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Sonnet Allegro Pro USB 3 0 PCIe card

Last Updated: November 25, 2018 (Refresh Now)
7.7
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
120
Old Reviews
59
Unverified
3
Spam Test
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3
NUMBER OF USB PORTS
Yes
USB
800 GB
MEMORY

Review Analysis - 58 recent, verified reviews

Detailed Mode
Ports
 26
usb, ports, 0, usb 3, usb 2 0
+85%
-15%
comment
" ...  Because >> This board has a dedicated full rate USB 3.0 controller chip for EVERY port! ... USB ports shared with one USB 3.0 controller chip.  ...  "
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" ...  Dedicated controllers for each port ... All of my devices (2 Viewsonic monitors with USB hubs, professional input devices, generic USB connected devices) connect and work without issue.  ...  "
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" ...  The Mac sees it as 4 separate 3.0 USB buses.  ...  "
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" ...  One of the few USB 3 device that will work on older Mac Pros!  ...  "
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" ...  My USB speeds are so much faster than the only 2.0 the iMac came with.  ...  "
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" ...  Plugged and Played just fine.  ...  "
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" ...  Using this in a 2009 Mac Pro to add USB 3 support.  ...  "
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" ...  Seems to me with so many USB devices being used today computer manufactured would put more USB ports on their computers.  ...  "
Device Compatibility
 23
works great, pro 5 1, mid 2010, mac pro 5, mac pro 2008
+87%
-13%
comment
" ...  working as advertised on a mac pro 5.1 2010 10.13.1  ...  "
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" ...  Worked in my older Mac Pro (2008) tower no problem.  ...  "
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" ...  Immediately recognized by Windows 10 Enterprise x64  ...  "
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" ...  Works with Mac Pro 2008 (3,1) ... and can confirm works with my Mac Pro 2008. ... This along with the $10 Bluetooth dongle has renewed my 9 year old Mac.  ...  "
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" ...  One of the few USB 3 device that will work on older Mac Pros!  ...  "
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" ...  It works fine on my 2008 Mac Pro.  ...  "
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" ...  I bought two of these to install in my new computer.  ...  "
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" ...  Works great in my 2010 Mac Pro. ... Gives the Mac Pro a little more life!  ...  "
USB
 16
usb, usb 3, ports, hard drive, drives
+88%
-13%
comment
" ...  The Mac sees it as 4 separate 3.0 USB buses. ... Now my USB 3.0 external drive reads and writes at least twice as fast. ... Should have done this USB 3.0 and Bluethooth dongle a long time ago.  ...  "
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" ...  One of the few USB 3 device that will work on older Mac Pros!  ...  "
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" ...  My USB speeds are so much faster than the only 2.0 the iMac came with.  ...  "
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" ...  Using this in a 2009 Mac Pro to add USB 3 support.  ...  "
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" ...  Seems to me with so many USB devices being used today computer manufactured would put more USB ports on their computers.  ...  "
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" ...  I have 5 SATAs now that are backup drives and 4 that are entertainment - movies mostly which stream better through the USB 3.0 with better picture quality too!  ...  "
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" ...  I have several hard drive docks plugged into it, and they all appear to be stable.  ...  "
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" ...  I ran both a thumb drive and an external hard drive at full USB 3.0 speeds through the card in both Windows 7 and MacOS.  ...  "

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Specifications

Connectivity
Number of USB ports:  3 
USB:  Yes 
Memory
Memory:  800 GB
3
NUMBER OF USB PORTS
Yes
USB
800 GB
MEMORY