A better SD card reader

My EagleTec USB 2.0 Flashcard reader seems to be not working right when I hooked it up to my desktop. It was unable to copy some big 300Mb podcast files from a Toshiba 2Gb SD to my desktop. I attempted a few times and they all failed somehow. Luckily , I also have some Mini USB card reader that sort of act like thumb drive enclosure. I tried my green on and it copied files like a champ. Sigh. Seems like the EagleTec one is dying.