It is generally sufficient to support flash drives. This is insufficient power to support USB 3.0 bus-powered 2.5" hard drives or SSDs.Transcend USB 3.0 Super Speed Multi-Card Reader.Lexar Professional USB 3.0 Dual-Slot Reader.Delkin Ddreader 42 USB 3.0 Universal Memory Card Reader.
Supports only USB 3.0 and 2.0 storage devices and media readers USB 3.0 ExpressCard/34 host controller card.Supports hot-pluggable and hot swappable device connection
USB 3.0 with Standard-A male connector, USB 2.0 with Standard-A male connector (4)Ĭomplies with OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface), EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface), and xHCI (eXtensible Host Controller Interface) standards Supports industry standard USB 3.0, 2.0, and 1.1 peripherals USB 3.0 and 2.0 hard drives (4), SSDs, thumb drives, and media readers (2) Insert Sonnet's USB 3.0 ExpressCard/34 adapter into your MacBook Pro or PC notebook to experience the super speed of USB 3.0 connectivity firsthand.ĮxpressCard/34, PCI Express 2.0 interface This card supports hot-swappable storage connections. Sonnet’s USB 3.0 ExpressCard/34 works in ExpressCard/34 and ExpressCard/54 slots.
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