Product Summary
Mfg Part#: FCR-HS219/1
Buy.com Sku: 206574237
UPC: 00740617122534
Item#: C42L94
Buy.com Sales Rank: 8
Product Guides
Designed to support 19 popular types of Flash memory cards without the use of adapters or a power cable, Kingston's hi-speed Media Reader is incredibly versatile, whether used for personal or business use. While on the go, its unique sliding chassis hosts a compact USB cable for use with a notebook or other portable devices USB port. In the office or at home, just plug and play the reader into the USB port using the ample three-foot USB cable to conveniently connect to your desktop or tower computer.
The 19 media card formats supported include: CompactFlash Type I and II, SD, SDHC miniSD, miniSDHC, microSD, microSDHC, MMC, MMCmobile (DV RS-MMC), MMCplus, MMCmicro, RS-MMC, Microdrive, Memory Stick Micro (M2), Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo.
Kingston's Media Reader is the ideal companion for the cards you already own or combine it with a purchase from Kingston's range of Flash card solutions. Each Media Reader comes with a two-year warranty and free technical support, plus legendary reliability that makes Kingston the leader in memory.
Features
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Slider Chassis — built-in LED indicator and self-contained 3' USB cable (Type A plug) |
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Portable — convenient small size; no power cable required |
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Extension Cable — includes an additional three-foot USB cable for stationary use |
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Versatile — with five slots, reads and writes with 19 different Flash card formats: CompactFlash Type I and II, SD, SDHC, miniSD, miniSDHC, microSD, microSDHC, MMC, MMCmobile (DV RS-MMC), MMCplus, MMCmicro, RS-MMC, Microdrive, Memory Stick Micro, Memory Stick , Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo |
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Standardized — complies with USB 2.0 specification standards and backwards compatible with USB 1.1 |
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Easy — plug-and-play into any USB 2.0 or 1.1 port |
Tech Specs
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Dimensions — 3.61" x 2.71 x 0.79" (91.72mm x 68.82mm x 20.06mm) |
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Speed Rating* — USB 2.0, up to 480 Mbps data transfer speed |
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Operating Temperature — 32° to 140° F / 0° to 60° C |
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Storage Temperature — -4° to 185° F / -20° to- 85° C |
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Weight — 0.1585 lbs (71g) |
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Operating System Compatibility — Windows 2000 (SP3 and above), XP (SP1 and above) and Vista™; Mac OS 10.x and above |
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Guaranteed — two-year warranty |
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| Customer Reviews |
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| Value |
 4.7 |
| Performance |
4.7 |
| Ease of Use |
4.8 |
| Overall Satisfaction |
4.8 |
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5 of 5 It does everything I need done 8/30/2010
Harold Johnson from Savannah, mo
A compact, versatile unit that worked from the very start with the type storage devices I had to have read. I'm very pleased.
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5 of 5 Excellent Thingie 8/30/2010
A customer from Mifflintown, PA
I needed this to read my camera card and it works great.
My computer recognized it right away and transferring pictures is a snap.
Buy it.
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5 of 5 Multiple slots card reader 8/28/2010
Annette from Arlington, VA
I am pleased with my card reader, it has so many slots. I love the speed for downloading from my sd card. The quality is great for the money. It arrive in a reasonable amount of time. I give it a 5 overall.
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5 of 5 Good Compact unit. 8/18/2010
Paul from Bartlett, TN
Nice compact unit sitting on the desktop. Has an indicator light on top to show card is inserted correctly. Works well. Good value.
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4.7 of 5 Trouble-free set up 8/17/2010
Mike from Fresh Meadows, NY
Does what it needs to do, very convenient when transferring files between different media. Somehow seems a bit slower than expected when transferring, but need to check the speed of my USB port to confirm it is an issue with the reader. Otherwise, all in all very satisfied with purchase.
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5 of 5 Does what it says 8/17/2010
A customer from Skokie, IL
Happy enough with this easy to use, easy to install and easy on the pocketbook reader.
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5 of 5 Very good 8/17/2010
A customer from Montana
Worked as it should right out of the box.
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5 of 5 HANDY & COMPACT ! 8/17/2010
Russ Workman from South Carolina
Very "Handy & Compact" ! Works great & saves time. Purchased 3 of these at this price & they
all work Great !~*
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5 of 5 Great product 8/16/2010
A customer from Germantown, MD
I have tried reading SD card and memory pro, the slots are well marked and respose is quick.
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5 of 5 Works great! Fast delivery. 8/16/2010
A customer from New Rochelle, NY
I ordered this unit on a Wednesday and received it by Friday. I guess it was shipped fairly local, but they must have gotten it out the door the same day. I felt that was worth noting.
Price was great too.
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5 of 5 Great card reader 8/14/2010
A customer from Orlando, FL
Works great with Mac and PC. I like that you can slide the inside in and out to protect the card in the slot.
