Advantages of USB 3.0

[CDC Mail Guy]

Other than flash drives, what other "devices" can use the benefit / speed of USB 3.0?
I already have a board with USB 3.0 on it, so is a little too late, but just wondering what else I can use it for?

 

[Slugbait]

High-rez webcams, camcorders and cameras come to mind first. Not that you're gonna find many devices yet that natively support USB3...

 

[Zap]

External hard drives will benefit more than flash drives, because they are capable of holding a lot more data and thus tend to have more data flowing back/forth. USB 2.0 is a HUGE bottleneck for any modern HDD, and USB 3.0 will become more ubiquitous than eSATA.

 

[Blain]

External hard drives will benefit more than flash drives, because they are capable of holding a lot more data and thus tend to have more data flowing back/forth. USB 2.0 is a HUGE bottleneck for any modern HDD, and USB 3.0 will become more ubiquitous than eSATA.

The nail has been struck squarely on its head.

 

[CDC Mail Guy]

Thank you for replies...like I said, I already have it..., but nothing I have benefits from it...YET 🙂

 

[WildW]

USB 3 can provide a bit more power to devices too (Wikipedia says 900mA vs 500mA for USB 2), which is handy for more bus-powered drives and such.

 

[Zap]

USB 3 can provide a bit more power to devices too (Wikipedia says 900mA vs 500mA for USB 2), which is handy for more bus-powered drives and such.

:thumbsup: Now all the iDevices will charge properly. 😛

 

[Blain]

Thank you for replies...like I said, I already have it..., but nothing I have benefits from it...YET 🙂

Then buy an external HD and have at it.