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BrandTeckNet
Technical Details
- Add two USB 3.0 ports to your computer
- NEC component for the highest level of performance and compatibility
- Backward compatible with USB 2.0 devices
- Interface (Bus) Type: PCI Express x1; System Requirements: Microsoft Windows Vista / XP / 7
- Please note: a molex splitter is not included
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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This is a great and inexpensive device to boost your file transfer rates.
Two important things:
1. It doesn't come with a molex splitter as some past reviews state, the product name and description now reflect that change.
2. The newest version, being sold now, *doesn't require* an additional power supply to give full USB3 speeds and power - which is why the molex splitter is no longer included.
This is a very cost effective way to boost the speed of file transfers to and from external drives. A USB 3 capable portable drive I have transfers a 700MB file from it through USB2 at around 35 MB/s. Using USB3 via this card it transferred at a speed of around 100 MB/s. The marketing guff around USB saying 10 times the speed is exactly that: guff, but it performs appreciably faster than version 2 and can save sometimes valuable time.
Microsoft is still behing the curve and doesn't include USB 3 drivers in Windows 7 or via Windows Update (that may change) so you have to install driver software to make the card functional. Interestingly (and uniquely) the mini-CD that came with my card included a driver version NEWER than the one availbale on the internet (at a site the manual gives the link to).
The driver installed flawlessly and without hitch.
For only £9 for this card, which you now only have to plug straight into a PCI express slot to triple or quadruple your speeds (using USB3 devices) it's a no-brainer.
(Thanks to TeckNet for promptly addressing the matter of the splitter and the reviews that mentioned it, the same day I brought it to their attention.)
Two important things:
1. It doesn't come with a molex splitter as some past reviews state, the product name and description now reflect that change.
2. The newest version, being sold now, *doesn't require* an additional power supply to give full USB3 speeds and power - which is why the molex splitter is no longer included.
This is a very cost effective way to boost the speed of file transfers to and from external drives. A USB 3 capable portable drive I have transfers a 700MB file from it through USB2 at around 35 MB/s. Using USB3 via this card it transferred at a speed of around 100 MB/s. The marketing guff around USB saying 10 times the speed is exactly that: guff, but it performs appreciably faster than version 2 and can save sometimes valuable time.
Microsoft is still behing the curve and doesn't include USB 3 drivers in Windows 7 or via Windows Update (that may change) so you have to install driver software to make the card functional. Interestingly (and uniquely) the mini-CD that came with my card included a driver version NEWER than the one availbale on the internet (at a site the manual gives the link to).
The driver installed flawlessly and without hitch.
For only £9 for this card, which you now only have to plug straight into a PCI express slot to triple or quadruple your speeds (using USB3 devices) it's a no-brainer.
(Thanks to TeckNet for promptly addressing the matter of the splitter and the reviews that mentioned it, the same day I brought it to their attention.)
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Lets get to the point, I am not sufficiently knowledgeable to write this item's first review and quote technical stuff, not with any meaning or without copying from the items description anyway, but what I can tell you is what arrived and whether it works.
I received a 2 x socket USB 3.0 card as described, a PSU link cable which provides power from the PSU to the card but is a double so you lose nothing, and a driver CD (home made as far as I can tell).
I can also tell you that installing was extremely easy and there were some pretty decent written instructions in the box also.
The USB 3.0 sockets work and I wrote some files to my external drive at speeds of up to 43 Kb/s before I stopped the test, this compares with about 8 to my USB 2.0 so the new USB is definitely quicker.
I have a Medion PC which is about 3 years old if that makes any difference (some reviews of other products said different ages of PC's will make a difference) I had a spare PCI express slot on the mother board so it all went swimmingly.
Oh and the price was low to boot so I am happy indeed.
I received a 2 x socket USB 3.0 card as described, a PSU link cable which provides power from the PSU to the card but is a double so you lose nothing, and a driver CD (home made as far as I can tell).
I can also tell you that installing was extremely easy and there were some pretty decent written instructions in the box also.
The USB 3.0 sockets work and I wrote some files to my external drive at speeds of up to 43 Kb/s before I stopped the test, this compares with about 8 to my USB 2.0 so the new USB is definitely quicker.
I have a Medion PC which is about 3 years old if that makes any difference (some reviews of other products said different ages of PC's will make a difference) I had a spare PCI express slot on the mother board so it all went swimmingly.
Oh and the price was low to boot so I am happy indeed.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
I bought this card because I was given a USB 3 hard drive enclosure for Christmas and wanted to try USB 3 out.
I normally use eSata drive enclosures so USB 3 interested me.
As I only have one USB 3 device and I am only testing USB 3 I didn't see the point in buying a card with any more ports, 2 would do me fine.
USB 3 is certainly much quicker than USB 2, I've found it to be faster than eSata.
Now my main esata drive enclosure has died I will be moving all my external drives over to USB 3.
This card is a great price, if you only have one or two USB 3 devices then I can not recommend it enough.
It was delivered well on time, all the components and drivers CD were in the box, so no complaints there.
I normally use eSata drive enclosures so USB 3 interested me.
As I only have one USB 3 device and I am only testing USB 3 I didn't see the point in buying a card with any more ports, 2 would do me fine.
USB 3 is certainly much quicker than USB 2, I've found it to be faster than eSata.
Now my main esata drive enclosure has died I will be moving all my external drives over to USB 3.
This card is a great price, if you only have one or two USB 3 devices then I can not recommend it enough.
It was delivered well on time, all the components and drivers CD were in the box, so no complaints there.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Quick, easy and it works!
Held off installing this card as I thouhgt I had to connect it to the psu and I had no cables but having had it sitting on the desk a few days I got curious and put it in.... Read more
Published 6 days ago by Wannabe Foody
Not fitted yet
Card arrived promptly and looks a quality job. However choice was between, wireless card, 4x USB2 card & this one. Read more
Published 15 days ago by J. Nicholson
I Have USB3 now
Bought this card back in November 2011. I had a USB2/USB3 WD Portable hard drive so I thought I would give this a go. I cannot quote speeds... Read more
Published 16 days ago by Charles Smith
First Impressions - easy!
Easy to install. No problems with the installation disk on my Win7(64) machine. The card did not require a power cable. It works ... and works well. Not bad for about a tenner!
Published 16 days ago by Flash the Cat
First impression
Just installed this card on an older Gigabyte motherboard that has an x1 PCI-E slot & have been blown away with the speed improvement downloading Raw files (21mp) from a Sandisk... Read more
Published 23 days ago by Freddie
Great so far!
I have a Dell Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit which needed a USB 3.0 port after having purchased an external hard drive with USB 3.0 capability. Read more
Published 25 days ago by slickz_
It works perfectly
It works perfectly since the first moment. I use it in my music PC with this NEC/Renesas driver for Windows 7: MSI 990FXA-GD65 Renesas USB 3.0 Driver 2.0.34.0 [...]. Read more
Published 26 days ago by juanpmar
Simple. Works well.
Completely painless driver installation. Does what it says and works great. Stable and reliable. Just the job and at an excellent price.
Published 1 month ago by roblambell
Simple it works!
Like the title states "simple it works" transfer speeds using the usb 3 port are fantastic compared to usb 2! Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. Wright
No issues
The product is as described and it works fine. Significant performance increase from USB 2.0, although obviously nowhere near the theoretical.
Published 1 month ago by I. Papaioannou
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