GRAUGEAR 3.5 Inch Front Panel USB C Hub, SD/microSD Internal Card Reader, 20Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2x2, USB3.2 Type-E Key-A 20-Pin Header & USB3.0 Header & 15-Pin SATA Power Connector Required [G-MP01CR]

Bought this to add more usb ports to front of pc case. Would have liked it to be 5.25" wide for case bay, but I had to buy an adapter tray for it from Silverstone to fit their SETA D1 case and that solved issue. Adapter is stamped aluminum which is much stronger than the plastic one I bought first which had a real sloppy fit between the Graugear frame and adapter frame. As for use, this is great. usb 3.0 ports work great and nice to have a 20Gbps and 5Gbps usb-c port. I purchased Xiwai 20Gbps USB 3.2x2 adaptor for my empty m.2 header on my ROG X399E-gaming MB. Nice to have the SD/Micro SD card slots. No need for the small card reader anymore. Back to the pc storage box for old things pc. After a couple days of use, the transfer speeds are very good, and I am getting consistent connections with the m.2 slot am3242 based adapter card. Have transferred data between all of the ports and they all work well. As expected, depending on the type of media you have connected to panel will make a difference in transfer speeds. Also turn over the usb`c cable and see if speeds change on your system. Surprised me so just try it. Still very good investment. This is a quality product because the two interface cables are round and shielded so there is no need to worry about noise affecting signal transfers between MB or within the panel when transferring between SD and usb. Flat ribbon cables really are something I do not like to see on usb 3.0 and above. They are susceptible to noise. Wish Graugear included a 3.5" to 5.25" adapter or had one listed for their product on website. If they do have one, I must have missed it. Definitely recommend and would buy again if needed and will recommend to others to get this if they need more usb options.

Convenient way of getting more USB ports. The device has (as shown) two connectors. One is a standard 19 pin USB 3.0 cable that serves 2 USB A sockets, a lower speed USBC socket, and a very handy SD card and micro SD card reader. The second cable brings out a USB Gen 3.2 2X2 connection from your motherboard, providing a 20 Gbps connection. Everything works as designed, and cables were long enough for easy connection to the motherboard. You need to provide power with a SATA type power connector from your power supply. The web page shows you what kind of connectors to look for on your mobo, which was quite helpful in making a purchase decision The unit fits directly into a floppy drive bay. ***Note that you will need to have or purchase a 5.25 to 3.5 front bay mounting bracket if mounting the USB hub into an optical drive slot.***

This is a very reliable product as far as USB is concerned. I have read horror stories in the reviews concerning USB C charging issues, and have not done so very often since I don't use USB C to C that much. I have however encountered a problem with the micro SSD card reader conking out on me when I used it to transfer data files to the larger SSD card reader used in the same device. This trick worked a couple of times and I was able to transfer files. Now the micro SSD card reader won't work, but the larger SSD card reader is still good. Other than that, the Graugear USB hub is still an okay product for the price, being all metal and sturdy with at least one SSD reader still going after a year.

I have a 10 year old Corsair case that is of the generation that had a front opening for three 5.25 inch devices. I love the case and have used it through multiple motherboards. But the drawback is that the built in ports of the case only support USB 2.0. With my latest build I wanted to expose the USB 3 type-C ports but not lose my CD drive or my hot swappable drive bay. I was skeptical of buying this because I had bought one previously that was the same form factor and looked similar but once installed I found that I couldn't read the SD memory cards while also using the USB ports. When I received this one from GRAUGEAR, I was happily surprised that all ports work simultaneously. I can read a SD card, connect a game controller to the USB Type-A ports, and an external hard drive to the USB Type-C ports. All work in parallel and at full speed. I did have to get an adapter to make the 3.5 inch format fit into the 5.25 inch slot of the case, but that was expected from the start. It looks nice and is fully functional.

This stopped working after a couple months and I can no longer return it. Very cool item, fits my build perfectly but effectively useless now.

Upgraded an old (dusty) case that had just gotten a new motherboard with a extra USB3.2 & USB-E headers to have some USB-C and USB-A. Ordered with a 5.25" to 3.5" disk plate so the dust stayed out of the case and mounted in a unused 5.25" bay. Easy install apart from the usual fun of getting around the innumerable cables for the power supplies and the HDD raid disks.

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Ce panneau avant GRAUGEAR G-MP01CR offre des vitesses de transfert élevées avec son port USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C à 20 Gbit/s et deux ports USB-A à 5 Gbit/s, ce qui rend les transferts rapides et efficaces. Il s'adapte parfaitement aux baies standards 3,5", avec un lecteur de cartes SD/Micro SD pratique à l'avant pour un accès direct. La façade en métal est robuste et protège bien les ports, l'installation est simple. Idéal pour les configurations PC des passionnés.

I could not find a likewise product from far-east makers so bought one from a german maker..... and of course that's asking for troubles: memorycard reader= not functioning but usb-3 and usb-c are working; so 2 of 3 are working, not bad for a german-made item ....

Produit ok. Pas de soucis.