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Adaptec AUA-1420 USB 2.0 2 Port CardBus | List Price: $99.99
Discount Price: $39.98
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Platform: Windows
Brand: Adaptec
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 5 years warranty
Features: - Connect 2 high-speed USB 2.0 devices to your notebook computer
- Fully compatible with USB 1.1
- Includes USB 2.0 drivers for Windows operating systems
- No external power supply needed in most cases
- 5-year warranty
Good Product ( required extra work) [Posted on 2004-10-13]
Here what I had to do to get the adapter to work:
- Go to the Adaptec Website, download the latest driver (Using the Model number on the adapter)
- Go to the Adaptec trouble shoot website and follow the instruction for work around to overwrite the WinXP SP2.
- Reboot then you will be fine.
I give it **** because of the above problem. Otherwise, it worked great with all my external devices( External Hard Drive, DVD burner ...etc)
Note: - Linux setup for this is a lot easier.
- Toshiba laptop may have lower voltage on the PCMCIA slot
so make sure to check it out.
Excellent product [Posted on 2005-02-17]
I bought this item after a bad experience with an ADS Technologies card (see my review for that one) that did not work. At first I was hesitant to shell out the cash for the Adaptec, but I was so desperate to find a USB2.0 PCMCIA card that did NOT require an AC adapter.
I have an HP Pavilion ZT1180 notebook, running XP Home SP2. Older, but a great notebook. The biggest drawback of my notebook is the lack of USB 2.0 ports (they are all USB 1.1). I needed a card that I could use with my 802.11 SuperG usb dongle and did NOT require an AC adapter. What's the point of being wireless if you still have to plug in the card!
The card is basically Plug and Play. I popped it into my notebook and it was rarin' to go (after the usual XP prompts to detect drivers, etc). I did not need to run the included CD-ROM, nor did I need to go to the Adaptec website for updated drivers. XP Home SP2 had the drivers for it. The card was able to support and provide enough power for my wireless USB dongle like a pro and I was able to surf at 108 mbps! I am EXTREMELY pleased with this card. I have not pushed the card by trying to install another usb device that would require power. There is a jack for an AC adapter, but no adapter was included with the product. You could probably pick one up easily at a Target or Radio Shack if necessary.
I have to say that it is worth the price (hence 5 stars) because of the power issue. Similar cheaper no-name or generic brand cards aren't capable of providing enough juice to power a simple USB dongle.
Doesn't work with flash drives. Avoid this one. [Posted on 2005-04-09]
Because this card DOES NOT come with a power adapter (the Belkin Cardbus card does, and I'm ordering one after I send this one back) it would not work with my flash drives. One it would not see at all, and the other it would see but not access.
I assume it works O.K. with low or non power devices such as USB keyboards or Mice, or with devices that have their own power supply such as an External USB hard drive, but I've tested neither. I just know this one is 15 dollars more, then you need to turn around and buy the adapter, which is not even listed on Amazon?
Also, the driver installation was a pain because after Windows XP installs its drivers, you have to disable all the USB controllers on the card, download the Adaptec driver, then it will install the Adapted drivers. That took me about an hour to find on the Adaptec website. I'm a technician and I do this kind of thing all day; it should not be this hard.
Avoid this one.
This is a loser - doesn't recognize USB memory key [Posted on 2007-01-12]
My limit is 2 hours to get a driver + new hardware installed. After two hours I wasn't even close. I got it to drive a mouse, but what I really needed was to be able to connect a memory stick. Never happened. Don't buy this one. Look elsewhere.
Needs power supply...that nobody carries [Posted on 2008-01-03]
This card is fine for what it is, but it is basically useless for many high-speed applications. If you want USB 2.0, it's probably to feed a thumb disk or a hard drive or a video adaptor...all of which will need the USB port to feed power.
Which this card does not. Unless you plug in the "optional" power supply. Which is not available off the shelf in most stores. Sure, I was able to fashion one myself, but why should I have to? This 95-cent omission on Adaptec's side is a $15 problem on top of the purchase price.
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