USB PCIe cards

nealt · #1 November 5th, 2008, 12:07 PM

I am looking for a USB 2 PCIe card for a Mac Pro. Some of them seem pricey. I have found two reasonably priced cards:
NEC PCI-Express x1 to 4+1-Port USB 2.0 Controller Card and
Masscool XWT-PCIE01 5-Port USB 2.0 PCI Express Card - PCI Express x1, USB 2.0, 4 x External, 1 x Internal.

Neither card mentions Macintosh compatibility. Does anyone know if they are compatible? Are there any other cards priced below $40.00?

Any experiences with these cards?
Thanks

ora · #2 November 5th, 2008, 12:12 PM

How about the one at http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/usb/a...i-pcmcia-cards

Says its for a Macpro, gives ya extra firewire as well. 49 not 40 but still a decent price, the Sonnet ones are 70 dollars I think.

nealt · #3 November 5th, 2008, 12:22 PM

I really do not need the extra Firewire port and would prefer not to have to pay for it. The two cards I mentioned are $29.95 and $34.95 respectively.

Hughvane · #4 January 5th, 2009, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nealt

I am looking for a USB 2 PCIe card ... I have found two reasonably priced cards:
Neither card mentions Macintosh compatibility. Does anyone know if they are compatible? Are there any other cards priced below $40.00?

Two months on, which card did you buy eventually? I'm in the market now for a Sonnet Allegro, which is US$30 in the US direct from Sonnet, slightly cheaper from OWC. The price is three times that here in NZ!