Seagate has presented a new generation in hard drive that fit in a computer's USB port. The BlackArmor PS110 Performance Kit consists of a 500GB/7200rpm external hard drive, a power cable, and a USB 3.0 PC express card. The hard drive claims to transfer performance up to three times that of a normal 2.0 hard drive.
For those who are unaware of what USB 3.0 is, it is a faster version of the 2.0. Instead of using four transfer wires, like its predecessor, the new version uses nine, ensuring a faster transfer speed. For example, A normal USB 2.0 would generally have a transfer rate of 35MB/sec, the new 3.0 version has a transfer rate of 100MB/sec. The USB 3.0 also has more subtle improvements, like greater power effeciency and the ability to be built on in the future.
However, Black Armor PS110, being a 3.0 hard drive is advanced and Intel has said that they will not build a processor able to support the new design until 2011. However, as long as the computer has an express card slot, the transfer rate will still be raised.
Although it will take a while for the computer industry to "catch up," the USB 3.0 will become a standard, once again, improving technology.
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