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Old 11-06-2009, 02:57 PM   #1 (permalink)
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USB 3.0 Cards have just started hitting the high streets over in Japan
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USB 3 is definitely faster than 2, but an external hard disk would not be. That is for sure.
Yes it would, right now USB 2.0 is limited to 480Mbps (60MBps), while internal hard drives using SATAII can reach speeds almost double that.

And yes they do make firewire hard drives. They also have eSATA hard drives, so if you want an external hard drive that isn't limited by USB 2.0 speeds, get an eSATA drive.
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Yes it would, right now USB 2.0 is limited to 480Mbps (60MBps), while internal hard drives using SATAII can reach speeds almost double that.

And yes they do make firewire hard drives. They also have eSATA hard drives, so if you want an external hard drive that isn't limited by USB 2.0 speeds, get an eSATA drive.
Very true.

EDIT: Also, they've already got motherboards with it on the market: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-410-_-Product
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