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Nov 4 2009   6:33PM GMT

Overheard - USB 3.0



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
SuperSpeed USB, USB 3.0
“If you are downloading a 27 gigabyte HD movie today from your desktop to your note book to take on a plane — with HighSpeed USB, that would take 15 minutes.  With SuperSpeed USB end-to-end, you can make that same transition in 60-70 seconds.”

Jeff Cravencraft, CES 2009

Today’s WhatIs.com Word of the Day is USB 3.0 — also known as SuperSpeed USB.

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Nov 18 2008   1:17PM GMT

Overheard: USB 3.0 is on its way



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
FireWire, Technology, USB 3.0
tuan_nguyen.jpg According to official specifications, USB 3.0 will officially be known as SuperSpeed USB and carry with it a whopping bandwidth of 5 Gbps, which is roughly 1 CD’s worth of data (650 MB) per second.

Tuan Nguyen, SuperSpeed USB More Like HalfSpeed

Ok now it makes sense that Apple ditched FireWire.

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