USB 3.0 is finally here!

One of the most exciting features that Windows 7 SP1 is expected to add is support for USB 3.0, which will increase the data transfer speed over the current USB 2.0 standard by a factor of ten. It’s been in the works since 2007, and now it looks like it’s finally going to become a reality. HP has already started shipping their Envy 15 laptops with USB 3.0 ports so you can expect other hardware vendors to follow closely behind.

This new “superspeed” version of USB has a theoretical throughput rate of almost 5 Gbps, in comparison with the 480 Mbps maximum speed of USB 2.0.  Imagine streaming high-def movies off an external hard drive with absolutely no problems or running your daily system backups in minutes instead of hours!

Click here to find out more about USB 3.0.