Mere mortals who have to deal with large file transfers day in and day out often squander in the slow lane with some pitiful HDD external hard drive. Hell, even “fast” HDD’s are slow all things considered. Those who have pockets deeper than the Grand Canyon, however, can afford to splurge a bit. Case in point: The Iomega USB 3.0 SSD external hard drive. For starters, it’s a tiny 1.8″ size, meaning ultra portable. +1. But the real butter of...
It’s no secret that Intel’s been dragging their feet with USB 3.0. They’re been relatively quiet on the subject, showing very little if any enthusiasm. With that, Intel has pushed back several release dates for USB 3.0 compatible chipsets in the last couple of years, angering many hardware vendors in the process. Without Intel’s help in pushing forward a standard, 3rd party vendors are left to come up with their own. But it’s not getting any...
Think the world is chock full of too many adapters, connectors, and proprietary crap already? Fear not, Apple may have another one in the works for us. A recent patent filing showing a new Mac desktop (non-Pro model) featuring a more rounded shape and smaller footprint. But the real interesting part is the hybrid DisplayPort/USB 3.0 connector. Now, I could be misinterpreting this, but if it is in fact a new connector that is unique to Apple — Why? Why unleash...
I don’t know about you, but when I saw the reviews for the first few USB 3.0 hardware, I was pretty disappointed. Sure, 2-3x faster than current hardware isn’t anything to scoff at. But both specs still are falling far short of their claimed maximums. Thankfully, progress is being made. This past week at the Taipei USB Developers Conference, ASMedia smashed through the pack of current “slow” early USB 3.0 hardware with their ASM1051 SATA 3 to USB...
I’m not exactly a “pack rat” per say. But if you stopped by my house and took a peek inside my desk drawers, you’d final all kinds of miscellaneous computer parts, cords, and adapters. I’ve amassed quite the collection. Naturally, upgrading a computer here and there will result in a few extra hard drives. In the case of upgrading laptop hard drives more than is usual, I have a couple collecting dust. Why not put them to good use? Normally...
