Size Comparison

We compared the MobileLite G3 card reader with the DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 Gen. 2 on the left, and the DataTraveler Elite 3.0 and a Secure Digital card blank on the right.

The MobileLite G3 is a little shorter than the DataTraveler Elite 3.0, and weighs just as much. However, it is thicker - coincidentally as thick as the bulkier DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 Gen. 2.

Dual-Sliding Action

The Kingston MobileLite G3 card reader has a dual-sliding action - both ends of the reader can be retracted for different purposes.

To use the reader, you first need to slide down the plastic cover on the USB end, to expose the USB connector. You can then plug the card reader into your computer, and insert your SD card or microSD card into the other end.

To remove the SD or microSD card after use, you can slide the card interface end to expose the flash memory card (as the picture above shows). However, this does not actually eject the card. It only makes it easier for you to pull out the SD / microSD card.

Frankly, the sliding action on the card interface end is rather pointless. Kingston could have made the MobileLite G3 even more compact by doing away with the sliding extension on the card interface end (see the picture on the left below). This would leave any attached SD or microSD card exposed, but that's not really a problem, as you can see the picture on the right.

If you are using this card reader, you will likely end up keeping the sliding extension on the card interface end fully retracted all of the time. It makes for a more compact card reader.

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