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USB card readers and "ram-drives" - everything for the Mac?
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xGrape
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Oct 23, 2003, 11:53 AM
 
Can I use any USB memory card reader or ram-based usb drive on my Mac without installing any additional drivers? MacOS X of course. Just checking in case someone bought something that didn't work
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Oct 23, 2003, 02:51 PM
 
Do you mean 'pen drives'? I think they are pretty much work with no problem. I have a Lexar 128MB drive and it works great.

Not sure about card readers.
     
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Oct 23, 2003, 08:01 PM
 
Originally posted by xGrape:
Can I use any USB memory card reader or ram-based usb drive on my Mac without installing any additional drivers? MacOS X of course. Just checking in case someone bought something that didn't work
So far I havn't seen any USB Flash drives that don't work with Mac. However, there are certain brands of card reader that I've seen personally that only works with PCs.

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Oct 24, 2003, 04:28 PM
 
Here's what Apple says about card reader compatibility. I noticed they removed some models because my SanDisk card reader isn't listed anymore (and it's certainly supported.)
     
   
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