SABRENT 5 Ports USB 2.0 PCI Card Model SBT-ALI5Y

Pros: I had problems getting this thing to work and be compatible with HP computer it was put in. Caused lot of other problems on system and hard drive. I finally stopped using it and went with other name brand.

Cons: Not a very reliable or not a good working item, needs to improve, would not recommend it to buy.

Pros: I DO A LOT OF WORD PROCESSING AND I UTILIZE THREE PRINTERS, A APC UPS, AN EXTERNAL USB HARD DRIVE, A DIGITAL CAMERA W/USB CHARGING STATION AND A FLASH DRIVE. MY MOBO WAS ERRATIC TO SAY THE LEAST MAINTAINING CONNECTIVITY. I INSTALLED THIS CARD AND IT HAS BEEN SMOOTH SAILING EVER SINCE. THE PRICE WAS CHEAP AND NEWEGG SHIPPED IT FAST.

Cons: NONE!

Pros: Usb 2.0 ports on my amd board were very erratic when recognizing peripherals and would run at 1.1. installed card and drivers and all 7 peripherals hooked up at 2.0

Cons: NONE!

Other Thoughts: I' THINKING ABOUT BUYING ANOTHER ONE!

Pros: None.

Cons: Started smelling hot within an hour of install. Two of the back ports immediately quit working. Within about two weeks, the PC started smoking, and it was this card! All of the ports were fried. Took out the card and no more problems.

Other Thoughts: Don't buy this card! Does not work!!!

Pros: Maybe it works under other operating systems?

Cons: I'm running windows 7 32 bit. The board can only uses one USB port at a time. Also it hits a max transfer rate of around 6 MB/s when transferring files. Cannot load Sabrent Drivers b/c they are not for windows 7.

Other Thoughts: Maybe a windows 7 driver update could fix the problem?

Pros: Fast delivery and was easy to install in motherboard. Plenty of USB 2.0 plug openings, 4 outside and one inside. When working it was very good and fast.

Cons: Never did work properly even with installing the drivers using the CD that came with it. Kept turning up Code 10 and Code 12 errors on device manager. Kept having conflicts after installing drivers with CD that came in box. I would continually have to uninstall my hardware on device manager and then reinstall it to get it to work. When working the USB 2.0 was great and worked very fast but it should not have taken this much effort. Within 2-3 weeks my HP Pavilion 7955 completely crashed. Only got message on black screen saying "Operating system not found? press any key." Thus I do not know if this happened due to this Sabrent part or if the motherboard just finally was toast, but never had this problem or problems with added hardware until using this Sabrent USB 2.0 card.

Other Thoughts: This Sabrent card probably works well with certain models of computers and is great, but for whatever reasons, I did not have good results at all, this was on a Home Edition Windows XP and HP desktop Pavilion 7955, so not sure if it was my computer just finally being worn out and toast or if it was a result of this Sabrent card, cause never had the issues I had until after installing it.

Pros: Installed it and 64-bit Win 7 recognized it and fully utilized it at boot-up. No external driver needed. Win 7 already has the driver. IT WORKS!

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: Same limitation as any add-on card. The driver isn't loaded until the OS boots so don't plug your mouse or keyboard into this if you'll need to get into BIOS setup or if you need to press F8 to get into Safe Mode.

Pros: Works with MAC. yay

Cons: none so far

Other Thoughts: uses VIA chip, very compatible with Linux, Mac out of the box

Pros: Easy installation

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: 4 usb ports for about $10.00 after shipping. You can't beat that deal.

Pros: all usb ports on my mobo failed. hmm buy a new mobo or a $6.00 part. The answer was simple and the product works perfectly.

Cons: Windows XP hesitated on install. But, as I grabbed the install disc, which i was trying to avoid, Windows XP recognized it. After a restart all was good.

Shipping cost.

Other Thoughts: I like it a lot!