Question 1

Is the TS-RDF5K USB 3.0 backward-compatible with USB 2.0 devices?

Accepted Answer

I'm not sure what you mean by "USB Devices:. ANY MicroSD or regular SD card will work in this adapter. This device is backwards compatible with a USB 3.0, 2.0, even 1.0 ports. The use of class 10 cards yields the fastest transfers.

Question 2

hi will this work with windows 10 ?

Accepted Answer

Works fine for me in Widows 10, Mac OS X El Capitan, Linux Mint, Ubuntu, etc.

Question 3

Is this what I need to  view the pictures from the memory stick from my camera?

Accepted Answer

Perhaps? Are you calling it memory stick colloquially?

This reads SD and Micro SD. Just ensure that's what your camera is using.

If you're using Sony's Memory stick - then that's a different format, and needs a different reader.

Do a search in the newegg search bar for N82E16820283016 - That handles sony memory stick as well as SD/uSD.

Question 4

Does this reader let you use both slots at the same time?
ie: copy from one card to the other.

Accepted Answer

The packaging states that simultaneous insertion of two cards is not supported. However, I decided to conduct my own experiment to verify this. I was unable to read off either card when both were inserted at the same time. I tried it with a laptop running Windows 7, a desktop running Windows 7, and another desktop running Debian Linux. I got the farthest with Linux. The Transcend device showed up in the Nautilus file manager but I couldn't read off either card. I was using a 16gb card in a adapter and a 4gb card in the micro slot. I swapped the 16gb with a 2gb with no luck.
One card at a time was no problem.

I generally use the Transcend attached to a PogoPlug with the 16gb in an adapter in the SD slot and it works fine.

Question 5

Is this product compatible with Windows 10? It doesn't list it in the specifications, but I was wondering if anyone had tried it. Thank you!

Accepted Answer

Yes. This is a USB 3.0 device that is backwards-compatible with the USB 2.0 specification. Any computer with a USB port can use this device.

Question 6

My card reader is not working in my Windows Surface I thought it would be compatible, any suggestions?

Accepted Answer

Make sure you have run Windows Update over and over until it can not find any new updates to install. Just running it once can result in not getting the latest updates to the updates it just installed.

Question 7

The description says there is a LED card insertion and data transfer activity indicator, but I don't see an LED in the photos. Where is the LED located?

Accepted Answer

The blue LED is only visible when it is lit. It is internal and glows through the case just at the end of the brand name "Transcend".

Question 8

Cand the Transcend TS-RDF5K USB 3.0 Flash Card Reader read a SanDisk 64GB SDXC UHS-1 card?

Accepted Answer

The Compatible Memory Cards are SDHC, SDXC, microSDHC, microSDXC, including UHS-I versions. So, it should work with that card (I have not tried it myself though, as I'm only using 32GB cards).

Question 9

I have some older sandisk 1gb and 2gb sd cards will this work with those?

Accepted Answer

Of course! This card reader is SD capable and USB 2.0 compatible. The size is irrelevant.

Question 10

Will the Transcend Reader read 64 GB cards?

Accepted Answer

Yes, those are microSDXCs and this should read up to the 128GB cards.

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