You have a printer withUSB, mouse with USB, USB Flash Discs, you want to connect your camera via USB,you have a external card reader, too via USB, USB webcam and so on. Thisis ours everyday problem. We have to connect much more USB appliances and cables,than we have ports. And ExpressCard slot is unused and empty. You maybe thinkof replacing ExpressCard with USB, like me many times, but it´s not possible :(
But APIOTEK came withsensible solution. They transfered ExpressCard slot into 4x USB 2.0 ports, andsolution of simultaneous USB connecting is here.
Let me introduce you the newExpressCard USB Hub:
EC-0011: SPEED Quad USB2.0ExpressCard Adapter.
EC-0011 is something like USBhub via ExpressCard. It provides you four(Quad) USB ports with 2.0compatible interface, up to speed 480Mbps (Megabit per second).
This device is accepted byWindows XP and MAC, but even with the new system Vista from Microsoftcorporation. Who has a Microsoft Vista knows, what I ´m talking about.Some HW (hardware), which excelled on XP, Vista doesn´t support. Not to talkabout software.APIOTEK thought about this again and came with Vistacompliance:)
You should take this USBExpressCard Adapter like any other USB port in your PC, or laptop, because ofthe speed and the
Plug and Play (you just insert device into the port and you don´ thave to install anything, or set something).
Don´t try to find any CD withdrivers in your package of EC-0011: Speed Quad USB2.0 ExpressCard Adapter.
That device is driver-freeand all you have to do is to remove it from package, remove ExpressCardDummyCard from your slot in PC and insert device into ExpressCard slot. Simple?Yes.
Authors Post Scriptum:
I would prefer this way of enhancingnumber of USB ports, because it´s cordless in spite of USB hub, which was inpackage with my Laptop. And it takes up one USB port.
EC-0011: SPEED Quad USB2.0ExpressCard Adapter is the bestsolution for laptops to enhance number of USB ports. I strongly recommendit.
MichalKusenda, author of review
Manufacturer:APIOTEK
www.apiotek.com
