MASSCOOL 5-Port USB2.0 PCI Card Model MTU25

Pros: cheap - seems to partially work once you get it working

Cons: Wasn't automatically recognized by my Windows XP SP3 system. Had to open case to read chip to figure out which driver to install (NEC UPD720101 btw). Setup froze on me until I installed from Safe Mode. Still didn't work however. I had to go through my device manager and select generic drivers (it at some point started listing that as an alternate drive) which made it work - however like other reviews it appears that only the first two ports work. It does however appear to provide power just fine on those two though (saw a review that said it didn't).

Overall Review: After reading the negatives (which I did after I bought) I don't think I would recommend this product since it appears to have a high percentage of users that just can't get it to work. I wasted quite a lot of time in restarts, etc before I got it to work and I'm an IT professional.

Pros: Of course, easy install/setup. No issues with transfer speeds. Works like a charm.

Cons: None so far.

Pros: Very easy to install. XP found and installed the drivers for this card so I had no need for the CD that came with it. Also very cheap for a USB 2.0 card.

Cons: Nothing comes to mind. Installation and usage has been smooth and flawless.

Overall Review: Newegg is definitely the best out there for people like me!

Comments: This little card is amazing. Turns a PCI slot into 4 external USB ports and 1 internal one too. Installation was really easy - plugged it in and Windows XP already had the driver for it. Great deal for 10 dollars.

Pros: I have had this installed in my PC for 2 and a half years now with no issue. Most of the ports are full and it continues to run like a champs

Cons: Price has gone up since I bought mine, was 8.99

Pros: Plug and play. I bought it to use on a motherboard that has dead USB ports. I got it in and figure I'd test it out on a computer I had on hand running Windows 7 Pro. 64 bit. I installed it and plugged in my mouse and keyboard. turned on the computer and as soon as it logged in I was using my mouse and keyboard. No cd required. I started working on my other computer to do the upgrade. Installed everything into my case, installed the card and booted up the windows install cd and everything worked fine.

Cons: It's not 5 ports as advertised. You can only use up to 4 ports at the same time. The internal port is part of the external port closes to the bottom of the card. Also, there's a header next to the internal port that Newegg doesn't mention anything about. I was hoping it would be a internal USB header and be able have at least one front panel USB. I plugged it in and nothing happened. I don't even think the header does anything for the card.

Overall Review: Overall it's pretty good. It's got a pretty good build quality and I love the fact that I didn't need to install any drivers because I wouldn't have been able to install Windows with my USB mouse and keyboard.

Pros: Works like a charm and was installed easily. Windows 7 found the card and installed drivers automatically. I had the driver cd in the drive but it didn't even use it. Now I can transfer podcasts and songs to my iPod touch in a short amount of time.

Cons: I only wish the whole card was full-height to make it easier to install between other cards, but that'd be a waste of resources and space. Mine is installed next to my videocard and I don't have to worry that it's blocking off air.

Pros: simple as plug & play with Ubuntu 8.04, didn't even access the internet just plug it in and started system up, no cd drivers needed. EXCELLENT

Cons: None

Overall Review: will buy more in the future, all 4 usb ports working