Question 1

How deep is the CompactFlash port? The Rosewill I have is too shallow and the pins tend to get bent. Would I have the same issue with this unit?

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Sorry for the delay in responding but I didn't see that the email from newegg wasn't the daily "On Sale" email (which I normally don't read.)  
I don't know how deep it is (I don't want to stick a tape measure in the slot) but the all cards/sticks that we had and tried, including one CF one, all worked OK.

Question 2

How long is the included cable, Please??

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39 inches. Black, two cables fused together. One end is the 19 pin internal USB, the other end is two separate connectors (they look similar to USB B printer ports, the pins are different though).

Question 3

Has anyone had Windows explorer misbehaving with this reader? All of the slots rapidly show up and disappear in Windows explorer underneath the computer heading. Removable Disk (E:) - (J:) quickly show up and disappear.

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I have both of them the XM-37U  and the PRO-57U I am running as my back up machine an ASUS A88X PRO (MB) and the A10 7850K (APU) 
I flashed the bios to the latest and greatest and the one before this last one lasted only a couple of weeks and I couldn't figure out why suddenly the AFT XM-37U suddenly showed as on in the bios as it showed all the ports however it showed a yellow caution sign in "Device Manager" and no matter what I did it wouldn't stop showing the problem indicator. However the next bios flash CORRECTED THE PROBLEM
I have never had a problem with either of them and consider this the best CARD READERS out there because they are self powered via duel USB 3 hook up. and they have USB 3 showing on the face for a direct USB 3 hook up. I have USB 3 on board and routed to the top front of my V9 case but this gives an extra not to mention all the ports for all the cards. I love the 20 pin USB 3 (I have a 20 pin USB 3 HEADER on the mother board) so it doesn't take up a USB 3 on the rear of the computer or actually 2 of them because if you don't have a 20pin USB 3 inside on the mother board you'll either have to get a card to provide (PCI or PCI-E) to create the required two USB 3 inputs to plug the USB hook up cable to. Mine had a breakout in that the USB 3 20 pin connector was a separate connector that plugged into the motherboard then the straight forward USB 3 plugs plugged into it. I hope that helps. I will post this to the other one as well the XM-37U  I have had them since 10SEP12 and they have never had a hick up except the 37 with the bios chewbuya here that's a wrap

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