While this technology is still not ready for the general public, it is expected to be ready by 2010.

USB 3.0 is called SuperSpeed USB by some because of its speed improvements over both USB 2.0 and 1.1.

Over the years, a myriad of plugs had been developed to do a number of different types of interfaces with the computer.

Some were meant for modems, some connections were meant for printers and others were meant for keyboards.

Each one did primarily the same general thing, connected a peripheral device to a computer, but did so in ways that were incompatible with everything else.

It was designed to offer a single connection for all of those devices and much more.

However, the first generation of USB connectivity was not necessarily meant for huge transfers of data.

While it offered improvements, more data-intensive transfers were beginning to occur all the time.

Eventually, even the speed of USB 2.0 started to become unacceptable for some users.

Therefore, USB 3.0 is expected to take things to the next level.

While that may seem like an impressive number, it gets even more impressive when the background is applied to it.

At this speed, USB 3.0 can transfer a 25 gigabyte file in approximately 70 seconds.

That would have taken 9.3 hours for the first generation USB product and 14 minutes for the second-generation product.

For those who are looking to connect other devices, such as storage devices, hard drives, or video cameras, USB 3.0 will offer some definite advantages over those earlier technologies.

Indeed, any high capacity external device will be able to transfer data much faster with USB 3.0.

Most average USB 3.0 drives made by manufacturers usually will ensure they have backward compatibility to usb 2.0 and 1.1 standards.

So check the specifications from the manufacturer.

Actually I fried all of them except one dont ask why, I was just being careless with the computer.

Can I expand my computer to get additional USB ports, and more specifically, can I retrofit the existing USB port so that it can work with USB 3.0 technology.

Ive seen advertisements for 500 Gigabyte hard drives that are compatible with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 as well.

Even a little flash drive with USB 3.0 technology would be a plus.

I got my desk top computer in 2009 and Ive never had any issues connecting a USB drive to it.

I actually havent bought any new USB drives in quite awhile so Im wondering if I should expect a similar problem.

Will I be all right plugging a USB 3.0 to my pre-2010 computer.

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