If you use your SmartMedia device more than every-so-often, you'll want an external USB reader/writer because they are extremely fast and don't require you to plug your camera/MP3-player/PDA into your computer (if you don't have USB, you can get a parallel port version). If you decide to get one, keep in mind that your SmartMedia device must be standards compliant... most cameras are, but the only compliant MP3 player that I know of is the Nomad II.

Also, not many people are aware that SmartMedia cards eventually wear out... it's a good thing that most are rated at 100,000 read-write cycles. ...

53 of 53 found the following review helpful:

1000 PICS in a match book that is as thin as a dime !  May 27, 2000
By Mike
This card enables me to take about 1000 pictures (at the lowest resolution) with my Olympus 460. This is the largest smartmedia card you can currently buy and only has one minor draw back. The panorama feature is not available on Olympus cameras that have a panorama feature since this is not an Olympus brand card. Over all this is a great product. With such a high data capacity card as smartmedia USB reader is almost a must. I can download the 64 MB that are on this card in under 2 Minutes with a USB reader. Before with the serial connection that came with my camera it took (or felt like) hours!

50 of 53 found the following review helpful:

Good choice if you want 64MB card. Great w/ Digital Camera.  Sep 08, 2000
By canaduck "canaduck"
I'm very pleased with this card. It is real simple to install. Just turn of the camera and pull out the old card and pop the ScanDisk card in. If you you the card with a Olympus D460 camera, you can take over 300 pictures at highest resolution. For a little more money than the Olympus 32 mb card you get twice the capacity. The only difference is that you can't take panoramic shots. Save your 8 mb card for that. The nice thing about the added memory for the camera is now I can take it on vacation and snap as many pictures as I want without worrying about downloading them to a PC. My next purchase will be a USB card reader because the serial connection on my digital camera is painfully slow.

35 of 38 found the following review helpful:

Tiny disk that packs a punch  Aug 01, 2000

The first thing that you'll do when you see this thing is wonder how the manufacturer could pack 64MB of space on something so small. It's literally no thicker than a toothpick, and it's not very large in surface area either. Don't be fooled by the picture which gives the appearance of a floppy disk - it's much smaller. But besides just the physical properties, this product is amazing. Of course, you can write and rewrite to the card, which is definitely needed. I use mine with my Rio 500 and it works flawlessly, and writes quickly as well.

There really are no downsides, except that the disk is extremely fragile and the price is insane. But, if it's in your budget, go for it.

If you have any use for extra memory in your mp3 player or digital camera and it accepts smartmedia, consider it, because it truly is an amazing way to get more out of your device. I highly recommend this product. You won't believe how easy it is until you use it, and you'll always be amazed by its size.

17 of 17 found the following review helpful:

Great capacity  Jun 23, 2000

This card has the largest capacity available in all the cards I've seen. I use it with my Rio500 MP3 player, and it just slipped right in and worked. No problems, no hassles. I hear they difficult to come by, but I ordered mine from Amazon on a Saturday, and had it by the following Wednesday. These 64mb ones will go quick, since most cameras and MP3 players only have one slot, you have to fill it with the card with the most capacity.

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