Feb 17

Buffalo Kokuyo reveals 4-port USB 3.0 hub, leaves you little choice but to upgrade

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Oh c’mon, that 80-port USB 2.0 hub served you well, and frankly, it owes you nothing. With USB 3.0 upon us, it’s only a matter of time before every last external HDD, scanner and printer you own is cruising along the SuperSpeed highway, and while that’s obviously a gross exaggeration, we’ve always been one for proactiveness. If you’re worried about having the bandwidth to handle the next generation of USB, Japan’s own Buffalo Kokuyo has just the thing: a 4-port USB 3.0 hub. The BSH4A03U3 supports Windows and Mac platforms and promises to handle speeds up to 5Gbps, though the ￥8,000 ($89) asking price does feel a wee bit steep.

Buffalo Kokuyo reveals 4-port USB 3.0 hub, leaves you little choice but to upgrade originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feb 03

ASUS N82 and N61 join the USB 3.0 laptop party

Posted in: ASUS, laptop, Laptops, Today's Chili, usb 3.0, Usb3.0

We’re kind of starting to figure out ASUS’ naming scheme — E is for Easy, and N is for eNtertainment, jolly good. In other self-evident news, Engadget Chinese is the place to go if you want the lowdown on happenings in China and its nearby states. Joining HP’s Envy 15 in the USB 3.0-sporting ranks will soon be the familiar 16-inch ASUS N61 and the seemingly brand spanking new N82 14-incher. See the galleries below for the eye candy, but keep it here for specs. Core i5 and i7 CPUs will populate the role of orchestrator inside, while ATI and NVIDIA discrete graphics options will also be made available when these make their imminent Taiwan debut. In live demonstrations, the one USB 3.0 port (yes, you only get one) was shown to be three times as fast as USB 2.0, so not quite reaching its theoretical superiority, but hardly an unwelcome improvement. Let’s hope for quick global distribution following the Taiwanese launch, which is slated for the middle of this month.

Gallery: ASUS N82

Gallery: ASUS N61

ASUS N82 and N61 join the USB 3.0 laptop party originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 28

Sarotech updates book-like Hardbox to version 3.0, embraces SuperSpeed USB

Posted in: external hard drive, ExternalHardDrive, hard drive, HardDrive, Today's Chili, usb 3.0, Usb3.0

We’ll just come at you straight — the world needs a more varied selection of external hard drives. Aside from the occasional LaCie / Lego-inspired alternative, there’s really a stark lack of style when perusing the storage shelves at Best Buy. Sarotech’s been one to blaze its own trail before, but we’ve yet to see a serious update to the impossible-to-hate Wizplatz W-31… until today, of course. The Hardbox 3.0 is, for all intents and purposes, a refreshed version of the aforementioned unit, and this HDD enclosure sports a sleek, all-black exterior along with a full complement of updated hardware that supports USB 3.0. It’s apparently available with 1TB, 1.5TB, 2TB or 3TB within, though it sounds as if you’ll have to wait until at least February to find one available for shipping. It’ll be worth it, though.

Sarotech updates book-like Hardbox to version 3.0, embraces SuperSpeed USB originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 14

HP now shipping select Envy 15 models with USB 3.0

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Welcome to the most recent benchmark we’ve been referring to as “the future.” HP has become what appears to be the first company to actually ship a laptop featuring USB 3.0. According to a rep speaking with CNET, if you order an Envy 15 with a Core i7 processor and an ATI 5830 GPU, the new ports come along for the ride. Feeling patient? Not to worry, we’re pretty sure this crazy USB 3.0 thing isn’t an isolated incident — expect more machines to support it soon enough, including HP’s own EliteBook in just a few weeks’ time.

HP now shipping select Envy 15 models with USB 3.0 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 10

‘3-point’ USB 3.0 hub is self-referential fun and functionality

Posted in: Today's Chili, usb, usb 3.0, Usb3.0
Admittedly, at first we didn’t get it — the hub (with actually helpful, twisting ports) was about 90 degrees counterclockwise from the pictured position and we couldn’t get past the aesthetic similarities to the Dodge Ram logo. That’s when the friendly overseer of the Dun Cheng Technology Corp. booth in the CES International Hall twisted both our minds and the hub itself to reveal an intentionally meta moment — “3-point,” as in USB 3.0. Needless to say, we were very amused.

‘3-point’ USB 3.0 hub is self-referential fun and functionality originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 09

USB 3.0 SuperSpeed gone wild at CES 2010, trumps even your new SSD

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USB 3.0 gone wild at CES 2010, trumps even your new SSD

Just in case you didn’t notice the arrow, that’s a USB 3.0 cable up there, plugged into a USB 3.0 port, running in a Fujitsu laptop that is the first to pack integrated support for USB 3.0. How fast was it? On the other end of this one was a Buffalo external enclosure stuffed with an old-fashioned, platter-based hard disk, which still delivered perfectly absurd transfer rates of about 135MB/sec. When another, similar setup ran with an Intel SSD what happened the results were even more impressive: a few ticks over 200MB/sec. Yes, we’re about to enter another dimension. A time when external drives are as fast as internal ones. Where the speed at which you can fill up your MP3 player is limited only by the speed of the storage on that device itself. You are about to enter… the SuperSpeed zone.

