Asus USB 3.0, SATA 6.0 Via PCI-E a Cheaper Way To Raise Bar

[ October 30th, 2009 @ 8:59 pm ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Asus USB 3.0, SATA 6.0 Via PCI-E a Cheaper Way To Raise Bar

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Asus has brought a happy compromise to the table for the people that want to have USB 3.0 and SATA 6.0 but don’t want to get a whole new motherboard for the privilege. It comes in the form of the U3S6, a PCI-E card that features a pair each of USB 3.0 and SATA 6.0 ports.

At the moment there aren’t a lot of USB 3.0 devices on the market, but give it time; contrary to what a lot of commentators believe, we will start seeing the first trickle of devices sooner rather than later. The key technologies that are going to push USB 3.0 are display over USB and our increasing use of flash memory.

Price: $30 [CrunchGear]