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Okay, I’m not condoning the action of stealing data from computers but thought it would make a great title. But this card reader is amazingly tiny that you can easily hide it in your hand and do the unthinkable security breach at work (again, I’m not condoning this at all) without being noticed.

Wow! I can’t believe that such a tiny card reader even exists, even if for a microSD card! But, it’s true! Here’s a 2-in-1 MicroSD card reader and USB thumbdrive all rolled into one package that not only fits in your hand but also attaches to your keychain or keyring. And the size is barely more than the tip of your finger!

USB Fever’s Ultra Slim T-Flash (Micro SD) Card Reader is so amazingly small that it’s unbelievable that it can actually be done! This microSD card reader comes with a blue transparent protective cover that protects the microSD card from potential damage as well as prevent it from accidentally falling out while it’s inserted in the card reader and possibly used as thumb drive. It also comes with a wrist strap/keychain attachment that you can snap onto your keychain or other similar objects to keep it from being lost anywhere since it’s so tiny in size. The design of this card reader is quite interesting as the strap is looped into and through the cover, ensuring that the cover, even when removed will still stay with reader and strap. What a wonderful design!

For those who want to skip over all the detailed review and just want a summary, you can jump to the review summary

This microSD card reader as mentioned, can work as both a card reader, enabling you to read the contents of a microSD card when plugged into the USB port of your computer, and it can also double as a USB thumb drive, when a microSD card is inserted and left inside. So, you can easily use this tiny accessory and plug it into any computer to store and transfer files amongst your computers and other mobile devices like smartphones, PDAs, digital cameras, mp3 players. And it’s only takes up little more than the size of the tip of your finger.

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- Ultra Slim T-Flash (Micro SD) Card Reader x 1

Here are my observations:

This is one amazingly tiny card reader, albeit a microSD card reader. Regardless, it’s surprising that a card reader can come in such a small size and it works! I like how the cover is there to protect the microSD card from potentially falling out and protecting it from potential hazards. As well, I like that the design of looping the strap through the protective cover to ensure that you don’t easily lose the cover and yet still be able to use and access the card reader with the cover still attached.

My main quip about this is that it may be a bit difficult to remove the microSD card from the reader. The microSD card does come with a curved notch that aids in its removal and normally, using your fingernails to pull on the notch will get it out. Other than that, I can’t find much fault with it. It is quite tiny and in some ways, it can be viewed as a disadvantage since it can be much easier to misplace or lose. But with the strap and a keychain attachment, hopefully, that can be prevented.

The other quip I can note about it is that the included strap isn’t that strong, and looks like it can easily cut or snap. Considering that we are relying on the strap to keep the card reader from being lost when attached to a keychain or whatever, and keep the protective cap together with the reader, I wondered why a more stronger strap wasn’t used instead. That is my main concern with regards to this card reader as I feel that the strap is quite an important part of the card reader.

Review Summary

You no longer have an excuse for not taking your important files, data with you now that there’s a truly miniature microSD card reader that is slightly bigger than the tip of your finger. USB Fever’s Ultra Slim T-Flash (Micro SD) Card Reader is so amazingly small that you almost wonder if it really works. Believe me, it does. The supplied strap comes looped through a protective transparent blue cover which not helps protect the microSD card from falling out and protect it from potential hazards, it also stays attached to everything, even when it’s removed from the reader. This is a great design that eliminates the typical problem of what to do with the USB drive or thumbdrive cover or cap problem. And most of us normally lose it sometime regardless of how careful we try to be. Now, you don’t have to.

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