[G4] USB2 G4/800

Jay E. Krauss Jr jekrauss at charter.net
Tue Oct 16 01:39:50 PDT 2007


	I recently added this card to my MDD 1.8 (Sonnett upgraded). 
My iPod syncs MUCH faster; I've not noticed my computer failing to go 
to sleep.
Jay E Krauss Jr








At 9:43 PM -0400 15 10 07, Richard Klein wrote:
>On 10/15/07, Charles Williams <chux at aapt.net.au> wrote:
>>  Hi,
>>
>>  You'll get only USB1.1 performance (i.e. dismal) unless you add a
>>  USB2 PCI card. These can be had quite cheaply (e.g. US$20), but I
>>  don't know how well they integrate into the rest of the OS (e.g.
>>  whether there are sleep issues).
>>
>>  Perhaps someone will recommend a card?
>
>I've been really happy with this 5-port IOGear card from OWC:
>http://eshop.macsales.com/item/IOGEAR/GIC251U/
>They're listing it at $18 right now.  It should make syncing with MP3
>players or downloading pictures from your camera faster, too.
>
>But I've never used the sleep feature on any of my computers; they're
>either on or off.  So, I don't know if this card affects my Mac's
>ability to sleep.
>
>--
>Rich
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