Most importantly, if you can work thorugh some issues with this card, it works great. It was readily recognized properly by various Linux distros that I tried it with. It's USB speeds seemed really good too. I used this to add USB 3.0 to my Mini ITX build.
HOWEVER, JUST REMEMBER THESE FOUR SIGNIFICANT CONSIDERATION FOR USING THIS CARD:
1. It requires power. I had to salvage an old floppy drive power connector from an old unit and integrate it into the wiring harness on my PC.
2. You may have potential clearance issues with the card once the aforementioned floppy drive power cable is attached. On my particular motherboard, the floppy drive power connector's wires had to be doubled back onto the power connector and zip tied down tight in order to keep it from rubbing the cpu heatsink. See accompanying picture.
3. The pins that solder the power pins to the card are too long. The soldered pins protrude so much out of the bottom of the card that you'll likely find it very hard to tighten the mounting screws down without cracking the card's pcb board and/or having the pins dig into your motherboard. I caught this problem and used wire cutters to trim the pins way down. Everything fit much better then. This issue is what solely detracted two stars from this review...
4. The set of cables that comes with this card are a little over 32 inches long. That's REALLY long and a lot of extra cable if you're putting these in a small desktop computer or Mini ITX build. I had to order a much shorter separate cable for my build..
| Brand | Syba |
|---|---|
| Item model number | SD-MPE20142 |
| Item Weight | 7 ounces |
| Product Dimensions | 7 x 5.5 x 1.5 inches |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 7 x 5.5 x 1.5 inches |
| Manufacturer | Syba |
| ASIN | B009WN7SQA |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | October 24, 2012 |
