Sunday, May 13, 2012

$44 will get you 7 USB 3.0 ports

A Japanese online retailer has just listed a 7 port USB 3.0 PCIe card that features the VIA Labs' VL810 chip. The card draws power from SATA but still wouldn't be able to provide full USB 3.0 speed to all 7 USB 3.0 ports at once. But if you have an older PC and you want to add USB 3.0 ports, this is a way to do it without having a powered USB hub sitting on your desk, external to your PC.


Thursday, May 10, 2012

VIA Labs USB 3.0 controller turns up on Orico PCIe card

I can't tell you which of VIA Labs' USB 3.0 chips is on Orico's new 7 port PCIe card, but it's one of them! Not much else is known except that it's a world's first.


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