Aleratec USB Copy Cruiser Plus

Average customer rating:

Works for me

Barely functional product

Review: USB Copy Cruiser Plus from Alertec

Works well (Within reason, of course...)

Slow! Not USB 2.0, Buggy interface

Aleratec USB Copy Cruiser Plus

Manufacturer: Alera Technologies
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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3-Year Extended Service Plan - Covers Electronic Items $0-$200 - Replacement

Product Features:

Copy and transfer data between two USB devices without a computer

Copy and transfer data between memory card to USB device without a computer

Works with devices that support the USB Mass Storage specification or the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP)

Displays device properties including capacity and available space

Also works as an external USB 2.0 8-in-1 Card Reader/Writer when connected to a computer

ASIN: B00081GAQ4
Release Date: 2005-06-01

Product Description

Aleratec USB Copy Cruiser Plus is new and unique. The USB Copy Cruiser Plus copies digital pictures, MP3 files and other data between USB drives without a computer. With the USB Copy Cruiser Plus you can quickly transfer data between USB drives and Flash Memory cards where ever you are. The easy to use control buttons and LCD display allow you to choose specific files, folders or all files and folders to copy.

Customer Reviews:

Works for me.......2007-09-05

I bought one of these and it has worked pretty well for transferring files without using a laptop or PC, it can work with CF cards and a USB device powered from the built-in USB port. Many of the smaller portable drives work, I've used an Ultra Slim USB HDD (Western Digital) and it did fine with no external power (the Copy Cruiser runs off batteries so you have to make sure those are good, but I've had no problems. I use rechargables.) Some of the small WD portables in lower capacities are available very cheap now.

Works fine as a card reader when attached to your PC, too. Pretty much as advertised.

Barely functional product.......2007-05-04

The Copy Cruiser Plus would not recognize my brand new powered Maxtor drive. When I called Aleratec customer support, a tech guy answered on the first ring, but it was downhill from there. He told me my hard drive has to be 'FAT32'-formatted, for which he claimed I need a WINDOWS system (I have a Mac). That's insane: the product box promises Mac compatibility.

I subsequently, through trial and error, found that Apple's Disk Utility enables you to format a drive as an MS-DOS device (remember the eighties horror that was MS-DOS?). After I did that, the drive mounted on my Mac desktop as before, but now the Copy Cruiser finally recognized it too. Imagine the hassle if I'd had 100-plus gigabytes of information on that drive and I'd had to reformat! This cumbersome (if one-time) process alone makes the Copy Cruiser a poor choice for Mac owners. Not that you have to look very long for other flubs and misses.

Before I started experimenting with the Copy Cruiser, I put three fresh brand-name AAA batteries in it. I don't think I had the device switched on for more than 45 minutes total before the indicator on the display showed there was no power left. The thing doesn't even suck juice because of the backlight, because there IS none. The display is dim and almost impossible to read in low light.

The interface, like everything about the Copy Cruiser Plus, is barely adequate. One major shortcoming is that the buttons are silkscreened with redundant arrows, no text. So when the display tells you: "DELETE ALL FILES (Y/N?): ENTER=Y, ESC=N," well, I hope you remember from reading the manual which button means ENTER and which one means ESC! Another interface blunder that would have been simple to avoid is that the Copy Cruiser has jacks to connect two USB devices, but when you do, the icons in the display are useless in making clear which is which. You're supposed to remember that the USB icon with the light lettering on the dark background is 'USB STORAGE 1' and that the almost-identical icon next to it (dark lettering on a light background) is 'USB STORAGE 2.' Good luck with that. And when you copy the contents of one volume to another, the progress bar in the display shows indivdual files being copied, instead of indicating how far along the ENTIRE copy operation is. Ugh.

This thing is useful in theory, and it could easily have been a glorious addition to the toolbox of professional photographers and others who want to be able to copy digital data in the field without lugging a laptop around. But Aleratec seems to have decided that the Copy Cruiser only needed to be 'good enough.' With just a bit more effort, this would have been a four-or five-star product; as it stands, giving it two stars seems almost embarrassingly generous.

Review: USB Copy Cruiser Plus from Alertec.......2006-05-10

The USB Copy Cruiser Plus is a USB copy device with the additional convenience of an 8-in-1 card reader. The unit will copy from one memory device to another or from one memory device to a USB flash drive without the need of a PC. This OTG (On-The-Go) USB technology is very useful and the USB Copy Cruiser Plus proves to be just that, useful. For the small foot-print and compact size, just bigger then your palm, the product performs well, is easy to use and provides clear and precise feedback. [...]

Works well (Within reason, of course...).......2006-03-22

I needed a way to transfer photos from a flash memory card to another storage device while I was travelling out of the country. I did not want to bring my laptop for fear of damage or theft, so I bought this product because I need to back up digital photos from multiple compactflash cards to a 2.5" self powered USB hard drive. It worked very well.

