Flush USB 3.0 Expresscard Adapter

[FXi]

Guess that makes more reason to wait for built in USB 3

[Musuta]

Guess that makes more reason to wait for built in USB 3

that means buy new laptop .. am not doing that .....

[Krane]

Hello Guys
I just received the USB 3.0 enclosure yesterday
and I am very pleased with it box contains enclosure cable and nice pouch
you can check the pictures
BUT
What am NOT pleased is that it doesnt work over ExpressCard ..
I need aux power .. I tried to connect HDD and there was no enough power..
And I dont have aditional usb plug to power it up they sent me just normal USB 3.0 cable ..
My Verdict on ExpressCard is : ---->> IT SUCKS !!
I will try put SSD in later because SSD consuming less power so it might work?

Just because express card is not a perfect solution, doesn't mean it's still not a viable one. The same issue exists with my sata enclosure.

[Musuta]

In my case I need to sell my current flush USB 3.0 Expr. Card and buy that Shentek

[saturnotaku]

I do know that, i was never expecting 10 times the speed, i was expecting what i see in most USB 3.0 tests. Currently im only getting a 10mb/s improvement. Videos show at least twice the speed.

The Expresscard interface is going to be a limiting factor. Are the reviews you're watching being conducted on desktop systems or notebooks that have built-in USB 3.0 ports? If so, that's where you're seeing the much higher transfer rates.

[saturnotaku]

I received my card today from the U.S. seller mentioned in this post. Two business days via USPS 1st class mail from California to Illinois is pretty good.

Once installed, it's not completely flush with my GX740, but it's a darn sight better than the traditional bulky cards you see for sale on most major retail sites. It came loaded with the latest firmware, and I pulled the drivers from elsewhere on the web. The DC-USB power cable was a bit difficult to insert into the card, but it got there. I have it plugged into a wall adapter so it's not taking up one of my system's USB ports. So far, it seems to be working OK. My WD USB 3.0 drive was detected right away, and file transfers are notably snappier versus USB 2.0. Overall, a decent investment of $20.

[park li]

Still looking for the adapter right now?
if yes,recommend two online shop for you
one is chinadist.com
the other one is cmaera2000.com

I know they sell adapters,but I am not sure if there have the one you want..just a suggestion..

[trvelbug]

I received my card today from the U.S. seller mentioned in this post. Two business days via USPS 1st class mail from California to Illinois is pretty good.

Once installed, it's not completely flush with my GX740, but it's a darn sight better than the traditional bulky cards you see for sale on most major retail sites. It came loaded with the latest firmware, and I pulled the drivers from elsewhere on the web. The DC-USB power cable was a bit difficult to insert into the card, but it got there. I have it plugged into a wall adapter so it's not taking up one of my system's USB ports. So far, it seems to be working OK. My WD USB 3.0 drive was detected right away, and file transfers are notably snappier versus USB 2.0. Overall, a decent investment of $20.

could you run cdm with and w/o the wall adapter. 100mb 5x on all tests if possible.

[saturnotaku]

could you run cdm with and w/o the wall adapter. 100mb 5x on all tests if possible.

USB 2.0 --> USB 3.0 w/o AC --> USB 3.0 w/AC



Seems to be a small performance increase while using the AC adapter. Probably not enough to justify using it all the time, or at least taking up a USB port in the process. I'm not sure if I'll keep it on AC or not since I have mine plugged into the wall.

[trvelbug]

@saturnotaku
thanks. seems decent enough performance for an external.
now if we could just comapre the adapter toa built in usb 3.0 with cdm using the same drive...