“USB 2.0 has been around for nearly a decade—an eternity in the PC world. We’ve taken a quick first look at its replacement, SuperSpeed USB 3.0, to see what’s up with the spec and how a first implementation measures up.”Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Brave New World of SSDs Part II @ LostCircuits
- Marvell SATA-6G vs Intel ICH10 @ BmR
- Kingston SSDNow V+ 64GB @ OC3D
- Seagate Barracuda XT SATA-6G Hard Drive @ Benchmark Reviews
- Patriot Torqx 128GB SSD Review @ OCC
- Intel X25-M G2 34nm Firmware 2CV102HD Quick Test @ Madshrimps
- Spire Slide Pro @ techPowerUp
- Thecus N0503 Combo NAS Review @ Tweaknews
- Simpletech by Hitachi SimpleTOUGH 500GB USB 2.0 External Enclosure @ Tweaktown
- Kingston 16GB DataTraveler Locker+ @ Techgage
- SilverStone TS05 External USB 2.0 Blu-ray Drive Review @ OCIA
- LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i Controller @ X-bit Labs
- iStorage Pro iT8SAE 8-bay SAS / SATA Expander @ Tweaktown
- A-DATA SH93 Rugged Portable Hard Drive @ Techspot
- Corsair Flash Voyager GT 32GB @ Phoronix
- Verbatim InSight 500GB USB Hard Drive @ OCModShop
- Thermaltake Vi-On HDD Enclosure Review @ Hardware Secrets
The joy and despair of early adoption, SuperSpeed edition
After 9 years of ruling the removable roost, USB 2.0 is on its way out and 3.0 is arriving to select hardware near you. The Tech Report tried it out, utilizing the same ASUS U3S6 USB 3.0 add-in card that Ryan did, as well as the same HDD enclosure and Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB drive. With the similar setup we see similar results, the Barracuda may be one of the fastest platter based drives on the market but it cannot hit the maximum speed that USB 3.0 offers. What The Tech Report saw was an improvement from USB 2.0, but with some possible limitations that will prevent us from seeing the promised speeds. Still, with the add-on card supposedly hitting the market soon for $30, it is a worthy upgrade.