I ran into a couple of problems as previous reviewers have (and for which they gave this device low marks) but I will explain why I still give this device 5 stars.

This device cannot power an external drive. So I bought a self powered external drive and that solved that problem. The other solution is to use a 1 or 2 GB USB flash drive.

I ran into the problem of the device not transferring all photos. I changed the batteries and it performed without a hitch. All photos were transferred.

Despite being advertised as USB 2.0, it runs rather slow. Okay, there's no solution around this one... I simply backed up my compactflash cards at the end of the day when I wasn't pressed for time.

So one might ask "If it cannot power an external drive, and the battery life isn't all that great, and it is slow, what good is this device?" My response is that it is good for the exact purpose I got it for: an inexpensive way to back up camera flash memory when I'm not in a hurry. And by bringing this device on my trip instead of my laptop, I prevented loss or damage to my laptop. Hence, 5 stars.

My advice:

Buy this if you need to BACK UP pictures when you are not pressed for time.

Consider this product if you only have one or two memory cards and you need to offload the pictures to another storage device so you can reformat your memory card to shoot more pictures. You should always carry spare AAA batteries to power the device. Also consider buying more memory cards instead of risking losing your pictures in the transfer.

Do not buy this product if speed or ABSOLUTE dependability is of paramount importance to you, i.e., if your job or someone's life is at risk. You'll be better off buying more memory cards, or spending much, much more on professional level equipment.

Slow! Not USB 2.0, Buggy interface.......2006-02-10

I bought this thing because I have an mp3 player that has 40gb of space. I wanted a device to put a memory card into and hook up to my mp3 player via USB cable to quickly back up images. Both my card and my mp3 player support very fast data-transfer rates, but I would settle for say, 1GB/10mins rate.

First of all this device has a tendency to lock up and to turn it on again you have to take the batteries out and put them back in, *reset* it I guess. But that's ok, I'm not too picky I could live with that.

The reason I returned it was the speed. Approximately 785kb/sec!

The specification on the manufacturer's web site states: "Also works as an external USB 2.0 8-in-1 Card Reader/Writer... when connected to a computer" This isn't false advertisement, I would rather call it deceptive advertisement. Because logic suggests that if it can read a card at USB 2.0 speed and it can write at USB 2.0 then it supports USB 2.0 speeds for other (capable) devices as well. Well apparently that's not the way this device functions. It copied files from my card in its internal card slot to my mp3 player at 785kb/sec. I also tried it's two USB slots and hooked another card reader into one and mp3 player into the other, but I got the same slow speed.

So if you can live with a few bugs and transfer rate of about 1GB/22mins I guess it's alright, but keep in mind the battery life of your storage device.

You might consider purchasing a Portable Storage Device with a built-in Hard Drive instead of this.

Average customer rating:

Copier and 8-in-1 Card Reader

Manufacturer: Aleratec Inc
ProductGroup: CE

Product Description

USB Copy Cruiser Plus - Stand Alone USB OTG Copier and 8-in-1 Card Reader Copy and transfer data between two USB devices without a computer Copy and transfer data between memory card to USB device without a computer Works with devices that support the USB Mass Storage specification or the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) Displays device properties including capacity and available space Also works as an external USB 2.0 8-in-1 Card Reader/Writer when connected to a computer

Average customer rating:

Copy Cruiser Plus USB

Manufacturer: Speco Technologies
ProductGroup: Kitchen

Product Description

Stand-alone USB copier with 8-in-1 card reader

Copy and transfer data between two USB devices or between memory card and USB device without a computer

Works as external USB 2.0 8-in-1 card reader/writer when connected to a computer

Compatible with Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP)

Displays device status, including capacity and available space

Product Description

Mobile, easy-to-use and secure, the Iomega Mini 256MB USB drive makes transporting and sharing data easier than ever. Simply plug it into any computer's USB port and take your presentations, graphics, photos, music and videos anywhere you go. Plus Active Disk technology allows Active Disk Powered software applications to conveniently launch and run directly from your Iomega Mini USB drive. Connect between laptops and desktops, as well as Windows PCs and Macs with a USB port. Nothing could be easier.

Customer Reviews:

Great portable storage.......2003-10-19

This is a great USB stick. No hassles to install any software, so long as the operating system is windows 2000. NT does not allow hot plugging in detection and some older win 98 machines (or older USB ports do not detect). This has become part of my keychain to carry important documents around. Also helps me move large documents between my project team members PC's. Sturdy construction and it can take abuse.
Only down side is the device cannot be stopped on all PC's and sometimes (10%) when I unplug it from the PC it may not retain the file copied (only from that PC during that session)
We have purchased one for the entire team at work.

