[techspot]USB 3.0-equipped PCs due before end of the year - Overclock.net

Rud3Bwoy · 07-01-09

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Following the delivery of final specifications and first host controller samples, it appears that the SuperSpeed Universal Serial Bus standard, better known as USB 3.0, is about ready for a commercial rollout. According to a Nikkei report, Taiwanese PC vendors will be among the first to release computers equipped with the next-gen interface, which promises up to 5Gbps transfer speeds, or roughly ten times the speed of USB 2.0.

Citing rapid development in integrated circuits and the shipment of compliant controllers to PC manufacturers, the website claims the first USB 3.0-compatible PCs could appear by the end of the year, with 2010 seeing the start of a mass rollout. External storage is the likely first application of this technology. Unfortunately, USB 3.0 devices are not expected to reach its full potential at launch, with speeds probably reaching only 1.2Gbps initially. This is expected to improve as the standard matures though, as it was the case with its predecessor, paving the way for stuff like HD video streaming or backing up gigabytes of data in mere seconds.

http://www.techspot.com/news/35301-u...-the-year.html

RoboGrassanoid · 07-01-09

neat, always wanted faster external drives. this will probably kill off the external sata standard tho.

MKLAW · 07-01-09

i bet usb3.0 wont be common within 2years, so there is no need to hurry and upgrade the mobo

Marshmellow17 · 07-01-09

I assume that usb 3.0 will have to use PCIe for expansion slots...

JKBenchmarks · 07-01-09

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Originally Posted by Marshmellow17

I assume that usb 3.0 will have to use PCIe for expansion slots...

Isn't PCI's output 133 MBps?

Or was it 133 Mbps?

ChielScape · 07-01-09

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Originally Posted by RoboGrassanoid

this will probably kill off the external sata standard tho.

we can only hope it does.

Marshmellow17 · 07-01-09

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Originally Posted by JKBenchmarks

Isn't PCI's output 133 MBps?

Or was it 133 Mbps?

Just looked it up, its 133MB/s
The maximum speed of USB 3.0 is 4.8Gbps.

: /. Makes my idea of switching to an AMD rig with more PCIe slots all the more tempting.