When is USB 3.0 going to show up in Laptops...

[KDOG]

I'm planning to dump both my desktop and laptop in favor of a new high-end laptop but I want to wait until the main features I want are available. HDMI, DDR3, Blu-ray drive, and of course USB 3.0. I haven't seen this last feature yet. Any word on that?

 

[TheStu]

I heard a rumor that intel is going to be focusing on other things and has put USB 3.0 onto the back burner until late 2010 or early 2011. I suppose it is also possible that LightPeak will replace it but who knows.

 

[masteryoda34]

You can get HDMI, DDR3, and Blu-ray no problem today.

USB 3.0 won't be out until 2011 or later probably.

 

[TheStu]

It also isn't necessary. The only devices that currently use USB that might be bandwidth starved are external hard drives, and you can fix that problem with eSATA. And when compared to LightPeak, it is decidely lame. LightPeak allows for enough bandwidth that a device could have but one connector aside from the power cable and could run mouse, keyboard, printer, scanner, external burner, external hard drive, external monitor, webcams.... tons of devices on just one connector, all running from one to the other in a daisy chain. It is set rumored to come out at around the same time, and is protocol agnostic. It could supercede USB 3.0 in my opinion, and for all i know, it might.

 

[IlllI]

i bet macs will be the first laptops with LightPeak
probably starting on the high end pros

 

[KDOG]

I haven't even heard of LightPeak. Gonna have to do a search....

 

[corkyg]

eSATA is really the way to go because all the internal notebook drives are now SATA. An eSATA port is already appearing as a USB combo on many laptops. That gives lots of time to fund the development and marketing of USB 3. eSATA is now - USB 3 is mañana.

 

[rickcfer]

i bet macs will be the first laptops with LightPeak
probably starting on the high end pros

Macs will call Light Speed

http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/my_prediction_usb_3.0_or_light_peak/

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Will LightPeak not be backwards compatible with USB? I would hate to have to change all my current accessories - wireless mouse, external drives, printer, phone, card reader, etc to serve LightPeak.

 

[Chiropteran]

I already have a laptop with USB 3.0, Asus N61J

 

[Brainonska511]

Will LightPeak not be backwards compatible with USB? I would hate to have to change all my current accessories - wireless mouse, external drives, printer, phone, card reader, etc to serve LightPeak.

Where do you get that?

However, Intel says there’s no conflict between USB 3.0 and Light Peak. The company sees Light Peak and USB 3.0 as complementary, as Light Peak enables USB and other protocols to run together on a single, longer cable and at higher speeds in the future. So both may exist together in the market and perhaps on the same platform at the same time.

It seems more like you could have a dual-style port that will allow daisy-chaining of USB devices.

Either way, I don't see USB going away anytime soon.

 

[WackyDan]

You can find USB 3 on workstation class notebooks. You are going to pay a premium though.

 

[zerogear]

You can always get expresscard cards for USB3.0 I believe.

 

[trexpesto]

elitebook, maybe previous or lesser models than this haha:

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en...9-4155898.html

 

[corkyg]

You can always get expresscard cards for USB3.0 I believe.

Absolutely correct. This may be the best way to go for many who don't feel like buying a new laptop.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/buffalo-outs-usb-3-0-expresscard-adapter-we-see-a-trend-coming/

Prices ranges from $25 to $40 US.

 

[Anonemous]

envy 15's equipped with usb 3.0 are also available (with i7 chips)

 

[CurseTheSky]

I was dead set on getting a laptop (and desktop case / motherboard) with USB 3 until I realized it wasn't all that useful for the time being. As others have said, the only items that really need the bandwidth at the moment are external hard drives, and eSATA (especially powered eSATA combo ports) has that covered.

 

[Emulex]

envy 17.

esata is dead - it is too dangerous in reality for most users.

usb 3.0 ?? lightpeak is going to have a problem with that and most intel chipsets do not have usb 3.0 (see lightpeak)

 

[Throckmorton]

USB 3 has been out for a while and most computers don't even have it. I'd say it's a flop

And WTF happened to wireless USB? I was really looking forward to that

 

[Brainonska511]

esata is dead - it is too dangerous in reality for most users.

Why?

 

[LikeLinus]

envy 17.

esata is dead - it is too dangerous in reality for most users.

usb 3.0 ?? lightpeak is going to have a problem with that and most intel chipsets do not have usb 3.0 (see lightpeak)

too dangerous? WTF are you talking about. I use eSATA drives for portable video editing all the time and have never had a problem.

 

[Emulex]

light up all the drives (100% write) and yank out the esata one