Gallery: USB 3.0 displays at CES 2010

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USB 3.0 SuperSpeed gone wild at CES 2010, trumps even your new SSD originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 06

HP refreshes ProBook and EliteBook lines with Core i7 processors and just about everything else (update: USB 3.0!)

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HP has six new professional laptop models in the mix, with Core i7 processor options across the board and plenty of other high-end accouterments. The ProBook models, the 6440b (14-inch) and 6540b (15.6-inch), have a starting price of $949, while the gunmetal aluminum-clad EliteBook 8440w and 8540w start at $1,299 and $1,499, respectively. Finally the more traditional platinum aluminum 8440p and 8540p start at $1,099 and $1,249. The differences between the six models might seem minimal to the untrained eye, but high marks like the spill-resistant drains in the EliteBook models, 24 hour battery option on the 8440p / 8540p might help make sense of the endless configurations that will be available among these models. Everything should hit virtual shelves in February, and there’s PR after the break.

Update: PCWorld claims that HP will also be offering up to 3x USB 3.0 ports on its EliteBook 8540p and EliteBook 8540w laptops.

Gallery: HP ProBook and EliteBook press shots

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HP refreshes ProBook and EliteBook lines with Core i7 processors and just about everything else (update: USB 3.0!) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

OCZ unveils ultraslim USB 3.0 external SSD, Vertex 2 and new PCI-e SSDs

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OCZ has a thing for pumping out some pretty swank concepts at trade shows, and sure enough, the company’s storming onto the CES floor with a number of drool-worthy introductions. Up first (and dearest to our hearts) is the ultrathin USB 3.0 external solid state drive, which offers up a 5Gb/sec transfer rate and should ship in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities. Someday, for some price. The outfit is also dishing out the Vertex 2 line of MLC-based internal SSDs as well as a second-generation PCI-Express design that’s aimed for the enterprise crowd. Specifics are few and far between, but we’re hoping to get a little hands-on time (with as many details as we can gather) soon. Really soon.

Gallery: OCZ’s CES 2010 introductions

OCZ unveils ultraslim USB 3.0 external SSD, Vertex 2 and new PCI-e SSDs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

Seagate unveils USB 3.0 BlackArmor PS110 hard drive

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You knew it wouldn’t be long before Seagate hopped on the USB 3.0 bandwagon, right? Right. Here in Vegas, the company just announced its BlackArmor PS110, which is its first USB 3.0 portable HDD. What makes this one a touch different than the rest is the “performance kit” that it ships in, which is comprised of a 500GB USB 3.0 HDD (a 2.5-incher with a 7200RPM spindle speed), a power cable and an ExpressCard USB 3.0 adapter. ‘Course, your shiny new MacBook won’t take too kindly to this type of gesture — but hey, at least you can read SD cards without breaking a sweat! The kit is up for purchase right now for $179.99, and if you’re looking to take a closer look before pulling the trigger, you’ll find our hands-on below along with a glance at a for-demonstration-only 7mm 2.5-inch drive that was first announced last month.

Gallery: Seagate unveils USB 3.0 BlackArmor PS110 hard drive

Seagate unveils USB 3.0 BlackArmor PS110 hard drive originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

LaCie serves up LaCinema Mini HD, Network Server and Wuala-infused USB keys

Posted in: flash drive, FlashDrive, hard drive, HardDrive, media streamer, MediaStreamer, nas, stream, streamer, streaming, Today's Chili, usb, usb 3.0, Usb3.0

CES just wouldn’t be CES without a few new introductions from LaCie, now would it? Nah. Up first from the sexiest name in storage is a fresh member of the LaCinema multimedia hard drive family, the Mini HD. Equipped with 802.11n WiFi and a penchant for serving up 1080p video, this DLNA media player boasts an HDMI output, internal hard drive, USB socket (for uploading media or playing files back from a USB drive) and an extensive list of supported codecs that includes MKV, AVC and DivX. This one should be filtering out now in the US and Europe for an undisclosed amount. Moving on, we’ve got the simply titled Network Server, which sports five drive bays, gigabit Ethernet and Windows Home Server running the show. LaCie also enables users to backup their backups via its own Wuala technology, though exact pricing and availability details won’t be revealed until later in Q1. Lastly, there’s a new trio of USB Keys, which look an awful lot like actual keys. Sadly, these aren’t ready to handle the beast that is SuperSpeed USB, but they do promise transfers as fast as 30MB/sec, and they’re also waterproof and available in sizes as large as 32GB. The company’s also throwing in 4GB of web-accessible Wuala storage for the first two years of ownership, with the CooKey and WhizKey available in 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB capacities for $19.99 and up, up, up. The full releases are just past the break.

Gallery: LaCie serves up LaCinema Mini HD, Network Server and Wuala-infused USB keys

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LaCie serves up LaCinema Mini HD, Network Server and Wuala-infused USB keys originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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