SanDisk MOBILEMATE MS - 4 IN 1 ( SDDR-107-A10M, Retail Package)

I'm a technophile and have purchased many additions and adaptors in my life, but this is the first time a product (through sheer simplicity) blew me away. I own a Sony-Ericsson W810i cell phone which in its own right is awesome (2 megapixel camera, awesome MP3 player, radio, bluetooth, great antennae, and expandable memory stick pro duo card slot). One thing that the SE camera does not have, however, is decent software for managing large files on the memory stick when one directly connects the phone to the computer. In short, filling up a 4 gigabyte memory stick with music would take hours and hours. Further, the adaptor supplied with memory stick pro duo cards (they look like a short stick of gum and insert into a "regular" memory stick slot) was not recognized by my Sony desktop, so files couldn't be directly accessed and exchanged via this method.Enter the MobileMate. This baby was recognized in seconds by Windows XP Professional. The memory stick pro plugs into the side and is recognized in entirety as a flash drive. But the best part is the speed. I transferred 3.5 gigabytes of music from my desktop to the memory stick in less than five minutes, including the time taken to choose which artists to transfer!The camera phone recognizes these files as readily as if they were transferred with SE's propriety dog "Disc-to-Phone" software...artist, album, title.... I spent the day at the beach with the phone/player on shuffle play.All of this excitement and "thank you SanDisk" for a product that is under $20 because this product performs above and beyond its billed function.Adorama delivered this thing to my door in two days when I chose expedited shipping. I can imagine it would have been here by the end of the week with regular shipping, but the beach was calling me.(For the record, the "regular" adaptor that comes with memory stick pro duo cards does work in some computers with a memory stick slot, such as my Fujitsu Tablet PC. I haven't closely compared file transfer speeds but the MobileMate is definitely faster).

OPEN WITH CARE!The MobileMate does exactly what I want--it allows me to dispense with the bulky USB/AV cable that came with my Sony DSC-H9 camera and carry something that takes up much less space in my camera bag.Also, the MobileMate was an easy plug'n'play with the USB 2.0 ports in my laptop, which uses the Vista operating system. This was a very good thing since I inadvertently cut in two the tiny CD that comes concealed in the MobileMate's packaging. Another reviewer compared opening the package with getting into Fort Knox. (Fort Knox was easier.) I thought they were exaggerating until I tried opening the package myself. Also, there is no way to see there is a CD in the package until you've opened it, since there is cardboard both in front and back of the CD.Five stars for the MobileMate and zero stars for the packaging.

Good SanDisk quality.I bought it along with a cybershot and a 2GB sandisk MS. My computer has a built in card reader and the cybershot comes with a PC-camera cable so I haven't had to use it although it works. I think I'll sell it or give it to someone else.

It does the job but is very flimsy.The memory stick is inserted sideways and is not locked in place causing it to drop out with ease.The side slot also creates an awkward shape and at times can not be inserted in tight USB slots.

I'm very happy with this purchase. Altough the shipping rate is a little expensive, I definetively recomend it. (4 stars because the shipping rate).

This little doohickey is exactly what I needed to read my memory sticks. Load the software, plug it into the USB port and you're off and running! The MobileMate is SUPER SPEEDY! The files/pictures pop right up with no lag time. And you can read all forms of memory sticks with this one reader.Excellent value for the price!

So glad this is still able to be found-works great with a Sony camera-have 2-one for work and one for home

The little Mobilemate tucks easily into my camera case for those occations that I want to dump photos into a computer while travelling. USB plug and play, It does everything its supposed to do.