USB3 SuperSpeed External Drives And Enclosures
12/04/10 21:59
The pieces for USB 3.0 are clearly falling into place. A company called Active Media launched the Aviator-2 series of portable SSD drives based on USB 3.0 connection in 64Gb and 120Gb capacities. The company also offers the standalone SuperSpeed enclosure (USD $35) for 2.5” SATA SSD disks - for do it yourselfers wanting to cobble up thier own external laptop USB3 backup drive.
Check out these 2.5" and 3.5" USB 3 SuperSpeed Drive Cases
at Amazon. Also, over at NewEgg.com there's already a good selection of enclosures like this BYTECC USB 3.0 drive case
available for early adopters on the Windows side - or for Mac users who want to get SuperSpeed ready when Apple gets around to delivering USB 3.0 kernel drivers in Snow Leopard...
Check out these 2.5" and 3.5" USB 3 SuperSpeed Drive Cases
at Amazon. Also, over at NewEgg.com there's already a good selection of enclosures like this BYTECC USB 3.0 drive caseA USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Mouse? Why They Make Sense
17/07/09 12:35
You might think it crazy to develop a 4.8 Gigabit Per Second USB 3.0 mouse or keyboard with SuperSpeed USB3 cord on it. I mean really! Even USB 1.1 was fine for slow, low-speed peripherals like keyboards, trackpads and mice - heck, even USB computer speakers work fine on a slow USB 1.1 port!
So why would you even want - let alone need - a SuperSpeed interface on a pokey device? Here's why - and I don't think it's too far off... Imagine that mouse was also had a flash memory SSD Solid-State backup disk drive inside! Because even today you could easily fit 256GB of SSD memory chips inside the case of a full size mouse. Or a SSD inside a USB 3 keyboard would be just as doable. You wouldn't need that big slab of an external 3.5" hard drive cluttering up your desktop anymore!
So imagine that: An ultra-fast solid-state USB 3.0 Solid-State backup drive that also doubled as a mouse. Or a high-speed camera card-reader slot like some mice already have. Or a multi-function All In One USB 3.0 peripheral, all in the palm of your hand. It's only a matter of time...
So why would you even want - let alone need - a SuperSpeed interface on a pokey device? Here's why - and I don't think it's too far off... Imagine that mouse was also had a flash memory SSD Solid-State backup disk drive inside! Because even today you could easily fit 256GB of SSD memory chips inside the case of a full size mouse. Or a SSD inside a USB 3 keyboard would be just as doable. You wouldn't need that big slab of an external 3.5" hard drive cluttering up your desktop anymore!
So imagine that: An ultra-fast solid-state USB 3.0 Solid-State backup drive that also doubled as a mouse. Or a high-speed camera card-reader slot like some mice already have. Or a multi-function All In One USB 3.0 peripheral, all in the palm of your hand. It's only a matter of time...
