USB 2.0 vs USB 3.0 Speed Test Results
Last week, we introduced you to the Sonic USB 3.0 flash drive from PremiumUSB. Today we’re going to do a speed test comparison between the Sonic USB 3.0 and a USB 2.0 drive and see what kind of performance gains we find. Before we begin, let me give you some information about our test computer: [...]
Is Thunderbolt a True USB Challenger?
Just when you thought the world of technology couldn’t get any more exciting, Intel finally releases information about their Light Peak technology now codenamed “Thunderbolt”. Now it’s actually been a couple of weeks since Intel’s big announcement but many are still left wondering if Thunderbolt will be a true competitor for the already existing and [...]
Problems and Issues with USB 3.0 SuperSpeed
USB 3.0 SuperSpeed is quite possibly one of the biggest advances in technology within the last few years and putting the war between Light Peak and SuperSpeed aside, SuperSpeed seems to have almost no downsides. However, recently Patriot, a veteran in the flash memory world, has announced that they may have found the first serious [...]
USB 3.0: Super…Super Speed?
It appears that USB 3.0 may become even better only months after its release. The company NEC has recently announced that they have found a way to speed up USB 3.0’s transfer speeds and lift the theoretical maximum bandwidth. This comes as quite a shock because no less than two months ago, USB 3.0 products [...]
Worlds First USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Thumb drives available this December!
It seems that the world’s first USB 3.0 SuperSpeed thumb drives will be available to buy by the end of the year! The USB thumb drives have no official release date yet, but they are planned for release sometime in December before the holidays. This announcement comes to no surprise considering other USB 3.0 compatible [...]
