Posts Tagged ‘ SuperSpeed ’

Super Talent Unveils Sub-$15 USB 3.0 Flash Drive

November 3, 2010

Kudos to Super Talent for jumping on the USB 3.0 bandwagon without price gouging, as is all too often the case with new (or in this case, relatively new) technologies.
For $14, you can pick up Super Talent’s 8GB Express Duo flash drive with support for…

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Native USB 3.0 Support for Intel Chipsets Not Far Off

November 1, 2010
Native USB 3.0 Support for Intel Chipsets Not Far Off

We’ve been pretty critical of Intel’s lackadaisical attitude when it comes to adding USB 3.0 support to its chipsets, instead leaving it up to board makers to solder third-party SuperSpeed solutions from the likes of NEC. That’s about to change, says D…

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HP Announces USB 3.0 Portable HDD

October 11, 2010
HP Announces USB 3.0 Portable HDD

USB 3.0 product announcements are coming thick and fast these days. The latest is brought to you by the world’s largest PC maker Hewlett-Packard, which has announced a pocket-size USB 3.0 external HDD that promises to outstrip USB 2.0 drives with a t…

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Ugh – Intel Reportedly Waiting Until 2012 to Install USB 3.0

September 16, 2010
Ugh – Intel Reportedly Waiting Until 2012 to Install USB 3.0

Don’t read any further until you’ve grabbed something squishy that you can chuck across the room without fear of breaking something or putting someone’s eye out. We’ll wait. Ready?
According to reports — and you can get in the throwing position now –…

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More Reasons to Sing the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Blues

September 7, 2010
More Reasons to Sing the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Blues

We’ve been pretty critical over Intel’s decision to delay the adoption of USB 3.0, thus ensuring another generation of USB 2.0 products before we step forward to the faster the spec. Unfortunately, Intel’s move appears contagious and we’ve received wor…

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Intel Finally Jumping on the USB 3.0 Bandwagon

September 6, 2010
Intel Finally Jumping on the USB 3.0 Bandwagon

The USB 3.0 SuperSpeed spec really is all that and a bag of Baked Lays (unless you’re not a fan of Baked Lays, in which case insert your own awesome variety of chips). For starters, USB 3.0 crushes USB 2.0 in maximum theoretical transfer rates at up to…

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EVGA’s Latest X58 Board Boasts USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s

September 1, 2010
EVGA’s Latest X58 Board Boasts USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s

EVGA this week added another X58-based board to an already crowded lineup built around Intel’s flagship chipset. It’s called the X58 SLI3, which builds upon the X58 SLI LE by adding a pair of USB 3.0 ports and two SATA 6Gb/s ports to the mix.
The board…

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ioSafe Builds Fireproof USB 3.0 External HDD Enclosure

August 23, 2010
ioSafe Builds Fireproof USB 3.0 External HDD Enclosure

We have to hand it to ioSafe for taking constructive criticism to heart. The company’s latest external enclosure, the SoloPRO, now features both USB 3.0 support and eSATA, two features that were missing from the original Solo.
Like before, ioSafe promi…

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