Decent bit of kit

Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month

- Does what it's supposed to
- Fits flush with the side of your laptop
- Cheap

- Not the fastest USB3.0 solution
- Nor the most power efficient
- Sub-par build quality
- Thickness makes it a tight squeeze

This card uses a Renesas (NEC) chipset which works OK but is neither as fast or as power efficient as the Fresco Logic ones. Build quality isn't good - on my unit, one port if very tight, the other is very loose.

If you need two USB3.0 ports on your laptop, then this is a good solution. However, if you only need a single port, I think sku.48005 is a better card.