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5 of 5 Works as it should.. no problem! 8/11/2010
Eric from Longmeadow, MA
Just plug it in and it is ready to be used. No power cable needed. Price is very reasonable as well.
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5 of 5 Does a great job. 6/12/2010
Burticus from Plano, TX
I went through 3 or 4 cheap no-name media card readers with VERY mixed success. I bought this from Buy.com and it works great out of the box, no muss, no fuss. This is what all card media readers should aspire to be. And it is very affordable.
Also works great with Windows 7, no problems here (I saw a question about that).
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5 of 5 Good product... 4/3/2010
SSerna from Los Angeles, CA
Bought it for my husband and he was very please with all the different card readers it had.
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
4.3 of 5 Good product, would buy again 12/30/2009
KC from Austin, TX
I have been very satisfied with the functionality and portability of this device.
I have used this for my MicroSD card (from my cell phone), and my SD card (digital camera).
The only reason I don't give this device a full set of fives is because it feels a little flimsy. (On the plus side, it's very light.) When you insert the cards, they insert only part way. As a result, the device was built so you could slide the center section inward. It locks in and out, and you release the lock with the push of a button.
I'd recommend this to others.
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5 of 5 Great functional device 12/5/2009
persianmpt from Alpharetta, Georgia
Simply works perfectly and is compact.
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5 of 5 does what it says it'll do 11/19/2009
from sunrise, fl
can't complain for the $12 i spent, it does what it's supposed to.
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5 of 5 Kingston 19-in-1 USB 2.0 Media Reader - FCR-HS219/ 11/12/2009
JT from Kokomo, IN
I got this card reader for my new SDHC card since my PC's built-in card reader is not able to read the new format. It works well with the Kingston's 8GB microSD card. Will try other formats soon as needed
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3 of 3 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 The last reader you'll ever need 11/12/2009
Vlad from Philadelphia, PA
Reads (and writes to) everything, including my 32GB SDHC card. It's plug-n-play so no drivers needed, therefore works on every system with any operating system, including the PS3. It has a very short USB cable that hides right inside the reader which makes it very easy for travel. Also A small USB extension cable is included if you need it. The reader itself has a sliding case which makes it a little bigger, but it also protects any card that you may have inserted into the reader at the time. It had a big red LED indicator on front. Transfer speed is only limited by the card you insert into it.
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4 of 4 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 Reads the BIG Cards! 7/26/2009
VictoryDaveAZ from Phoenix, AZ
I got this because 3 of my 4 computers would not read my 8GB memory cards even with a USB adapter. The cards read easy and fast on this plug-n-play device. No software to install and transfer to and from the card is faster than trying to get them to read from the camera or MP3 player.
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2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 High Quality @ an Affordable Price 6/9/2009
from Brooklyn, NY
I have been using this for a year now & it still works flawlessly—on my Macs & PCs.
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5 of 5 Piece of cake 5/21/2009
Jen from Brooklyn, NY
This card reader was inexpensive and easy to use. Plug into the USB slot & it's ready to use. I just backed up all my photos to memory cards because my computer is on the fritz - now I don't have to worry about losing any files.
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 Great Product at good price 5/18/2009
Amit Mitra from Torrance, CA
Great price. Works right out of package. I bought this to import pictures from my Compact Flash card. Works 10 times faster than reading from camera. Would surely recommend this to others.
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4.3 of 5 good product 5/6/2009
from St. Louis, MO
This device is working well, takes 2gb sd cards that my old belkin card reader wasn't able to do. Slots sometimes take time to figure out the right way to put card in them.
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5 of 5 Fast service, problem solved 5/5/2009
Candy Schoppa from Lubbock, TX
We received the device withing 3 days of ordering it. My husband needed to make a backup for a disc and when it came, he plugged it in and the backup was done!
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5 of 5 This Works Great 4/14/2009
from Salem, Oregon
The media reader solved several problems I was encountering when attempting to read memory chips. I could read and enable writing when others could not. Can't beat that.
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2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 Works like a charm 3/25/2009
James D. from New Port Richey, FL
Works great. No drivers to install for WinXP... just plug it in and go. Also, something it doesn't mention in the description: The reader has a protective "hood" that can be slid outward around the card slots, to protect any cards you have plugged in from being knocked around or damaged. All in all, definitely a worthwhile purchase.
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5 of 5 Reads SDHC! 3/23/2009
SassyLassy from Destin, FL
I purchased this for my SDHC memory card because I had problems with my other card reader recognizing it. I was delighted to find no problems at all with this product reading SDHC. The only other slot I have tried is the Compact Flash and that works great too. It was a very good value with free shipping from Buy.com and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a mult-card reader.
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 works well 3/23/2009
from Frederick, Maryland
It works well. My wife didn't like it much because of its bulkiness. It doesn't look attractive either.