Fast and rugged.......2003-09-12

This drive only has one particular better feature, it is faster copying files on 2.0 port on an XP Operating System. Otherwise it is overpriced compared to some other USB Flash Drives. It would have been better with a more ruggedized case. My suggestion is shop around on Amazon and some brick and mortar stores. Ask anyone you know that has a USB Flash drive what brand they have, do they like it, and what did they pay? Most of them are fairly comparable in functionality. What sets some apart is price, speed, and ruggedized case. Your own values will have to weigh those according to your needs.

Wow.......2003-04-09

This may be overstating the case a little, and I admit that being an old Main frame person the idea of a drive that fits on my keychain that I can carry with me impresses me to no end.

In these days of 100 gig HD's 256m doesn't seem like much but nothing is more portable. Perfect for a person who needs to install demo software at a customer location, or perfect for a presentation that needs to be put on a machine.

You don't get much more small and compact that this drive. Fits on my keychain can carry it just about anywhere and plugs and plays.

In fact the only downside to the drive IS the small size. I'm the type that loses my head if it isn't attached and loses his keys even easier. Although the drive does have privacy settings so a user would have to wipe and re-install without a password it still an expensive item to lose.

Of course if you are more careful than me about such things then it will really make your life easier.

Product Description

LG AX-5000/ UX-5000 Leather Carry Case with Caller ID window Protects your LG AX-5000/ UX-5000 cell phone! Leather carry case cover with caller ID window is designed specifically for LG AX-5000/ UX-5000 cell phone models.Has a vinyl window on the outside cover for viewing the Caller ID LCD screen! Leather case Features a heavily reinforced leather covered metal belt clip that really stays on your belt! Genuine leather case covers your cell phone while offering a convenient belt clip.Has a cover over the earpiece with holes for the speaker and leaves the internal LCD display and keypad accessible for easy dialing. Leather carry case is cut to allow access to all input ports and volume keys. Our one year warranty is fast & easy if you should ever need it. LG AX-5000/ UX-5000 Leather Carry Case with Caller ID window Protects your LG AX-5000/ UX-5000 cell phone!Supported Models and Categories:LG AX5000/ UX5000 Cell Phone Accessories

Average customer rating:

Nice product ... but I prefer the sport version

LEXAR MEDIA JDE128-231 128MB JumpDrive Elite Portable USB 2.0 Drive ( PC / Mac )

Manufacturer: LEXAR MEDIA INC
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

A writable area on the back of the drive allows one to update its contents, for easy file organization

An elegant pearl white shell and a snap-on cap that attaches to either end of the drive to prevent misplacement distinguish this drive from lesser competitors

Cap design also allows the flash drive to be securely attached to a keychain or backpack, while the drive itself can be easily removed for use

Smart design design and USB 2.0 transfer speed make JumpDrive Elite the ideal drive for business executives and fashion conscious consumers

128MB storage capacity

ASIN: B0001CFSVS

Product Description

JumpDrive Elite is the ideal storage accessory for business executives, frequent travelers, and style-concious consumers. It features an elegant pearl white shell and a snap-on cap that can attach to both ends of the device to prevent its misplacement during use. Also the writable area on the back can be used to label and organize contents of the JumpDrive.

Customer Reviews:

Nice product ... but I prefer the sport version.......2004-07-11

I haven't had any problems with this product, and I like how the cap attaches to the rear of the device so I don't lose it. (I've had several of these, and managed to lose the caps of two of them.) But I prefer the sport version of the Lexar Jumpdrive because it's very hard to lose the cap or the device when you have it attached to a keychain.

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KDS RAD-7 17" Ultra-Thin LCD Monitor with Mouse and Keyboard

Manufacturer: KDS
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

All Monitors | Monitors & Projectors | Computer Add-Ons | Computers & Add-Ons | Categories | Electronics
17-Inch | LCD | Monitors & Projectors | Computer Add-Ons | Computers & Add-Ons | Categories | Electronics
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100-pack CDR Media 700MB 80min 16x Spndl-valuelife:while Supplies Last

4port Switchman KVM Switch 1user

2port Desktop Compuswitch KVMswitch 1user

Product Features:

17-inch a-Si TFT LCD panel

1,280 x 1,024 maximum resolution

0.264mm pixel pitch, 350:1 contrast ratio

80-degree viewing angle from all directions

Plug and play, wall mounting capability

ASIN: B000063KER

Product Description

The incredible RAD-7 analog LCD panel is perfect for the business desktop. The Rad-7 features a maximum resolution of 1280 x 1024 at 75Hz with 16.7M colors for great picture quality. Unlike other LCD panels the RAD-7 is reasonably priced and features outstanding brightness and On-Screen Digital controls.

