USB3.1 for MAC and Window is here

[crjackson2134]

I have no access to insider info, vendors, etc. and this is my own speculation so take it with the required grain of salt, but this description pretty much fits the Sonnet Allegro Pro USB 3.0 card that came out earlier this year. The regular non-pro Allegro (I have one of these installed in my 4,1->5,1) runs completely on internal power from the card slot and requires no additional wires or drivers. It had 4 ports sharing 1 controller. It has worked flawlessly for me. The Pro version features 4 USB 3.0 controllers and 4 USB 3.0 ports for more throughput per port if you connect many devices. Pretty easy to imagine Sonnet evolving this product line into a USB 3.1 solution. Sonnet's current USB 3.0 cards are pricey but they are fire-and-forget and hassle-free once they installed and that justified the extra cost for me.

It's not to say that Sonnet won't do something like that, but that's not the vendor I was referring to. The vendor i was talking about is currently redesigning the card (it wasn't even released to retail) so the release schedule has been moved back. With the lack of an updated driver from OS X, the vendollr is in no rush now (which is probably a good thing).

Sorry but that's not it... Read my review of the pro card in Post #1466

 

[flehman]

It's not to say that Sonnet won't do something like that, but that's not the vendor I was referring to. The vendor i was talking about is currently redesigning the card (it wasn't even released to retail) so the release schedule has been moved back. With the lack of an updated driver from OS X, the vendollr is in no rush now (which is probably a good thing).

Sorry but that's not it... Read my review of the pro card in Post #1466

Yep I had read and commented on your review at the time. I will be interested to see if Sonnet or the unknown vendor manages to come through with a product.

 

[Yosmac]

could you confirm please that the asus 3.1 card based on ASMedia chipset works under el capitan oob? thank you.

[doublepost=1472092443][/doublepost]Devices with ASMEDIA chipset work in OS X 10.6 to 10.10 for those that appeared before the respective OS launch, but they are NOT supported in OS X 10.11 El Capitan. The good news, they work again in OS X 10.12 beta. I just tested. I hope the drivers still in the final version.

 

[ActionableMango]

They won't have to I'm told. I'm not allowed to say too much until it comes to fruition but expect a 4 port 4 lane card with independent controllers that requires no drivers, no extra power, from a vendor I regularly deal with.

Did this ever hit market?

 

[crjackson2134]

AM, I’ve spent a long time in the hospital and lost connections with well... Everything and everyone. I honestly don’t know.

As you and many others may have noticed I’m not very active here as of late. I’m just now starting to be alive again. So I have very little useful information to offer. My apologies to everyone.

 

[ActionableMango]

AM, I’ve spent a long time in the hospital and lost connections with well... Everything and everyone. I honestly don’t know.

As you and many others may have noticed I’m not very active here as of late. I’m just now starting to be alive again. So I have very little useful information to offer. My apologies to everyone.

Yeah I remember you mentioning about having serious health issues back then. I'm glad to see you are still here.

 

[buck11]

Glad you are here as well!!