SD card was in, and then proceeded to remove the SD card.
What happened next was not what I suspected. I fried both cards and the Targus reader never worked again under any circumstances. The cards survived after a reformatting, but not the reader. Of course, this was my fault, but nothing in the literature ever said anything about this on the “DO NOT DO” list. In fact, I don’t think there was such a list.
I do have a new card reader, I paid several more dollars for, and I will review that one in the near future.
Yeah, my Targus card quit working after just a couple of weeks. I went to the store to look at the other products available and the sales guy was really hyping the Targus. He said, “We sell a lot of these!” I told him, “You have to. They only work for a week and then they’re trash.” I paid a bit more and got something else, which two months later is still working and I use it almost daily.