I bought this for my 83 year old father so he could transfer his camera photos onto his computer. It was easy to install and to use which is great because he isnt so savvy with this modern day technology. We would recommend it to anyone, its light weight and compact so not intrusive for travelling and a good way to keep your camera memory card free for fresh photographs while travelling. I found no negatives but you do need the memory card inserted into the reader before your computer will pick it up when it is plugged into your computer.