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4 February 2010

USB 3.0 knoking at the door (February 2010)



More and more IT providers speak about USB 3.0. But wat will bring USB 3.0?
A lot of speed compared to USB 2.0, from 480 megabits/s for USB 2.0 to 4.8 gigabits/s. Therefore a lot of speed for external devices in the near future. I think especially at extenal HDD, memory sticks, memory cards,
video cameras, digital photo cameras.Some companies already started to use this technology.USB 3.0 will be more accessible to all of us after the main producers of motherboards will begin to use it. But the increasing speed seems to convince them. Therefore 2010-2011 will be the years when USB 3.0 will be more and more used by a variety of devices.

USB 3.0 facts:
· extra speed - 4,8 Gbps;
· compatibility with USB 2.0;
· bidirectional transfer;
· extra energy for charging USB devices (900 mA; was 500mA for USB 2.0);
· better management for resources and devices.