USB 3 In the Making?
Friday, April 11th, 2008Originally we had the USB (Universal Serial Bus) version 1.1 running at 1.5 Mbps to 12 Mbps data rate. After the creation of USB firewire came into play running at 400Mbps. USB needed a newer version! Intel hit back with version 2.0 of their USB interface which runs at 450Mbps. In today’s data transfers standards the transfer rates were perfect for MP3, printers and even Internet connections via modems, USB wireless dongles etc.
So where is USB heading? What happens when systems need faster transfer rates? what happens when the bandwidth of the technology is to low for peripherals? Well USB 3.0 is ready to hit the computer market in 2009.
USB version 3.0 is to potentially run at speeds of 5gGbit/s, to put this into perspective this translates to downloading a 27GB HD movie in 70 seconds!
With the newer video technology of HD (high definition) HDTV and so-forth USB needs to contemplate moving forward. Apple invented firewire for either apple platforms and USB 2.0 counter attached the technology. Now Intel is in the correct frame of mind by bringing this faster data transfer to the market.
How will Windows OS use this technology? Do you remember when USB 2.0 driver was only found with Service Pack 2 of Windows XP OS? So will Windows Vista use 3.0 and make XP redundant? Who knows?
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