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Probably one of the most anticipated uses for USB 3.0 is to be able to mesh together your mass storage at a useful speed. The Unitek adapter can be affixed to the terminus of any SATA hard drive. Once connected, data to and from the disk should be slippery to the tune of up to 5Gbps, the theoretical capacity of the bus. The system comes with a data cable and power supply cable. The power cord shouldn't be necessary for any of today's hard drives, even the most greedy should have ample power from the USB 3.0 bus. The drivers should be available for all modern Windows versions including 7 and some flavors of Linux. Apple support should follow shortly thereafter but no promises. You might want to wait it out for a more convenient docking bay version but this will make a fantastic addition to a toolkit. That's provided of course, that you have the requisite availability of USB 3.0 enabled systems. These are available now for $48 at Brando.
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USB technology is the de facto connectivity standard for PC peripherals & consumer electronics; it has evolved from USB 1.1 to USB 2.0, Wireless USB and USB 3.0. Everything USB takes an in-depth look at these products and other offbeat USB gadgets, and brings you information and reviews needed for you to make a purchase decision. Welcome and enjoy your stay. If you would like to contact us with a tip or comment, please write to: newstips@everythingusb.com
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USB Hard Drive Reviews
- Seagate BlackArmor PS 110 Portable USB 3.0 Hard Drive (2010)
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- Lenovo ThinkPad 128-bit AES Secure Hard Drive (2008)
- Seagate FreeAgent Xtreme 1.5TB External Hard Drive (2008)
- Thermaltake BlacX SE USB Hard Drive Dock (2008)
- Buffalo 320GB Turbo USB Portable Hard Drive (2007)
- Apricorn Aegis Bio 120GB Portable Drive (2007)
- Toshiba 200GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive (2007)
- SimpleTech Pininfarina 500GB USB HDD (2007)
- Seagate FreeAgent Pro 750GB eSATA/USB/FireWire (2007)
- LaCie 80GB Biometric USB HDD (2006)
