USB 2.0 card $7.00 shipped

[chiragp]

Link
Free shipping code can be found at the site mentioned in the "Topic Summary" or use www.[b]pricewatch[/b].com.

 

[yougotdeals]

Free shipping makes this hot. Thanks.

 

[Buz2b]

Nice find. Love Free shipping! Didn't need code either!

 

[weepul]

http://www.resellerratings.com/seller5783.html

Acortech
http://www.acortech.com
Customer Satisfaction
Six-Month Rating: 7.26
Six-Month Reviews: 42
Lifetime Reviews: 82
Lifetime Rating: 7.56

decent resellerratings too.

//krunk (^_^x)

 

[weepul]

http://www.resellerratings.com/seller5783.html

Acortech
http://www.acortech.com
Customer Satisfaction
Six-Month Rating: 7.26
Six-Month Reviews: 42
Lifetime Reviews: 82
Lifetime Rating: 7.56

decent resellerratings too.

//krunk (^_^x)

 

[rch4001]

nice

 

[Kenny0829]

I'm in
THANKS......

 

[TwiceOver]

Exactly what I need... and for $6... Who can pass this up.

 

[udonoogen]

well ... seeing as i dont really need a usb 2.0 card right now ill pass it up. good deal nonetheless!

 

[tuNaB2nroB]

Just checked it, price gone up to $7

 

[SimMike2]

I won't buy from this company because you cannot register with their site without putting your credit card on file with their company. If you register and don't enter your credit card, you get kicked back during the order process and you have to add a credit card to your account information screen. I despise this. Yes, I know, almost every place is keeping stuff on file. But very few require it as part of the site registration process.

 

[RandomFool]

eh? what the hell i'm in.

 

[dc]

is the via usb2.0 chipset any good?

 

[Marm]

I bought one, I thought for $6 it is hard to go wrong. It has to be better than the 1.1 that I am now running.

 

[vetteguy]

Ordered the 16th, has not shipped yet.

 

[RBBRMADE]

Up to $7 each on the website. Still a great deal.

 

[chiragp]

Originally posted by: tuNaB2nroB
Just checked it, price gone up to $7

Updated the title. Thanks tuNaB2nroB

 

[kenja]

The credit card requirement is cheesy, but I've bought quite a bit of good cheap stuff from Acortech.

The VIA usb chip is not the best (from what I hear) but what the heck.

 

[cremefilled]

I've purchased several times from Acortech, and each time they've shipped same or next-day. They have been as fast as newegg for me.

A while back, almost everything on their website was free shipping (with coupon code). Now it just looks like a few selected items on pricewatch, unfortunately. Still a good company.

 

[richardycc]

how do I know if my computer's bulit in usb ports are 1.1 or 2? whats the speed diff again?

 

[cremefilled]

richardycc, the speed difference is 12 Mbps vs. 480 Mbps (although the latter seems to be only a theoretical figure).

Go to Control Panel/System/Device Manager/ and open up "Universal Serial Bus Controllers" at the bottom. Mine says "USB 2.0 root hub."

 

[st0nefry]

Ordered on the 17th, hasn't shipped yet

 

[klaxon]

NOT VIA CHIPSET

after i placed the order, i noticed that the image shows an ALI chipset. emailed customer service, they apologize, but it is indeed an ALI chipset card, not a VIA, VIA ones are out of stock. they returned my email quickly, so i'm not saying they are a bad seller.

perhaps you folks who got in earlier will get VIA's.

so, i'm not in on this. i got the $10 one from linkcomm a few months back and i'm happy with that, guess i'll get another. i doubt all ALI chipsets are bad, but there was some bad press on them, so i'm just going to avoid it - too lazy to chase down the details. i read that NEC and lucent/agere are best, VIA is good.

<rant>
how about those $0.75 usb cards on ebay... the ones with $16 shipping.
</rant>

 

[ParatoOptimal]

Adaptec cards use Ali chipsets.
I also read that NEC is the prefered one to get.
I don't know if Ali is preferred over Via.

 

[st0nefry]

Got mine today, it is an Ali Chipset. Even though the box that it came in clearly says VIA and doesn't look anything like the card inside. Not even the same shape. Part # on card is CK0001B instead of CK0001 on the box.

Good thing I don't really care!