Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hub & 15-in-1 Media Reader review

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Verdict:

This Belkin reader accepts a good range of formats and has its own power supply, but is slightly expensive.

Review Date: 10 May 2007

Price when reviewed: (£21.59 ex VAT)

Reviewed By: Kenny Hemphill

Our Rating 2 stars out of 5

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Specs

The Belkin reader supports the same wide range of cards and formats as most of the other readers here, and, like the Fujifilm, doubles as a USB hub.

Instead of having one port on top, however, it's on front, next to the card slots, which is marginally less useful. It has its own power supply, but there are precious few extras such as status lights, port labels or a cover for the slots. It's also the least attravailable, being little more than a cigar-packet sized rectangle of silver plastic.

This Belkin is an ageing card reader and has been overtaken in terms of features and aesthetics by others, such as the San Disk and Fujifilm models. It's also more expensive than most of the others. If you don't need the USB hub, go for the San Disk, otherwise opt for the Fujifilm. There's nothing here to recommend the Belkin over those devices.

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