Customer Reviews

2 Port USB 2.0 PCMCIA Cardbusdualpower with Cable

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I'm quite happy that I don't seem to have the USB2.0 installation problem posted in another review. This adapter works plug-n-play. The transfering speed shows a USB2.0 speed, about 2 mins to transfer around 900MB data.

Not quite happy about:

1. After plug in this adapter, my existing USB ports sometimes fail to be recognized as USB2.0. But since they're not too stable already (my main reason to buy this adapter) and about to die, I don't care too much.

2. It only works with flash mem, mouse, and maybe other devices that don't drain much power. It refuses to take any of my external USB HDs. The included power cable doesn't work for me. According to some description I found online, that cable is used to get power from PS/2 port, which is not quite common to be found in nowadays laptops.

I was pleased with the product in terms of what it offered and the price, but when it came time to install, that was a different story. XP did not recognize it as a 2.0 device, it wanted to use the generic 1.0 drivers, thus 1.0 speed. I had to manually update the driver and pick from a list with the hit-and-miss method - an automatic search would not find it. I have finally got it to recognize the device correctly, but have not tested to see if it meets 2.0 bandwidth yet.

I would go for a major brand next time.

The card did not work with Windows XP SP2. I returned the card and have not heard back nor received a refund.

Would not power my 160GB WD external drive, even when this card is powered via the PS2 port on my 3yr old Dell notebook. Is it the card? is it the notebook? I don't know, but I know this item is sitting around un-used, along with my 160GB hard drive. I'd suggest a) going with a better solution, whatever that may be and 2) return the device asap if it does work!

This worked perfectly on my Inspiron 4100. However, it's not that sturdy. And, because of how far it sticks out of the side of the laptop, it's easy to put pressure on it and break it, especially if you like to use your laptop on your lap instead of on a table or desk.

The card was recognized and installed on a Compaq NC6000 with XP Pro properly.

The included power cable does not connect to the PS/2 port, but to another USB port. I am going to try using a USB AC charger to power the card. Without external power, ports do not work with iPod Shuffle 2nd Gen. A Lexmark X1175 printer device will spontaneously appear and disappear, and Microsoft Mouse would hang intermittently.

My laptop USB ports stopped functioning when I upgraded from Windows Home to Professional SP2. For whatever reasosn I brought the unit the service center and they told me that I need to change the board to make the USB ports run. It will cost me US$400! It is so hard that I can use my peripherals like printers, USB drive, sync my camera but changing a board is already getting a new laptop.

This 2 Port USB 2.0 PCMCIA Cardbusdualpower with Cable really saved me a lot of money and im happy with its connectivity and compatibility with my laptop.

My only problem is the additional power, although it come with a power cable, which only source is another USB and a P/S 2 port. Are there power cables plugged in directly to the power outlet?

I wanted to stop the USB 2.0 messages when I upgraded to Windows XP. I use a usb adapter for Internet. No issue recognizing the card on my old Dell Latitude laptop.

I will still use my old USB ports for my mini hard drives, as I do not want to plug in for power. I read in many reviews/descriptions that the power cable plugs into ps/2, however mine plugs into another usb for power.

Its a great product the reason I dont give 5 stars is that use a Via usb controller.

My USB 2.0 card is and has been working great ever since the day I got it! Very easy installation and I haven't had any problems since. One thing to note is that it is not a powered port setup, so if you have an external hardrive, you either have to have a power supply for it, or get the optional power cable for the USB card.