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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Akasa AK-CR-03BK External Electronic ID and Smart Card Reader
This plug-and-play card reader is ultra portable which makes it an ideal solution for all types of systems. Enables the use of Smart Cards with desktop and notebook PC's or MAC's. Designed for online banking, digital signature with ID card and other smart card applications. Supports multiple smart card protocols for maximum compatibility. ? External USB smart card reader ? ID and smart card compatible ? Black or white available ? Plug-and-Play ? USB powered
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Akasa AllinOne AK-ALL-01-BK control panel Black
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The allinone is a stylish multi-function panel that is equipped with multi-slot card reader, temperature display with alarm plus RPM control and multi I/O ports, The allinone is installed in 5 1/4 device bay. The multi-slot card reader addresses all the p
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By Terry Broome (Wakefield, W Yorks)
This fan controller and multi card reader at first appears to be incredible, but installation is a pain and the device reset itself every time I shut the computer down.
Installation woes: I didn't think I'd used any force, but I managed to remove the thread on one of the fixing screws, so the device jammed in the case. I sweated for two days to get the thing out again - which I needed to do because, once in, I couldn't connect the cables to the Allinone's ports through the back of the case and the 5 1/2" drive bay. To connect everything up uses a mass of cables (one for each front-end connection). Make sure your mobo has enough corresponding ports on it. The audio ports are simply pass-through connections. The device comes with a pc case backplate, with a large hole in it. The audio cables pass from the back of the Allinone (inside the case), through this backplate to the audio ports on the back of the pc. So you don't get any extra audio ports. Having audio cables snaking across the mobo and hooking into the ports on the back of the pc is a very messy solution for easier audio port access.
There is no proper manual, so setting up the fan alarm is left to the user's intuition. It is not a very intuitive device (the brief guide you do get does not appear to work the device as described). The alarm is supposed to go off when the temperature inside the case reaches a certain level or the fan stops working. You can connect two fans to the case and stick two internal sensors near to the graphics card and CPU (the thermal tape supplied is woefully inadequate and I couldn't find how to get replacements from either Amazon or Akasa). You should be able to set the temperature alarms and the fan speeds. I couldn't get this to work half the time (with the alarm going off incessantly), or it would work, but the device wouldn't remember the setting, so on the next boot, the alarm went off again and I spent another 20 minutes trying to stop it.
I never got around to testing the card readers. After going through the above procedure a dozen times, I pulled the thing out and binned it. I bought an internal drive caddy to replace it (enabling the user to insert spare hard drives from the front of the pc, much like inserting floppies).
Recommendations: Check you have enough corresponding ports on your mobo to connect all the card readers included in the device. Have super clean hands when using the thermal tape on the sensors - you'll only get a couple of shots to fix them before the adhesive fails. Connect the cables to the device before slotting it into a spare bay (it's a very tight fit). Make sure you don't need the audio ports on the back of your pc. Don't buy if the constant alarm resets unnerve you.
Finally, buying an external multi-card reader, whilst it takes a USB port, is a much more elegant solution. If you want a fan controller, get a dedicated one.
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
Akasa AK-ICR-05 3.5" Bay Internal Card Reader
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Akasa AK-ICR-05 Smart Card Reader (Black)
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- 8 port card reader- Supports all popular memory cards
- Accepts microSD and M2 cards without adaptors
- High capacity cards (SDHC) compatible
- Enables SIM card editing and Smart Card reading
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By M. R. Islam (London, United Kingdom)
Fits my case perfectly (even though I've got an unusually shaped tower). And it works straight out of the box.
A great addition to anyone's PC. But I particularly like the built in SIM card and M2 reader.
Finally, the price are just right.
By R. Bradley (UK)
I bought this to replace a cheaper card reader I bought off eBay a couple of years ago. I wasted my money!
It works OK. But the connecting pins for cards are exposed in the slot, making it very difficult to seat a card effectively. This also means they can be bent very easily.
This product is absolute junk! Don't waste your money like I did. Look elswhere.
By Mr. M. Price (UK)
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CF CARD USERS BEWARE! - CF card guide rails are not fit for purpose. The length of the card guide is so short that the card is able to touch and bend the `leading' connection pins before the guide has ensured a correct alignment of the CF card. Only by getting down to eye-level with the entry port and loading the CF card using both hands can you be sure of not inflicting damage to the connector pins. I do not understand such an obvious design error, the Card reader could not have been designed by a CF card user! Suggest a look at Atech products I.E. PRO-36U
By P. Thorne (UK)
Bought this to replace my FDD which has not been used for ages; I wanted a simple convenient way of reading camera cards etc. Installation was easy but before you buy make sure your mother board has a spare USB riser - mine did. It comes with a black and pale grey front panel. On removing the black one the tags broke, this was not a problem because i wanted the pale one but did not create a good first impression. I've tested the common ports for SD and SIM cards; they work well. The SIM software is VERY basic and only lets you capture name and number but that said at least you will have a copy of them.
Overall well made easy to install no frills piece of kit - not tried the SMART cards reader.
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Sunday, July 4, 2010
Akasa AK-ICR-01B Internal Card Reader
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Nice little card reader. Works fine, comes with choice of front panels to match your system. Might have been improved by an extra USB port, but it does the job amicably.
By Mr. D. Wilson (England. UK)
A I've said in the title. look for the "Sweex" internal card reader. it is the "Exact" same unit, but half the price of the Akasa one.
either way both great items simple to install and work a treat. But dont get ripped of by buying the branded ones.
By pluraldave
Easy to (physically) install, works out of the box on both Windows and Linux. Full size cards fit snugly into their respective slots - no issues with CF cards as previously reported but Mini-SD cards don't seem to work. The light comes on to signify the reader has detected the card but the OS is none the wiser. Pretty much all mini/micro cards come with adapters so it's no real issue to pop it into the adapter and then the card reader but it loses it that 5th star.
By Mr. B. Racz
When I was ordering this product I was concerned whether this floppy disk drive would be usable without any operating system installed on my computer. Fortunatelly the device appears in the BIOS so it was possible to provide sata hard drive drivers for the XP during the installation by using this device.
So If you want to install Windows XP on a sata hard drive this device would be just perfect for that purpose.
By D. Outar (Essex, England)
Product fits into a 3.5 inch bay but can fit into an adaptor and then fit into a CD slot. I regularly use this product for SD and Sony PSP MS Pro gaming cards and so far have not had a problem with insertion, reading, writing or removal.
The devive has a prewired USB block that conects to the motherboard with a 0.5cm thick grey cable of about 40cm long which is ample for most cases. The advantage of this is rapid installation. The unit is held in the bay with metal screws that tighten into a metal chasis. There is also a single USB slot underneath which are status indicator lights. I feel they emit enough light for their purpose. After installing the problem on Windows Vista it was recognised and it also works in dual boot with XP Home and Windows 2000 SP4. Some online drivers may be required for Windows 98 (but aren't they always!)
It is also capable of being mounted on its side such as the old floppy drives on either desktop units or media cases.
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