Dane-Elec Hops on the USB 3.0 Bandwagon
PrintNow that the spec has been finalized and controllers in mass production, we expect to see a lot of USB 3.0 devices in the coming weeks and months, particularly as companies look to brand their products as the "world's first" in their respective categories. Enter Dane-Elec, who claims its new line of external hard drives is the first to take advantage of the new spec (Freecom would disagree).
Plenty of storage options abound in the So SuperSpeed line, ranging in capacity from 500GB to 2TB. The series will also include Intel-branded USB 3.0 solid state drives (SSDs) with data transfer speeds of up to 250MB/s, Dane-Elec says. At full-bore, that's almost 10 times faster than currently available USB 2.0 devices.
Pricing for the new drives will start at $45 on the lower end and work its way up to $800. Catch a glimpse of the full lineup (with prices) here.
Image Credit: Dane-Elec via devicemag.com
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Tekzel
October 19, 2009 at 9:08am
Uh, huh. Fine, wonderful and such. But, will you be able to read health information (SMART, temps) about a drive in a USB 3.0 enclosure? If not, why didn't they add that kind of communication in the spec? I think its important.
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