Gary, many thanks for checking. I just looked up the card on Sweetwater, and it says this:

"Works with PCIx-equipped Mac and PC"

I thought the "x" meant it was for the PCIe generation of slots. That may be a wrong assumption. I don't think PCI and PCI express cards are compatible. Or could this just be a typo in the product description at Sweetwater?

Does anyone here know if there is any advantage, sound-wise, to a PCI express card over a straight PCI? Or is it just data transfer speed?

The RME card I would love to have, the HDSPe AIO, is PCI express only. That was a surprise.

Bob & John, yes, I agree PCI should be around for awhile. Let's hope so, anyway, for the sake of equipment we already have.


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