On Sun, 2010-10-31 at 13:21 -0700, JoeTaxpayer wrote: > The card I got WAS OHCI but still not 2.0, despite the website saying > OHCI. > The box it came in said "Supports USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 devices at full > speed" so I don't hold "We Love Macs" 100% responsible. Yet after a > number of calls and emails, their site isn't clear that this card is > not really 2.0. The card is made by Macally, Part number UH-241, for > what it's worth. > I repeat, buyer beware. Howdy, They seem quite clear to me. Full speed for USB as always referred to the 12 Mbit/s speed. I guess I would say buyers should always beware, but a little research does not hurt. I remember when USB 2.0 came out and the new speed was called Hi-Speed. I saw quite a few devices for a while that said they were USB 2.0 Full Speed. I knew what it meant and also knew some people would not. Whenever you get a USB 3.0 setup, be sure it is capable of Super Speed if you want to see any speed advantage. Finally, the way they described it is pretty much what they needed to say. There are slight signalling differences between USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices. Even though the card only does 12 MBit/s, it is important to know for a few devices that it is a USB 2.0 card, and not a USB 1.1 card. I had something a few years ago where this made a difference, although I don't remember what it was. Good day, Ralph
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