Amazon.com Product Description

With one of the smaller footprints on the market, this ultra-light LCD screen boasts impressive quality and features at a remarkably low price. The 17-inch screen is as large as a conventional 19-inch CRT screen and is wall-mountable, freeing up desktop space for other uses. A 1,280 x 1,024 maximum resolution, 30 to 80 kHz horizontal frequency, and 0.26mm pixel pitch combine with a 350:1 contrast ratio, 250cd/m2 of brightness, and 16 million colors to bring users bright, clear, true-to-life images for a wide variety of business and home applications.

Ready to use right out of the box, the RAD-7 has a variety of onscreen controls including auto-tune, contrast, brightness, phase, color control, H/V position, and recall. This sleek monitor connects via a 15-pin D-sub R,G,B, analog terminal and supports Mac and PC platforms. Weighing only 13.2 pounds, the RAD-7 has a footprint of 16.26 inches x 6.89 inches and is TCO '99 certified. KDS also provides a three-year warranty on labor, one year on parts.

Average customer rating:

Works Like a Dream

Very easy to install and use

Nice CD burner

Crap

Iomega ZipCD 650 MB CD-RW EIDE Internal Drive

Manufacturer: Iomega
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Complements any hard drive

Reads, writes, or rewrites many types of CD formats

Storage solution for users who want to copy and share files with coworkers and family

Performs at speeds of 4x record, 4x write, and 24x maximum read

Use CD-R and CD-RW discs to organize and archive files without cluttering your hard drive

ASIN: B0000300QO

Product Description

The internal Iomega ZipCD drive is the perfect complement to any hard drive. It reads, writes, or rewrites many types of CD formats, making it an ideal storage solution for users who want to copy and share files with co-workers, service bureaus, and even friends and family. The internal ZipCD drive performs at a speed of 4X Record, 4X Write, and 24X Max Read. You can use standard CD-Recordable (CD-R) and CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) discs to organize and archive files without cluttering up your hard drive or the network. And for road warriors, CDs are an efficient way to transport and exchange large files.

Amazon.com Product Description

The Iomega ZipCD drive is easy to use--just point and click. Use it to back up and archive important files or to share multimedia presentations, photos, and Internet downloads. Plus, your ZipCD drive allows you to record (and erase) your original music on CDs and play them in your home or car stereo. The drive includes bundled software to enhance performance.

Customer Reviews:

Works Like a Dream.......2000-01-15

I have an HP CD burner and I got this to do CDRW disks because I heard that they are reusable after you no longer need the data on them. To my surprise, I initially had a problem with the drive but after a phone call to Iomega and a couple simple setting changes, the drive has exceeded my expectations. My used CDRW's erase fine in minutes and allow me to reuse them. The packet writing feature with the application Direct CD that came with the drive allows flawless packet writing that I was never able to achieve with my HP 6020. I have both CD's on my network but hardly use my HP any more. Thanks for a good product.

Very easy to install and use.......2000-01-12

A very good basic CD-RW drive that was terribly easy to install. Included software allows easy file transfer to CD-R or CD-RW. Backup is a snap when using CD-RW as a drive. Good documentation included with unit and good online help from Iomega. Only complaint is that the Quicksync automatic backup runs too often, but you CAN continue working while it performs the backup, so it's not a real problem on any newer (PII or PIII) computer.

Nice CD burner.......2000-01-08

This product is 100% improvement over my old unit,which was a HP 7200E.I use this item with Adaptec Easy CD Deluxe 4.0.I have found that the software bundled with an item is not always the best,so to achieve better results,consider upgrading the software.This item works well when copying audio CD's and also works well when making data CD's,although recording at a lower speed yields better results.(There is less margin for error with data than there is with audio.)My last unit(HP 7200E)was totally unreliable burning data CD's,while this unit has performed with greatly appreciated reliability.If you have ever spent considerable time and effort amassing data and program files,only to find that they are not there when you want them because your CD-R drive burns coasters,you know what I mean.

Crap.......1999-12-09

The software is terrible, and the hardware is not good either.

Hardware: -- two other run-of-the-mill 50x cd drives I've installed on the same computer play music CDs just fine; ZipCD erratically suddenly stops playing and jumps to the beginning track.

Software: -- You use it to make a CD mountable, so it appears like a hard drive; takes over an hour, but it says you'll only have to do it once. Then you follow the instructions to do a quick format just to clean off the stuff you've accumulated. Surprise! The quick format has to be followed by another 1 hour format. Un-f**g-believable. -- Comes with this nifty program that will periodically synchronize designated files/folders on your hard drive with a writable cd: dynamic backup, as it were. Problem: no matter what you set the synchronization interval to, even at 1 hour, it kicks in every few minutes -- and you can't do anything on your computer while it synchronizes.

I've got a 333MHz with 128M Ram, so my hardware is fine. This product is crap, stay away from it: buy one of the top-rated CD-RW drives instead. I sure wish I had, instead of going for the brand name. I'm back to backing up with my Zip drive again; this thing is useless for backups.

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