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Hama 19in1

The Hama 19in1 is a standard card reader which supports most popular formats.

The card reader is made out of semi-transparent blue plastic which looks very nice.
The blue led on the left lights up if a card is inserted and flashes when data is transferred.

Specifications

Manufacturer: Hama
Mode No.: 00055114
Controller: Integrated Circuit Solutions.
Interface: USB 2.0
Dimensions: 97mm x 57mm x 17mm / 3.82" x 2.24" x 0.67"
Weight: 65g / 0.143 lbs
Price: 10 EUR / 13 USD

Compatibility

Compact Flash (CF) I
Compact Flash (CF) II
Secure Digital (SD)
Secure Digital (SD) Mini
Secure Digital (SD) Micro
Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC)
Memory Stick (MS)
Memory Stick (MS) Pro
Memory Stick (MS) Duo
Multi Media Card (MMC)
xD

Extra Features: none

Performance

Secure Digital (SD) TwinMOS 2GB 150X

Secure Digital (SD) PQI 2GB 150X

Compact Flash (CF) TwinMOS 4GB 140X

Extra features

The Hama 19in1 does not have any extra features. It just reads and writes memory cards.

Verdict

Build Quality: 85%

The Hama 19in1 is well built and feels solid. It has clear markings so it's easy to see where you have to insert the different memory card types.

SD performance: 86%
CF performance: 53%

The performance of this card reader is excellent. At least for SD media. With a maximum read speed of 19.0 MB/s and a maximum write speed of 15.5 MB/s it was the second fastest from the roundup.
CF performance was lower. Maximum about 11 MB/s for both reading and writing.

Conclusion

The Hama 19in1 is solidly constructed, very fast (at least for SD cards) and also looks very nice.
Highly recommended!

86% (SD)

69% (CF)

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