I'm not sure what to call it, but I seek one of those 5.25" front panel dealies that has a couple of USB ports and SF, SDHC, etc. sockets. Are any of them worth a damn? Technically I only need USB, but may as well have more. Thanks.
Bay Multi Device
- Thread starter LunarMist
- Start date
ddrueding
Fixture
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
He asked for a 5.25" one. The one you linked is 3.5".
The few 5.25" multi card readers I've used were all crap. I've given up on those. Sorry.
ddrueding
Fixture
They all are some level of crap; particularly the audio connections (front audio connections always suck) and the SD slots. But I've had several that worked for over a year, and they are quite cheap.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
I found out my co-workers were advising their students to make sure their new computers had those things. It was another facepalm moment. All they do is suck and break. And not the good, awesome kind of sucking, either.
Adcadet
Storage Freak
I'm looking for a decent fan control for my next build. I'm thinking about this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811998077&Tpk=Scythe Kaze Master Pro
If Sir James likes it, it must be good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQZUuWCEdNg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811998077&Tpk=Scythe Kaze Master Pro
If Sir James likes it, it must be good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQZUuWCEdNg
I bought this one....
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16820223073
.... seems to be out of stock. It works but the quality control is not that good.
I wish somebody made a QUALITY 3.5" or 5.25" front panel with USB 2.0 & 3.0, Firewire, ESATA, multi-card reader, fan controller and LCD for fan RPMs/Temps I'd buy it in a second.
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16820223073
.... seems to be out of stock. It works but the quality control is not that good.
I wish somebody made a QUALITY 3.5" or 5.25" front panel with USB 2.0 & 3.0, Firewire, ESATA, multi-card reader, fan controller and LCD for fan RPMs/Temps I'd buy it in a second.
From what I gather they mostly use a 2-port USB header, one for the USB port and one for the readers. There are also a few devices described as hubs. Maybe I'll see what is available at Fry's next week if they are all pretty much the same junk.
I paid a little extra and got a rosewill one off newegg. Has SATA and even a little power connector off the front in addition to about every single memory card format. Still works just fine almost a year later.
I think my 6 year old floppy drive disappeared though. Won't show in windows anymore, wonder what happened to that.
I think my 6 year old floppy drive disappeared though. Won't show in windows anymore, wonder what happened to that.
Stereodude
Not really a
Too many broken eggs?
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
Try Amazon.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
Amazon uses whatever carrier is cheapest to get packages where they're going. For me it's mostly UPS or USPS.
Fedex is on my shitlist.
I can pick up Fedex packages from the station at ~6-8 PM. With UPS one must hope that they leave it at the door or accept the signature for leaving it the next day. Sometimes the package cannot be left no matter what and it goes beck to the reseller after a few failed delivery attempts. 
Fedex ground is awful around here, but the regular Fedex is fine.
USPS is a major pain. The PO hours and distance from work are such that I can only retrieve packages on Saturdays. I'm not thrilled to stand in line with the masses either. :eek3:
Fedex ground is awful around here, but the regular Fedex is fine.USPS is a major pain. The PO hours and distance from work are such that I can only retrieve packages on Saturdays. I'm not thrilled to stand in line with the masses either. :eek3:
blakerwry
Storage? I am Storage!
I'm pretty happy with the one that came with my Dell Dimension... I've used the CF, SD, xD, USB, and headphone/mic connections (also has a few other ports like MMC and memory stick). The SD and USB connections get the biggest workout (daily). I've never had a problem, which is impressive because I agree that most of them are crap.