Product DescriptionSix USB ports provide you easy compatibility with today's most popular peripherals and tomorrow's exciting new ones! The USB2connect 5100 card from Adaptec allows your Mac or PC to work with both USB 1.1 and 2.0 devices through its six high-speed ports. With data speeds up to 480 megabits per second (Mbps) USB 2.0 is 40 times faster than USB 1.1, making it the ideal for use with external storage devices, scanners, CD-RWs and more. The plug-and-play USB2connect 5100 is simply installed and rock solid as you've grown to expect from Adaptec.
What Others Say
Worth the money
USB2CONNECT High Speed 6-Port USB 2.0 Card 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.
Works well, with minor shortcoming(s)
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.
Good product!
Worked exactly as expected with no issues or problems... No drivers needed. Highly recommended!
The only way setup could've been easier .....
The only way setup could've been easier is if I didn't have to take it out of the box. Great product from one of the greatest names in Storage input/output and systems. Its comforting to know they're still at it.
Severe Compatibility Problems
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.
