USB 3.0: A Primer

Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 08:07 in Mathematics & Economics

That Universal Serial Bus port in your computer is about to get an upgrade. You know, the one where you plug in all your peripherals (your external hard drives, digital cameras, MP3 players, thumb drives, etc.)? If you bought your computer any time after the year 2000, it probably came equipped with a USB 2.0 port. However, later this year computers will start shipping that include USB 3.0 ports. To prepare you for this transfer in transfer rates, we've prepared a quick primer on what to expect. read more

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