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Review on 🟩 StarTech.com 1-Port Flush Mount USB 3.0 Card Adapter with UASP Support - ExpressCard SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter (ECUSB3S11), Green by Chris Benton

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The little adapter that could!

I'm asking for a Lenovo TP220x tablet (manufactured November 2011) to run a Win10 virtual machine from an ExpressCard slot - USB 3.0 ext HDD. Using Virtual Box - Boot Time: USB 2.0 (2 min: 15 sec), 3.0 (1 min: 31 sec) YAY! Much faster! Copy a 30GB TIB file (from external drive to main OS) - USB 2.0 (15 min: 57 sec), USB 3.0 (6 min: 32 sec) Hooray! Much faster! The adapter fits snugly in the slot. The main operating system is Win10. No drivers required. It recognized the Ext HDD I wanted to use. I haven't tried anything else yet. I am planning to use an mSATA SSD through a USB 3.0 enclosure. I hope that works. I will give an update on this. I chose a port because I don't plan on adding other USB 3.0 devices. If so, I'm hoping some sort of USB 3.0 hub/bus works to add the extra element. It comes with a USB power adapter cable in case you need extra power from the USB 3.0 port. I don't need it for the one external hard drive I used.

Pros
  • I'm holding my fists
Cons
  • Not the best