Verdict Useful for those who use PC Card, CompactFlash or SmartMedia storage. The CARDport SwiftSyncro is a simple external USB-interfaced device measuring 8.5cm wide by 12cm deep by 2.3cm high, clad in an approximation to the iMac's clear blue plastic. There are two slots on the front for Type II PC Cards and SmartMedia Cards, with LEDs at the top left-hand side indicating slot occupancy. The remaining external features are a power LED, a USB port and a PC Card eject button. There's no power adapter, the device receiving all the power it needs from the USB bus.
Installation is quick and easy.
The SmartMedia and PC Card slots appear as new drives in Windows Explorer and you can hot-swap cards as well as copy files between the two slots. A PC Card CompactFlash adapter is supplied for Type I CF cards, and Chase Technologies offers a Type II CF adapter that will accept IBM's microdrive, for example. The CARDport SwiftSyncro is a USB-interfaced reader with SmartMedia and Type II PC Card slots. CompactFlash, Memory Stick and MMC media can be handled via PC Card adapters.