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looking for a usb3.0 addon card
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 12:59 pm
by xev
Would it matter what card i get? There are a few on newegg and amazon that have 4 ports and are around $15.
I figure they might not have the top usb3 speeds, but would be much better than transferring at 2.0.
And i have several external drives that would greatly benefit from this.
thanks
Re: looking for a usb3.0 addon card
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:26 pm
by CA_Steve
Probably obvious: For these kind of add-ons, I'd advise sorting by review ratings rather than price. Find one that has a couple dozen reviews and no obvious glaring issues. Better to spend $25-30 on one with decent reviews than $15 for one with few or poor reviews. They reviewers will state whether or not they get 3.0 type speeds. Let the market be your beta tester
Re: looking for a usb3.0 addon card
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 5:07 pm
by xan_user
CA_Steve wrote:Probably obvious: For these kind of add-ons, I'd advise sorting by review ratings rather than price. Find one that has a couple dozen reviews and no obvious glaring issues. Better to spend $25-30 on one with decent reviews than $15 for one with few or poor reviews. They reviewers will state whether or not they get 3.0 type speeds. Let the market be your beta tester
on that note, when will amazon let you set preferences that stick every time to log and search!? for instance only show me items with 4 stars or better, or at least ban sub 3 star items from even appearing... its like amazons search is (intentionally) stuck in the 90's...
Re: looking for a usb3.0 addon card
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 5:39 pm
by Techno Pride
i got mine from eBay. Its like 13 bucks USD.
It has a NEC chip with 4 ports (two front, two rear).
Avoid the Etron chips.
Re: looking for a usb3.0 addon card
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 6:14 pm
by Abula
I second TechoPride suggestion, i would go with a Nec based USB3 pci card or Asmedia also good.
Re: looking for a usb3.0 addon card
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 6:57 pm
by xev
what about VLI? most cards i find that that chip
Im considering getting
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/VisionTek+- ... cp=1&lp=21
since i have a $10 gift card i dont plan on using on anything else