USB/firewire Expresscard 34 2FIREWIRE+1 USB Ports

by Sonnet Technologies

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1 x 7 x 6 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000TMI0VU
• Item model number: FWUSB2-E34
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #15 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Components > I/O Port Cards > FireWire Port Cards
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 13, 2007

Product Description

Sonnet Technologies Tango Express 5 Port USB & FireWire Adapter FWUSB2-E34 640

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Okay, with one potentially expensive problem, February 4, 2009

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Jerry Saperstein (Evanston, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: USB/firewire Expresscard 34 2FIREWIRE+1 USB Ports (Personal Computers)

The card installed and worked without problems on Windows XP, Vista Ultimate (32-bit) and Vista Home Premium (64-bit).

Best to plug your devices in before you insert the card in the computer, as plugging in the external devices when the card is plugged in can cause the card to eject.

One big caveat: the unit does not pass through bus power. So your USB devices that require a powered bus will not work! You either have to use a USB split cable where there is a second plug to get power or get a 12v external power adapter that fits this card. Sonnet offers one with an international plug set, but it costs two-thirds of what the card costs. Not a good value equation in my estimation. My Firewire devices don't need bus power, so the card fits my needs for the time being.

Jerry

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easily eject-able, December 21, 2009

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Donovan "Gamer" (Macomb, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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I am using this card with a MacBook Pro. In that notebook, the card is very easily eject-able, which often results in it being ejected at the absolute worst time. I don't know where the blame falls for this though. I think that's how Apple designed the port. I'm not sure there's anything that Sonnet could have done to prevent it.

The other knock that reviewers have been giving it was the inability to power a portable drive. Again, I think this is actually a shortcoming of the port on any notebook. Because I knew this going in, I was prepared and this didn't affect my opinion of the product.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great USB/firewire Expresscard, September 15, 2008

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Barry Hincks (Overland Park KS) - See all my reviews
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This card works perfectly, once you realize three things: 1. You need to plug your cables into the expresscard first, then push the expresscard into your computer's slot. 2. If you accidentally bump the expresscard, it disengages from your computer. 3. (At least on my 17-in. MacBook Pro) I have to push the expresscard into the computer two times (reason I give it only 4 stars). It never stays in on the first push. Go figure.