Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 17th Nov 2008 19:18 UTC
Unveiled on Monday by the USB Implementers Forum, the USB 3.0 spec can theoretically support data-transfer speeds of up to 4.8Gbps - 10 times the speed provided by USB 2.0. The new standard, also known as SuperSpeed USB, is also expected to be more power-efficient than its predecessor. "SuperSpeed USB is the next advancement in ubiquitous technology," Jeff Ravencraft, the president of the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), the industry group that promotes USB technology, said in a statement on Monday. "Today's consumers are using rich media and large digital files that need to be easily and quickly transferred from PCs to devices and vice versa. SuperSpeed USB meets the needs of everyone, from the tech-savvy executive to the average home user."
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RE: Why isnt the gamer important?
by NeoX on Wed 19th Nov 2008 23:26
in reply to "Why isnt the gamer important?"
Member since:2006-02-19
Sadly USB has won once the MAC removed firewire as its default.
Exactly what I was thinking. Apple, the inventor of FireWire, has been slowly de-emphasizing its use. The new MacBook model does not include one and I suspect that slowly the iMac and other models will soon be popping up without them too.
As to the never-ending debate as to which is superior USB or Firewire, that is going to wage on long after FW is gone. Firewire is technically more capable, but is also more expensive to make and requires more logic then USB. FireWire devices have all but shriveled up to nothing and it is dying off fast. Also USB bridgeboards for HDs have improved drastically over the years too, to the point that they are often as fast or faster then their firewire counterpart. I did a series of benchmarks a year or so ago to see which one was faster transferring the same files from the same drive and same computer. The USB interface won out over the two firewire ones I used, one an oxford chipset and one a generic. So for most people they are not going to care about FireWire as USB will continue to dominate and take over.
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2005-07-12
Well think of all the cool new things like better gaming mouses?
Well why would AMD fork USB im actually surprised that AMD have not released a external device on HT yet. I think its good that we are going to see USB 3 shortly because those external hard drives on USB 2 still suck.
Firewire flash never took off (is there any made?)
Still its nice to see that such important device specifications arnt being forked. DVD +-R DVD RAM... blah blah omg why so many standards isnt two enough?
It is also important that there is another standard to be competitive with the other and both have different kinds of market share. Sadly USB has won once the MAC removed firewire as its default.