50 Devices Pass USB 3.0 Certification!
Since the release of the USB 3.0 Specification, it’s been a mere two and a half months and already there are significant signs that USB 3.0 is already taking off! Recently it was announced that nearly 50 USB 3.0 products have passed SuperSpeed USB compliance and certification testing. This proves that not only are there near 50 products that are USB 3.0 compatible, but it means that 3.0 is well on its way to replacing USB 2.0 as the industry standard.
Of course, USB 3.0 will not replace 2.0 instantly or within the next few months, but the potential is there for 3.0 to replace 2.0 within the next couple years. With the advancement of USB 3.0, flash media such as solid state drives, large-capacity external hard drives, and even flash drives become much more appealing to customers. Imagine uploading or downloading a hi-def video in a matter of seconds rather than minutes!
Two and a half months into USB 3.0 release, It is safe to say that the USB 3.0 Promoter group, containing companies such as Intel Corp., Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, NEC, Texas Instruments and ST-Ericsson, which developed USB 3.0, are pleased at how fast it has already caught on. The creation of the first 50 certified USB 3.0 products ranging from laptops and desktops to motherboards, PCI Express add-on cards, and our beloved flash drives in under three months is actually quite a feat. Imagine how many products will be USB 3.0 certified in the next couple months, or even by the end of the year!
USB 3.0, for those who may have been hiding under a rock, was released last December promising not only faster data rates, but also features higher energy efficiency, increased power delivery, and is backwards compatible to USB 2.0. For the technical savvy, USB 3.0 has a theoretical maximum speed of 4.8GB/s as compared to USB 2.0 at 480MB/s, and employs a new power saving feature that stops actively searching for information traffic and thus lowers energy consumption while supplying active devices more power.
If you are interested in USB 3.0, continue to check back with Premium USB as we will post updates of USB 3.0 and 3.0 related news.
For a complete listing of USB 3.0 Certified products, visit USB.org 3.0 Compliance.
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