Anyone used USB 3.0 yet?

Discussion in 'Tech Talk' started by Vandiego, May 24, 2010.

  1. Vandiego
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    So I've been seeing/hearing reports of read/write speeds of 230+ mbps, if this is true, two things jump out to me. 1 firewire is dead, and 2 why am I wasting money on an SSD.

    So if anyone not using a test bed or has seen a real world test, I would love to hear about it.

    Especially when I found out about this bad boy for only 30 bucks

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813995004&Tpk=asus usb 3.0

    Getting USB 3.0 and Sata 6 for practically nothing could be an outrageous upgrade.
     
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    we have the WD 1tb USB 3.0 at work but I havnt goten the need to buy it yet ( i have the ud4p mobo sata/usb 3.0 )

    a few people have bought em nothing been returned as they come with a pci e card in the box too

    i do however have a sata 6gb/s 1tb drive and i notice very little different maybe a second here or there loading up games
     
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