Hi
Looking at The MOTU UltraLite-mk3 Hybrid Audio Interface:
 
Have read it does not like USB 3.0 ports and also that the Windows drivers are not real great?
 
Looking at the Roalnd Octa, really my first choice: Read it definitely does not like USB 3.0 ports.
 
It's for my laptop which of course only has 4 USB 3.0 ports. Killer laptop besides that.
 
Yes, I do need that many ins and outs. At least 6 in and 6 or 8 out.
 
Thanks folks

What is the laptop model?

Does it have any expansion slots?


I know when I tried my quad capture on usb3 the latency was much higher than usb2

Its an Asus N56VM. 4 USB ports. It has on HDMI and of course ethernet-That's it. What is an expansion port? If you mean like a card slot or something-no, I sure wish it did because I also have an Echo Indigo.
 
So, it seems the USB 3.0 ports thing is not just a rumor.
Thanks very Much

I believe that Windows 8 has addressed the USB 3 problem. I know that Propellerhead's Balance now works with USB 3 in Windows 8 when it didn't in Windows 7.
 
Grum. 

I use the Motu Mk3 Hybrid fro mixing project in Win 64bit and they are rock solid. I believe that they use the same drivers as the Ultralite hybrid. I also believe that Win 7 does not support USB3 speeds on its own.

Looking at The MOTU UltraLite-mk3 Hybrid Audio Interface:   Have read it does not like USB 3.0 ports and also that the Windows drivers are not real great?   Looking at the Roalnd Octa, really my first choice: Read it definitely does not like USB 3.0 ports.   It's for my laptop which of course only has 4 USB 3.0 ports. Killer laptop besides that.   Yes, I do need that many ins and outs. At least 6 in and 6 or 8 out.

The issue with USB-3 is that on all motherboards except the newer Z series chipset units, the USB-3 ports are provided via 3rd-party add-on controllers.  Liken this USB-3 scenario to using non-TI chipset Firewire controllers.  
Many USB-2 audio interfaces don't cope well (or as well) as using the USB-2 controller that integrated into the motherboard's chipset.
With a laptop, you have limited USB ports... but with a desktop, you should have plenty of integrated USB-2 ports.
There's no performance advantage to using a USB-2 device connected to a USB-3 port.


I've been running USB-3 RAID units under Win7x64.
You don't need any special patch/drivers/updates/etc to get the full speed of USB-3.
USB-3 will top out in the ~500MB/Sec range (assuming you're connected to a USB-3 controller on a Z series chipset motherboard - integrated into the chipset).

The MOTU USB audio interface drivers are fine.

If you're using a Z series chipset motherboard (Z77, Z75), you'll likely do fine when connected via USB-3 ports.

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