A look ahead at USB 3.0
3/08/2010
As you can see the standard, most used port in computers is usually the USB port. Whether it be printers, fax machines, scanners, digital cameras, iPods etc. You name it! The world of USB devices is constantly growing and it is the most well known amongst others. The standard USB port used in computers these days is USB 2.0 and Apple if you didn’t know have their own port known as the FireWire port, it is to compete with USB device ports and is said to be much faster. First there was the release of FireWire 400 and now standard in all Mac devices is FireWire 800. Well users of the USB port have another surprise their way and that is with the release of USB 3.0 It is said to be much faster than USB 2.0 and even faster than the predecessor USB 1.1 – USB 3.0 is not standard yet but we believe Apple will also jump into the USB 3.0 generation with new release of Mac’s in the future. There are few offered USB 3.0 devices out there, but this is a heads up to everyone as to show where technology is headed!
March 8, 2010 at 11:21 PM
Very interesting. Are we going to have to buy all new equipment or will the old technology still work with the new ports? And will old USB devices transfer at the new port rate or the old speed?
March 9, 2010 at 6:48 AM
The old technology will still work with the new ports! But you won't be able to enjoy the speed difference when using an actual USB device which is 2.0, if you use a USB 2.0 device in a USB 3.0 port, data will still transfer at the 2.0 speed.