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December 7th, 2009, 13:40
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Been fretting over the upcoming (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/20/ocz-needs-a-name-for-usb-3-0-solid-state-drive/) slew (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/super-talent-introduces-worlds-first-usb-3-0-flash-drive/) of USB 3.0 devices (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/buffalo-superspeed-usb-3-0-external-hard-drive-reviewed-fast/) and your relatively new laptop's inability to exploit their full speed? Well this isn't going to help you much, but it's a great example of why you should shop with a careful eye and preferably from reputable stores. British e-tailer StarTech.com (no, we haven't heard of them before either) is now offering an ExpressCard-based USB 3.0 adapter for £39 (about $64), which seems a bargain considering the promised 5Gbps transfer speeds and general bragging rights associated with having SuperSpeed. But here's the rub: while USB 3.0 certainly supports such speeds, the ExpressCard 1.0 device in question doesn't. In fact, you'll be limited to a tenth of the speed the 3.0 controller onboard (http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/18/nec-japan-announces-its-superspeed-usb-3-0-controller/) is capable of, leaving us to question what the exact point of this device really is. Any ideas?USB 3.0 ExpressCard adapter promises ten times more than it can deliver (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/usb-3-0-expresscard-adapter-promises-ten-times-more-than-it-can/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Been fretting over the upcoming (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/20/ocz-needs-a-name-for-usb-3-0-solid-state-drive/) slew (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/super-talent-introduces-worlds-first-usb-3-0-flash-drive/) of USB 3.0 devices (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/buffalo-superspeed-usb-3-0-external-hard-drive-reviewed-fast/) and your relatively new laptop's inability to exploit their full speed? Well this isn't going to help you much, but it's a great example of why you should shop with a careful eye and preferably from reputable stores. British e-tailer StarTech.com (no, we haven't heard of them before either) is now offering an ExpressCard-based USB 3.0 adapter for £39 (about $64), which seems a bargain considering the promised 5Gbps transfer speeds and general bragging rights associated with having SuperSpeed. But here's the rub: while USB 3.0 certainly supports such speeds, the ExpressCard 1.0 device in question doesn't. In fact, you'll be limited to a tenth of the speed the 3.0 controller onboard (http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/18/nec-japan-announces-its-superspeed-usb-3-0-controller/) is capable of, leaving us to question what the exact point of this device really is. Any ideas?USB 3.0 ExpressCard adapter promises ten times more than it can deliver (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/usb-3-0-expresscard-adapter-promises-ten-times-more-than-it-can/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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