Do you know why they don't read Extreme 3? Is it because the CF card is UDMA? It should still be readable on a non-UDMA reader, but slowly.

I have the Hama "USB 2.0 Card Reader 35-in-1" which reads just about anything, is UDMA compatible, cheap (less than $20) and fast (more than 20MB/s reading - I've tested it).

According to this article the Hama unit is not imported in the USA but it gives you some more ideas.

http://sportsphotoguy.com/fastest-us...reader-update/