ZOWEETEK CAC Reader USB C, CAC Card Reader Military, DOD Military USB Common Access CAC, Compatible with Windows 10/11, Mac OS 10.15 and Linux (Type C)

I have been using the SCR3310 for about 11 years The first one lasted 8 years, the second one died after three. And it wasn't trouble-free (weak cable, unstable drivers) so I had to switch to a different brand.Got the ZOWEETEK about a week ago. Installation on Windows 11 was initially a non-issue, but either Windows, ActivClient or Chrome, or all three, decided to be difficult but removing it through device manager and re-detecting it did the trick.Usage: I have been using it to authenticate on VPNs and websites. I am yet to run into an issue that could be traced back to the reader.It has exactly one downside: the tiny cable. Notice that in my photo I am using a USB-C coupler (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTT1FJL6) because my other alternative would be to let it hang from either one of the ports in my workstation or monitor. But ... this may also be a good thing, since it means less cable to break.It's also a fingerprint magnet, but so is everything else that is plastic and black.Would I pick this over yet one more SCR3310? Yup, every time.

Get this one. Especially if you need it for work. My smart card reader died mysteriously a little after 3 years. Plugged this one in and back to business. No drivers, no issues. I'm buying another as a backup. I'm on a corporate managed Windows 11 laptop as a user account, so it took me a day and a half of troubleshooting to just go ahead and spend the 15 bucks to buy the dang reader out of pocket. We'll see if they ever reimburse me lol. I guess it saved me another 2-3 days of working with IT, so there's that.

Needed it quickly and it arrived on time

Works pretty fine sometimes have to unplug and plug back in in order for it to read

I needed this to use my CAC at home and it works great! Definitely recommend!

I purchased two of these at one time because I've learned most of these card readers only last about 6 months and they go out without warning. Since I need them to do my job, I like to have one on backup. Anyway, the first one lasted about 3 days. On the third day, it just wouldn't light-up for no apparent reason and was dead! I immediately got the second one out. It was fine at first. After about 3 hours, I unplugged it from one side of my computer to move it to the other side to make room for my charger. When unplugging it, the metal part pulled away from the plastic part and...it was dead! It should not have been this "flimsy" and easy to brake. My next issue is I had trouble getting a refund because it had been more than 30 days since I purchased them. I didn't use them right away because I purchased them for "backup." They finally agreed to give me a credit for 80%, so I was only out for 20%. When I returned them, I wrote on them with Sharpie that they are defective, so hopefully they are not resold.

This is one of the better CAC/smartcard readers I've used. It reads nearly always on the first insert, and you don't have to unplug it/plug it back in to "reset" the reader before it will read the card. Several others (even the ones supplied by my workplace) take a couple of tries or have to be reset often.

My wife uses the ZOWEETEK CAC Reader on her Macbook laptop and it works fine. Done sir done.