USB Universal Magnetic Stripe Credit/Debit Card Bidirectional Track-2 Swipe Reader (75/210bpi)

Pros: Well built

Cons: Not Macintosh compatible

Other: I was unable to get this card reader to work with a MacBook running 10.6, Windows XP in Parallels on said MacBook, or an eMac running 10.5. In each scenario, the yellow light never stopped blinking and swiping a card never produced any output. I experienced the same results with Debian Linux on an Eee PC. By contrast, it worked first try on a Windows 7 box. I expected this to behave as a simple keyboard and am surprised to find it only working under Windows. I'm not sure what it's waiting for, to complete its initialization process.

Pros: Cheap, good for development. plug'n'play. Smooth metal bottom so cards won't wear down the reader or the other way around. visual indicator for powered on (red diode always on), getting ready/installing(green diode blinking) and swipe/read state (green diode on). Audio indicator for successful swipe(beep). Works out of the box on Linux and Windows

Cons: It's light in weight. Rubber feet are not preventing movement on table/surface. Swipe-speed should be fast. a gentle swipe won't register Instructions only in Chinese (not required for the USB version though). Could be cheaper

Other: This is a very good product for testing and development. If it is used in a store it needs to be handled with care for it to last a long time. I was spooked by a previous owner who had problems with it on a Mac, but this works just as well for me on Linux and Windows as a device priced as 10x more in a metal casing.

Pros: Easy to use, just plug it in and swipe your card. Input is simply done as a USB keyboard. Works perfectly under Windows and Linux. Non-slip rubber feet on the bottom mean the reader is unlikely to fall off your desk. Lightweight and well constructed.

Cons: Larger than typical swipe card readers you'll see used in shops or security systems.

Other: A very good product, if you're trying to do anything computer based reading swipe cards, this will work well.

Pros: Hey, this works! I'm using it right now to write this review. It is ideal read your own cards and to, if you want to check your own file security and the capability of cracking your personnal informations. It is compatible with Windows but it also works with Linux and Mac.

Cons: There's no concs at all but If I known It was that good I would have buy the onewho write.

Other: The best thing about this is what you can do with it. Use it for illegal use only if you do try to hack you will loose.