Asustek has announced top-to-bottom support for the USB 3.0 standard.The latest high-speed USB 3.0 specification was announced to cater for the growing users’ need for large external hard drives that use the interface to shift inordinate amounts of data. Atlanta Driveway Replacement . USB, unlike Firewire, was never designed for bulk data transfer, however it has since become the interface of choice.Asustek has said that not only will its enthusiast Republic of Gamers offerings sport USB 3.0 but even its cheapo Eeepc netbooks.Asustek also announced the availability of a PCI-Express 4x add-in board for older motherboards. The card, which is already in stores carrying the U3S6 model number, goes for about 20 and represents a fairly cost effective solution for those who want USB 3.0 connectivity but want to stick with their existing motherboard.Although USB 3.0 drives are relatively hard to come by at present, increasing drive capacities have led to users shifting more data than ever onto removable SATA disks. Orangatang wheels . attract a women . As drives supporting the SATA3 6Gbps standard become more prevalent, USB 3.0 will be easiest way to make use of the bandwidth on tap.
