ADS Tech USB Turbo 2.0 for Notebooks USBX-2001

by ADS Tech

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 7.8 x 5 inches ; 7.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006B6Q2
• Item model number: USBX-2001
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,331 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 21, 2002

Product Description

Take advantage of USB ease and convenience

Upgrade your notebook to USB easily and add two ports

Connect Hi-speed USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices to your notebook computer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally - one that works!, April 29, 2007

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That Guy (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ADS Tech USB Turbo 2.0 for Notebooks USBX-2001 (Personal Computers)

Okay, so I feel the pain of the other reviewers...I've just spent a day going back and forth between home and different computer stores, looking for a Cardbus/PCMCIA/PC Card that would connect my iPod to my old-school Titanium Powerbook G4 1GHz. Thats right - my iPod got messed up, had to restore, then had to find a way to sync up my 35 gigs of music and videos.

First, I tried doing it via USB 1.1 - a nightmare. After 12 hours, it was still at only ~4000 of the 5354 songs in my library. So I set out looking for a card to give me USB 2.0 (curse you, Apple, for abandoning Firewire!!!).

Over the past day, I've tried 3 different cards, from 3 different brands - the Powerbook recognized all of them, but wouldn't recognize any peripheral attached to them (be it my iPod, or a USB Cardreader, or a printer). Finally went to Fry's and bought the last 2 models hadn't tried - brought them back home, popped this one in the drive, and lo and behold, it works.

Now granted, this could be the particular quirks of my machine - the other ones I tried might work fine on a PC, or other Macs...or they might not. All I know is that this one works for me...and while I've been typing this, it's transferred 678 songs to my iPod. If you've got a Powerbook and are looking for a USB 2.0 cardbus, give this one a shot. It's a whole lot cheaper than buying a new Mac (mine is still running strong 4 1/2 years out - gotta love it).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this., April 3, 2006

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L. Ban (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ADS Tech USB Turbo 2.0 for Notebooks USBX-2001 (Personal Computers)

I got this one because it would be faster for the iPod. It can never be recognized as USB2.0 and even worse it killed my iPod's battery pretty soon. I had to restore iPod twice. It is a denifitely no-no product. Unfortuatelly, there is no choice for 0 star.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not usable for iPod, November 11, 2006

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Jim K. "Geek" (Schaumburg, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ADS Tech USB Turbo 2.0 for Notebooks USBX-2001 (Personal Computers)

I did not purchase this item from Amazon, but after having trouble with installation, I checked here to see if others were having trouble. I also purchased this item to make iPod syncing faster. Each time I connect the iPod through this device, the laptop locks hard. My Windos XP system is fully up to date, and I checked for driver updates, and that was no help. I can run a mouse and inkjet printer through this device, but not an iPod.