Storage specialist Verbatim today announced it has released two new USB3.0 external hard drives. The new models features 3.5-inch 1TB and 2TB drive capacities and are USB3.0 ready. While it does mean that your PC or notebook has to have a USB3.0 (blue) port available to get maximum speed, desktop PC owners will have the [...]
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One of the main problems we’ve faced with USB so far has been the lack of electrical power available through the bus itself. Technically, USB2.0 can supply up to 500mA at 5VDC through each port but as the demand for speed and simply connectivity grows, the bus itself hasn’t had enough juice to keep up [...]
Peripherals vendor Lacie has announced its first ruggedised USB3.0 external hard drive. Dubbed the Rugged USB3.0, the new drive is bus-powered (requires no external power brick) and features 500GB of storage. The drive has a top transfer speed of 110MB/s. According to Lacie, the drive can transfer a high-definition (HD) movie in less than three [...]