ReviewsLG BE06 External Blu-Ray Burner 
Posted 08/20/08 at 11:00:00 AM by Katherine Stevenson
We expected LG’s new 6x external Blu-ray burner to perform similarly to the company’s GBW-H20L, what with the two having identical read/write speed ratings, but we were wrong. The external drive is a bigger, more expensive letdown.
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FeaturesEverything You Need to Know About USB 3.0, Plus First Spliced Cable Photos 
Posted 08/18/08 at 11:45:00 AM by Norman Chan
No doubt you’re familiar with the Universal Serial Bus – we ranked it as our top PC innovation of all time. But what do you know about the next version of this ubiquitous interface? USB 2.0 (otherwise known as USB Hi-Speed) boosted the original 12Mbps data rate to 480Mmb/s over eight years ago, and now USB 3.0 (dubbed USB Superspeed) is set to multiply that bandwidth tenfold. The USB Implementers Forum (led by Intel) released the USB 3.0 spec to hardware partners last week after some reported disputes with AMD and Nvidia (who, afraid Intel would have a jump start in incorporating the tech in chipsets, threatened to develop their own USB standard). But how does this affect you? We dug up some new information about USB 3.0, got our hands on the new connectors, and even took a look inside the new cables.
Click through for the five reasons why we’re excited about USB 3.0
NewsDrobo Adds Performance with New FireWire 800/USB 2.0 Version
Posted 07/08/08 at 06:44:51 PM by Mark Edward Soper
The Drobo storage robot adds FireWire 800 ports for faster performance, and provides a discount for first-generation models. USB 2.0 users also get faster performance, and it's easy to figure out exactly how many (and how large) the drives you need to add to get the storage you want. So, how much is the new Drobo, what can you save on an "old" Drobo, and what else is different?
For all the answers, I'll see you after the jump.
NewsThe USB Device Smart Shopping Guide
Posted 11/23/07 at 11:43:04 AM by Mark Soper
Planning on picking up a shiny new USB gadget for holiday gift giving? Here's how to make sure you don't accidentally wind up giving a digital lump of coal on Christmas morning.
ReviewsData Drive Thru Tornado
Posted 11/14/07 at 07:33:39 PM by Gordon Mah Ung
We’ve seen various USB transfer devices over the years, and for the most part they’ve been clunky and sloooow. Not so with Data Drive Thru’s Tornado, which blew into our Lab and impressed the hell out of us. Essentially a coiled, flat USB 2.0 cable that retracts into a plastic housing, the Tornado works by plugging into the Hi-Speed USB ports of two PCs running a newer Windows OS (Millennium, 2000, XP, or Vista). A basic file-transfer application executes from a bit of flash memory in the device, which allows you to simply drag and drop files between the two rigs. Similar cables from other companies force you to install software to transfer files.
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