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USB Cards for PCI Macs
This page is outdated and will not be updated. It is here for historical purposes only, as it predates USB 2.0 by some time. Two USB PCI 2.0 cards you may want to consider are the Sonnet Allegro USB 2.0 and the ADS USB Turbo 2.0 PCI. Both have 4 external USB ports, supports Macs as far back as the Blue & White Power Mac G3 and Mac OS versions as far back as 8.6, and provide full USB 2.0 speed with every version of OS X. (Mac OS 8.x and 9.x only support USB 1.1 speeds.)
These cards let you add
USB ports to PCI Power Macs and clones. Specifications are
virtually identical: two USB ports, 500 mA power to each port,
requires PCI Mac or clone with Mac OS 8.1 or later (8.6 or later
recommended for best USB support).
All cards ship with Mac drivers or work with Apple's drivers. In cases where the card doesn't claim Mac compatibility, I am relying on feedback from Mac owners who have installed and use the cards.
|
Brand/Card Name |
Features |
US SRP |
|
Amedia: USB Simply Connect |
two ports |
|
|
Ariston: PCI slot to 2 USB port adapter |
two ports |
|
|
Belkin: USB BusPort for Macintosh |
two ports |
$49.95 |
|
Entrega: 2 Port USB Upgrade for Macintosh |
two ports |
|
|
Entrega: 4 Port USB Upgrade for Macintosh |
four ports |
|
|
iMaccessories: iBus USB Host Adapter |
two ports |
$49.95 |
|
Keyspan: USB Card |
two ports |
$49.00 |
|
MacALLY: PCI to USB Card |
two ports |
$49.95 |
|
SIIG: USB DualPort PCI |
two ports |
|
|
XLR8: DualPort USB |
two ports |
$44.95 |
Know of other Mac-compatible cards? Please email Dan Knight !
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