In my previous review for the USB Twister Hub from Brando WorkShop, I was lamenting about how the MacBook Pro was limited to two USB ports, unless there was a USB hub of some sort attached. Well today’s review item helps solve that conundrum. Dracos was kind enough to send me the Apiotek EC-0011 Quad USB 2.0 Express Card Adapter for review.

Apiotek EC-0011 SPEED Quad USB 2.0 Express Card Adapter

Reviewed by: Tomas Ratas

Edited by: Kristofer Brozio

Sponsor: Apiotek

When the MacBook Pro was released, they replaced the PCMCIA slot with the Express Card Slot. There are two sizes of ExpressCards. The smaller one is 34mm wide (ExpressCard/34) and the other is 54mm (ExpressCard/54). The MacBook Pro features an ExpressCard/34 slot.

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Uses for that ExpressCar/34 slot include such solutons as: TV tuners, hot pluggable FireWire 800 adapters, extra FireWire 400 port(s), Bluetooth mobile phone connectivity products, CompactFlash adapters, Flash memory cards, Gigabit Ethernet networking cards, External SATA (eSATA), which claims peak interface speeds up to 3 times faster than FireWire 800, and more.

Today I will put the Apiotek EC-0011 Quad USB 2.0 Express Card Adapter though its paces. Let’s get started….

Tech Specs,Features or the Basic Info: 

Apiotek EC-0011 SPEED Quad USB 2.0 Express Card Adapter

- Compliant with new Express Card 34/54 interface

- Supports Quad USB2.0 with 480 Mbps

- Supports XP, VISTA & Mac

- Supports Plug & Play

• No driver required

Model Name :

APIOTEK Speed Quad USB 2.0 Express Card Adapter

Description:

Quad USB 2.0 Express Card Adapter

Operation Voltage

+3.3V ~+3.0V

(+/-5% wide range power supply)

Interface:

Express Card 34 / USB 2.0

System Environment:

Operating Temperature: 0°C ~50°C

Operating Humidity: 10% ~90%RH

System Requirements:

Supports Windows 2000, ME, XP & VISTA

Mac 8.6, 9.x, 10.1.2, and above