How fast is USB 3.0?

At the Consumer Electronics Show 2010, the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), responsible for promoting the interface of the same name, announced the first 17 user products that have passed the official SuperSpeed USB (also known as USB 3.0) certification tests. This list includes motherboards, laptops, consumer electronics and other products from key manufacturers such as ASMedia Technology, ASUSTeK Computer, Fujitsu, GIGABYTE Technology, Lucid Port Technology, Western Digital, I / O Interconnect, RATOC Systems, SIIG, Symwave.

Despite the fact that we have already seen a lot of USB 3.0 motherboards in the news feed, in the above list so far only two models appear - ASUS P6 × 58D Premium and GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD3 . Only two devices are certified from SuperSpeed USB laptops - HP Envy 15 and Fujitsu FMV-BIBLO NF / G70.

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The list of certified products also included four “USB 3.0 to SATA” controllers from ASMedia (ASM1051), Fujitsu (MB86C30), LucidPort (USB300), Symwave (SW6316), ExpressCard and PCI Express expansion cards with USB 3.0 ports, cases for 2, 5 "and 3.5" hard drives with USB 3.0 interface, Western Digital My Book external hard drive.