USB 3.0 preview at HardOCP

Posted on Saturday, December 19 2009 @ 20:15 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

HardOCP has taken a look at USB 3.0, you can check it out over here.

I think most of us are familiar with USB and USB 2.0 connected devices. The next advancement in Universal Serial Bus technology we are now seeing come to market is the USB 3.0 specification being billed as "SuperSpeed USB." USB 3.0 connections have twice as many wires as a USB 2.0 connection, but the plug into your motherboard or USB 3.0 card will be backwards compatible with USB 2.0. You CAN plug a USB 2.0 device into a USB 3.0 port and have it work. You can also plug a USB 3.0 device into a USB 2.0 connection as well. Below is a screen shot of Windows 7 letting you know that you are not going as fast as you could!

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Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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Re: USB 3.0 preview at HardOCP
by Anonymous on Sunday, December 20 2009 @ 15:41 CET

So Intel, if the entire rest of the world could manage USB 3.0 by now, and even show off devices to connect to it, what the **** was YOUR problem with putting it into chipsets introduced in Q4 2009?

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