For those not so familiar with the USB 3.0 standard, each port must now be able to deliver 900mA of current to be considered a fully power port – almost double the 500mA maximum of USB 2.0. This Buffalo adapter is for Windows PC, although Mac compatible models are appearing despite no official support from Apple. Although it’s an NEC derived interface card, whether it keep pace with the PCIe card equivalents remains to be seen. Buffalo’s ExpressCard 34 implementation is no exception from this apparent norm. SuperSpeed slot loader: Buffalo Technology's IFC-EC2U3UCĪs I noted previously in my review of Buffalo’s IFC-PCIE2U3 USB 3.0 PCI-Express card, the controller currently dominating the SuperSpeed USB market is NEC’s D720200F1.
