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Review on πŸ”˜ Syba SD-PEX50055: High-Speed 2 Port USB 3.0 and 2 Port SATA III PCIe 2.0 x4 Controller Card – Green Grey by David Banks

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Highly recommended!

Most modern computers don't have enough USB ports when used in a production environment and this certainly applies to my Lenovo ThinkCentre M83. Tower with Windows 10 Professional. To solve this problem, I decided to try this card. It worked immediately and flawlessly. CD drives connected to internal SATA ports and devices connected to external USB 3.0 ports work and are recognized. I can't comment on HDD or SSD speeds with this card, but the system never lags when accessing an optical cable. Media in connected drives. Make sure your power supply has a 4-pin floppy connector as this card requires this to function. If you don't, I recommend the dedicated Monoprice SATA to 4-pin connector. I bought one to use with this card and another PCI-E card and it works fine. Monoprice 12" SATA 15-Pin Male to 4-Pin Female Power Cable (107642)

Pros
  • Internal HDD power connector for additional +5V power supply to USB ports
Cons
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