John/Bill,

This may be a case of compatibility. From what I have read on the forum and elsewhere, the Panaonic reader is faster than other makes when working with Technics format. Have not seen the actual technical data but would like to before spending 4 times the cost of my Sandisk Reader. Speaking of compatability, my digital camera (Olympus) allows for panoramic photos with their cards, but not with other makes.

My comment about, why it takes 3 times longer to restore than save, still puzzles me.

I backed up 48mb from a 156mb card and restored to another 156mb card. Both Sandisk. Backup 17min. Restore 45min. (approx. no stop watch)

Fran in Florida