[G4] Upgrade to USB 2.0

[Harry Freeman]

Greetings ( + )!( + )

I have no experience with this product, however it is available from 
Newegg which has just about the best return policy on the net.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817111714
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On Aug 17, 2007, at 12:47 PM, Gregory Cortelyou wrote:

> Are you actually using that? Sounds too good to be true. It connects 
> to the firewire port and gives you USB 2.0 just like that? I actually 
> have intermittent problems with my card but it's better than before. 
> Apple was aware that certain 3rd party cards were giving some people 
> problems and worked a patch into one of the updates a while back. But 
> I still do have USB related wake problems now and then. If you can 
> vouch for this product (there are no user reviews on the site) I am 
> ordering one today.
> Greg
>
> On Friday, August 17, 2007, at 02:31PM, "Harry Freeman" 
> <harry at gifutiger.com> wrote:
>> Greetings ( + )!( + )
>>
>> Pat. Or better yet, you can get a 3-Port FireWire & 4-Port USB 2.0
>> Combo Hub which will connect to your Firewire port and will allow you
>> to connect your USB 2.0 device via the Firewire port.
>>
>> It's available at
>> http://www.campustech.com/c/campust/GUH420.html?id=hSr8STWY&mv_pc=211
>> for $29.95.
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>>
>> On Aug 17, 2007, at 11:20 AM, Harry Freeman wrote:
>>
>>> Greetings ( + )!( + )
>>>
>>> Pat you will find a Adaptec AUA-3020 PC Mac Combo FireWire USB 2.0 
>>> PCI
>>> Card
>>> on eBay for $12.95 plus $9.95 shipping.
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>>>
>>> On Aug 17, 2007, at 10:16 AM, Jake Holt Photography wrote:
>>>
>>>> Harry, I don't think the hub will solve his problem - he doesn't 
>>>> have
>>>> any USB 2.0 ports on his machine - therefore, he needs to have a 2.0
>>>> port to take advantage of 2.0 speed, or the hub will put him in the
>>>> same place he is now, using USB 1.0.
>>>> _______________________________________________

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