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Superspeed USB

USB3.0 is here (scroll down to view products):

The world's best-known computer peripheral interface once again receives a major revamp to stay current with modern demands for connectivity bandwidth.
Dubbed "SuperSpeed USB", USB 3.0 promises a major leap forward in transfer speeds and capability, while maintaining backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 devices.

Ever tried dragging your large file movies from or to a USB2.0 devices and then have to wait and wait ... make a coffee, come back?
USB3.0 is 10x faster!

Techno Geek Stuff

In 2007, Intel demonstrated SuperSpeed USB at the Intel Developer Forum.
Version 1.0 of the USB 3.0 (confusing, isn't it?) specification was completed on November 17, 2008.
As such, the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has taken over managing the specifications and publishes the relevant technical documents necessary to allow the world of developers and hardware manufacturers to begin to develop products around the USB 3.0 protocol.

In a nutshell, USB 3.0 promises the following:

Higher transfer rates (up to 4.8 Gbps) - up to 10x faster than USB2.0
Increased maximum bus power and increased device current draw to better accommodate power-hungry devices
New power management features
Full-duplex data transfers and support for new transfer types
New connectors and cables for higher speed data transfer...although they are backwards compatible with USB 2.0 devices and computers.

Isn't USB 2.0 fast enough?

Well, yes and no.
USB 2.0 for many applications provides sufficient bandwidth for a variety of devices and hubs to be connected to one host computer.
However, with today's ever increasing demands placed on data transfers with high-definition video content, terrabyte storage devices, high megapixel count digital cameras, and multi-gigabyte mobile phones and portable media players, 480Mbps is not really fast anymore.
Furthermore, no USB 2.0 connection could ever come close to the 480Mbps theoretical maximum throughput, making data transfer at around 320 Mbps - the actual real-world maximum.
Similarly, USB 3.0 connections will never achieve 4.8 Gbps, but even 50% of that in practice is almost a 10x improvement over USB 2.0.

What you need:

If your motherboard doesn't have a USB3.0 port (only latest have this port) , then you will need a USB3.0 PCI card to connect your USB3.0 devices to your PC.
USB3.0 device ... such as external hard drive, enclosure or docking station (see below) to connect to your USB3.0 port.