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Hands-on Look At USB 3.0, Spec Details Revealed
notdagreatbrain writes "Maximum PC dug up some new information about USB 3.0, got their hands on the new connectors, and even took a look inside the new cables. They learned several new details about the next-gen version of the ubiquitous interface. USB Superspeed will be backward compatible with USB 2.0. The maximum speed of the new spec is 4.8Gbps, which is ten times faster than hi-speed. Five new wires are bundled in the cable, four of them used for data transfer (bi-directional transfer is now supported). More power will also be funneled through the line, so you can charge more devices, faster. The wireless USB is also getting upgraded to version 1.1, and will include ultra-wide band frequency support and Near Field Communication for near-instant swipe-based syncing."
I've seen too many people destroy USB 1 and 2 connectors by repeatedly wiggling the plug out of the sockets to the point where the sockets no longer hold the connector anymore. Now, USB 3 is going to be even deeper, providing even more leverage to ruin the socket with.
Tip: you can repair the USB 1 and 2 socktet by opening the case, placing a thin, flat object on the OUTSIDE on the socket, and giving the object a light tap. Just enough to bend it slightly inward again. Master this skill before USB 3 becomes mainstream.
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
It will still be slower for sustained transfers than Firewire 400.
The most important part, did they finally make it non CPU intensive?
I also really want to know what they are targeting with it. as Portable storage has esata which will kick it's butt, and USB2.0 is fine for everything else except video, and we have that standardized on firewire.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
No no, Ridiculous speed is too slow. We're going... Ludicrous speed!
~ Old Warriors Society
Ludicrous speed is great, save for the gaudy plaid cables that are required.
Monstar L
It's for when you want to get something off your pen drive and don't want to bother plugging it in!
Or when someone standing beside you wants to get something off your pen drive without bothering to plug it in!
What? Nobody has said
WARP speed.
This is slashdot, this speed should be a given.
USB stands for Universal Serial Bus. See Wikipedia
Thanks! Do you happen to have an explanation for that IBM thing that's confounded me all these years?
This guy's the limit!