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Pros & Cons
Pros
This product is compatible with the startech 3. It has motherboard thread pitch--the standard mobo screws with the larger hexagonal/philips head will work. Just plug in and it recognizes it right after power up.
My only gripe about this product is that blue led light. Everyone complains about how bright the light is which is totally unfair.
Internal cable came folded tightly into a bundle. Some say with the startech bay adapter you get a little gap.
Cons
It is spotty on reading some memory cards, including micro-sd. It shows in my pc as 4 removable drives with no media in them, and none of the slots work.
Something's wrong with the onboard controller. Source did not do a proper qc on his stuff they are pushing. I valu my time and do not have the time to fiddle with mis-represented devices.
The front plate is not aligned perfectly so whenever you go to insert a card, you have to jiggle it to get it to fit. The connectors for each removable device are much too close to the face or insertion point. This allows a card to be wrongly inserted... Read More

Highlights
Quality
Its a good solid product and was easy to install, and works.
I took off one star because the cf card reader slot is installed upside dow, meaning to read a compact flash card, you need to ... Read More
In my opinion that is a poor design.
5 inch slot i couldn't secure it to the bracket from the bottom with screws since the holes are on the side to secure the card reader.
Price
I do recomend for something cheap that works
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- How are reviewers describing this item?
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- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 4,206 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 3 2025.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I do recomend for something cheap that works
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The device is plug and play so theres no software needed
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
So i just used hot glue on the bottom of the bracket screw holes to the card reader
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
When it is powered on it has a bright blue led light that turns on
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My old sony multicard reader did not seem compatable with my win 11 build so i nneded to find an inexpensive replacement
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There is no indication anywhere telling you you need to insert it that way and someone trying to put it in the wrong way could possibly damage the pins on the card reader or damage the card
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
In my opinion that is a poor design
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