Other than that I don't have any problem. It works well, supports lot of different cards. I chose it because it had micro SD built in and because it's "Kingston". It seems having higher speed (both read/write) than some other readers I've had in the past (no scientific measurement, just feeling when copying/downloading images from my camera memory cards)
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
4.7 of 5 Great product for the price ! 3/18/2009
tecue.com from Princeton, NJ
great price. very easy to use. works right out of package, plug into pc and go. I bought this to read my SDHC card and micro SD card, since my old Card Reader could only read SD cards. I recommend this to others.
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 Works with SDHC 2/24/2009
EL from Brooklyn, New York
The reason I got this were because:
1) my old reader doesn't read SDHC & this one does;
2) this was under $15 when I bought it;
3) I have only had positive experiences with Kingston products dated back to more than 10 years ago.
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6 of 6 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 Awesome reader 2/18/2009
from Denver, CO
This reader blows away all the other readers I have. It recognizes media that is inserted within a second usually whereas other readers sometimes wait a few seconds to realize new media was put in. The transfer speed is as fast as the media can handle. This also works great with the Photofast CR-5400 microSD to Memory Stick Pro Duo adapter and doesn't corrupt files like many other readers will do. The only drawback is that Smart Media (which is more or less obsolete now) and xD cards (mostly used by Olympus cameras) won't work in it. So if you need a micro/mini/SD(HC), CF/MD, micro/MMC, MS/PD, and/or M2 reader this is THE reader to get.
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5 of 5 great reader 2/11/2009
PIMPIN from Houston tx
i went shopping around for a reader that would read my 4gb sd an my 4gb transflash. for some reason my laptop would read either. so went shopping around locally i could find one with a transflash reader. i could only find the small usb adapter which i didnt want. so i looked around online an found this one. work great with my sd an transflash. i highly recommend this reader.
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4.3 of 5 It Just Works 1/27/2009
MichaelG from Gilroy, CA
It works great and no issues. Transfer times are excellent.
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5 of 5 Great product 1/26/2009
from Virginia Beach, VA
I needed a new media card reader that read SDHC cards. This product not only reads SDHC media cards quickly but also read all of the many other media card products that I own. I would definitely recommend to anyone considering a multicard reader.
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5 of 5 small but mighty 1/14/2009
Bonnie from PA
this product is awesome. great price. very easy to use. out of package, plug into pc, go! Makes viewing pictures or transferring files a breeze. Fits nicely under monitor on my desk and also small enough to take on the road. love kingston!
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5 of 5 Works 1/13/2009
Ken from Near Seattle, WA
Works well. Have only tried SD and microSD cards so far. MicroSD is a bit difficult to remove. Careful, don't put it in upside down. Automounts in Debian (Sid) Linux when card is inserted. Could use a USB socket. Guess I'll buy a hub.
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4.7 of 5 Easy to use 1/4/2009
from Fresh meadows, NY
This is a pretty easy to use product just plug and go.
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5 of 5 Works with Micro SDHC 12/29/2008
John from Southlake, TX
Solved my problem with Micro SDHD chips not being read in the SD slots (with adaptor) of both my laptop and desktop. Just plugged it in and it worked - that simple.
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5 of 5 Great Little Package 12/29/2008
from Irvine, CA
Great price, small size, fits most media, works well with Win XP
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5 of 5 Compact and handy 12/24/2008
lilnafania from Winter Park, FL
I have 3 different digital cameras with all 3 different memory sticks and this little guy is the best thing I've ever invested in. Compact, light and has all the possible memory card slots imaginable. Definitely recommend and give it 5 stars.
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4.7 of 5 Easy to use 12/18/2008
from Louisiana
Works just like it says. Easy to use. Cord makes it nice to plug in with other cords in the way.
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5 of 5 Kingston Card Reader on target. 12/15/2008
Gillman from Pittsburgh, Pa
My use of the Kingston Card reader has been effortless. It works as promised with no problems. At this price (less than 1/2 retail) how can you go wrong.
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 Fantastic buy 12/8/2008
Dan from Mansfield, MA
I recently purchased a camera and with it a SDHC 8gb card. I have two other readers and they would not read it. I bought this. Great price and just an overall fantastic reader. Works flawlessly.
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5 of 5 Great 12/5/2008
dan from elk river,mn
I'm very happy with this product.
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5 of 5 excellent product 12/1/2008
kiran from new jersey
it is really good
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5 of 5 great product to buy 11/27/2008
from anaheim, ca
great buy
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5 of 5 Works well 11/2/2008
electronik from Ocean, NJ
I bought this for reading my Sony Memory Stick Pro Duo Card.Works really well.Nice sliding Hard Cover design. Had no setup issues.The USB extension cord provided is very useful.
Worth the money.
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5 of 5 great value 10/20/2008
from Buffalo, NY
this device allows me the flexibility to use anyone of my computers to copy memory.
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5 of 5 economical reader 10/13/2008
from NY USA
the Kingston card reader works out really well with downloading digital pics using both memory stick duo and compact flash cards.
product is of good quality and light, making it great for travel.
thank you Buy.Com!
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