While availability of dedicated SmartMedia readers has dropped off, readers that read multiple card types (such as 4-in-1, 10-in-1) continue to include the format, but even these have decreased in quantity, with many dropping SmartMedia in favour of MicroSD and/or Memory Stick Micro.
Zatiaľ čo dostupnosť špecializovaných čítačiek SmartMedia klesla, čitatelia, ktorí čítajú viaceré typy kariet (napríklad 4 v 1 a 10 v 1) formátu, ale dokonca aj tieto sa znížili v množstve, s mnohými kvapkami SmartMedia v prospech MicroSD a / alebo Memory Stick Micro.