Conclusion
All in all, the concept behind the ATP SD Trio is quite innovative and convenient. I love having the ability to use the same piece of flash memory under four different contexts — microSD, miniSD, SD, and USB — but the implementation of this concept is quite poor in some respects. The performance, when used with the card adapters, is not up to snuff with its direct competitors and the physical design of the USB card reader makes for quite the frustrating experience in everyday use. The actual card adapters are fine though and work with little trouble on their own.
I guess with all things that dare to combine functions that are normally seperate, there are bound to be some compromises. For those that don’t need the intermediary step between SD and MicroSD, check out our review of the OCZ Trifecta as well.
Pros
- Convenient design provides incredible versatility
- Affordable multi-use solution
- Good build quality; card reader can survive boiling water
- Performance adequate for most consumers
Cons
- Could use more capacity beyond 1GB
- Difficult to remove microSD card from USB reader
- Poor performance with card adapters
- MiniSD placeholder in SD adapter not necessary
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