More Reasons to Sing the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Blues
More Reasons to Sing the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Blues
Posted 09/07/2010 at 6:03am
| by Paul Lilly
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We've been pretty critical over Intel's decision to delay the adoption of USB 3.0, thus ensuring another generation of USB 2.0 products before we step forward to the faster the spec. Unfortunately, Intel's move appears contagious and we've received word that several IC makers are delaying the rollout of USB 3.0 chips too.
These include Taiwan-based IC design houses ASMedia Technology (a subsidiary of Asus), VIA Labs (a subsidiary of VIA), and Etron Technology, plus one U.S.-based firm, Fresco Logic. All four design houses had grand plans of implementing USB 3.0 chips onto motherboards by the end of 2010, but none of them have yet passed certification by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF).
According to some Taiwan-based motherboard makers, IC design houses have been sending out buggy USB 3.0 samples that are basically unusable. The challenge for these chip makers comes not only in terms of hardware, but in developing their own software since Windows 7 doesn't natively support USB 3.0.
It's not all bad news, though. NEC continues to supply USB 3.0 parts, like the ones found on boards built around AMD's 890FX chipset, and Intel is reportedly slapping the SuperSpeed spec onto its upcoming Cougar Point chipset for desktops using Sandy Bridge CPUs. These could ship as soon as November.
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TEHurley
October 07, 2010 at 7:23pm
I guess that I am odd-man out because USB 2 is painfully slow. I sure would like to move data between external devices at home at nearer the same speed I move data between laptop and server at work!
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Blues22475
September 07, 2010 at 12:58pm
Like the others I can wait for USB 3.0. USB 2.0 has been meeting all my needs, and if transfer speeds between my external drive (or any other usb devices) bother me that much, I can just use another means (such as eSATA for example).
Red_herring
September 07, 2010 at 6:23am
I can probably wait for USB 3.0 devices, frankly. External drives are usually about capacity for me, rather than speed, so long as full HD stuff plays off them, and I'm not convinced as to its utility for stuff like printers. I mean yeah, it'd be nice, but if it's not ready yet then so be it. Besides, there's always ESATA for higher data rates, right?
Eoraptor
September 07, 2010 at 7:04am
Yeah, same here. I mean, I'm not at my PC or lappy ALL the time... if I'm going to run a backup, I'll do it while I'm out or asleep. and it's not like I'm moving terabytes of data either. Usually it's a couple of movies, some documents, etc... 8 gigs tops most often.
Is it spiffy? Sure, but in the real world, it's not ready for prime time; and USB 2.0 really hasn't been that much of a bottleneck for me.
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