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USB2CONNECT High Speed 6-Port USB 2.0 Card
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(4.5 out of 5)
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Auxiliary hard drives and CDR+ RW + external hard drives
(5 out of 5) by Lynn D. Walther on Sep 18, 2007 (Surprise, Az. USA)I purchased this product to simplify the use of my computer with the factory two USB ports. If you are seeking speed then this product will serve your needs.
I am currently running a 320 GB external hard drive plus two iomega external CD-RW drives. The downloads are extremely fast with the high speed 2.0 ports. Very good Product for the money. Simple installation.
I am currently running a 320 GB external hard drive plus two iomega external CD-RW drives. The downloads are extremely fast with the high speed 2.0 ports. Very good Product for the money. Simple installation.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Severe Compatibility Problems
(1 out of 5) by Dov Sherman on Sep 8, 2008 (Seattle, WA United States)The USB2CONNECT card was simple to install but had the unfortunate side-effect of disabling all other PCI and AGP cards. Having USB 2.0 support is nice but it isn't worth trading away all support for sound and video. This card was a complete and total waste of money.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Simple & Fast
(5 out of 5) by James Tuttle on Jul 17, 2008 (Massachusetts, USA)I installed this in my PowerMac G4 MDD box running 10.4 (Tiger). Simple to install, no drivers required. I can't BELIEVE how fast USB 2.0 is compared to 1.x! Syncing new songs to my iPod was amazingly fast. I should have upgraded a LONG time ago.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Worth the money
(4 out of 5) by msa1 on Jan 6, 2009This product saved me from having to either replace my motherboard or get a whole new computer. Well worth the $20. Worked fine right from install, no fuss no muss.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Works well, with minor shortcoming(s)
(4 out of 5) by pdub on Dec 9, 2008 (chicago, il)I bought this 6-port USB 2.0 card to try and extend the life of my aging PowerMac G4 (866 MHz). Not much can be done to improve the processing speed of this machine but I figured it could still be used to store photos, back up files and perform more basic tasks. Since transferring files with the original USB ports was getting slow with the large file sizes that are so common now, upgrading to USB 2.0 seemed the thing to do.
Installation was a breeze and the transfer speeds have been given an astronomical boost. Transferring 4GB of data would have taken close to 2 hours with original USB 1.0 but only takes 7 minutes with USB 2.0. Needless to say, the $12.95 + shipping I spent was absolutely worth it.
The only glitch I've experienced is that some of my portable hard drives can't seem to draw enough power from a single port. I have to plug in both the 'Power' AND 'Power/Data' plugs in order to mount these particular drives. That means two ports are taken. However there are sufficient ports for all my peripherals, and this glitch doesn't occur with all my hard drives.
One more thing: I count only 5 ports (you can see that even in the product photo right here). Maybe 5 is the new 6? Anyway, I'm still very happy with this product. No regrets at all.
Installation was a breeze and the transfer speeds have been given an astronomical boost. Transferring 4GB of data would have taken close to 2 hours with original USB 1.0 but only takes 7 minutes with USB 2.0. Needless to say, the $12.95 + shipping I spent was absolutely worth it.
The only glitch I've experienced is that some of my portable hard drives can't seem to draw enough power from a single port. I have to plug in both the 'Power' AND 'Power/Data' plugs in order to mount these particular drives. That means two ports are taken. However there are sufficient ports for all my peripherals, and this glitch doesn't occur with all my hard drives.
One more thing: I count only 5 ports (you can see that even in the product photo right here). Maybe 5 is the new 6? Anyway, I'm still very happy with this product. No regrets at all.