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What is a SanDisk Card Reader?

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What is a SanDisk Card Reader?

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The SanDisk CompactFlash Card Reader is a small external device that the computer sees as another drive (my computer sees the unit as the “F Drive”). A horizontal slot at the front of the semi-round unit holds the CompactFlash card. Since CompactFlash cards are a universal size, it does not matter if the card is 8, 16, 32, 48, 64 (or larger) megabytes. A small button next to the slot, when pushed, ejects the card. A cord with a USB connector snakes out the back of the unit. The SanDisk card reader is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Lightweight, it is easily portable. (I often share my SanDisk unit between two computers.) On my model, the semi-round unit measures about 3 1/4″ wide x 1 3/4″ high x 3 3/4″ deep. The cord with the USB connector is 46-inches long. SanDisk has developed several different styles of this reader. Some models look sleeker than mine, a bit flatter. Other models do not have the eject button to release the card. How does it work? What does it do? My fi