With those 2 small cards, of course u dont need it.
But I take a lot of pics in SHQ mode and using my cam as the device just to dl the pics is something I rather not bother with.
Once someone gets into the digital cam hobby, he/she will purchase bigger cards and using the cam as the upload device becomes a real hassle. Especially with the batteries power issue.
Always need that extra sets just in case the power runs out during uploading
I have 5 64 megs card here. The reader makes the transfer much much easier and camera stays in the bag nice n safe~
Only someone who takes pics frequently with good among of megs on the card can come to appreciate the pleasure of using the usb reader.
The reader itself also requires no driver ( it is in windows os 98,2k,me,xp) so if I want to share some pics with a friend, I can just take my smart media cards and the usb reader to his house. Plug it in and everything is ready. Where as with a camera, you have to first install the software, connect the usb cable, make sure camera is nice n safe ... make sure the batteries are fully charged... etc etc ~ With the reader, there is no battery power issue to worry about nor any chance of *accidents * with the camera.
becomethemould~ not just about the technology... but the damn prices are coming down HARD as well ! You seen the prices for ram chips these days ?
DIRT cheap is even an overstatement !
I remember in the early 1990s I bought 1 meg of ram for 139 DOLLARS. and My 1 meg vga adaptor I paid 200 bucks !
139 bucks can buy you more than 512 megs of ram and you can pick up a Geforce 3ti 64 megs for less than 200 !
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