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USB 3.0 Just Might Change the World

Why exactly should we be so excited for the next installation of USB? Well frankly, its just fantastic, but in technical terms it brings a whole new level of speed to information transfers.  Combined with solid state drives USB 3.0 promises to revolutionize the way back up, send, receive and augment data.  With speeds reaching more than 20 gigabytes a second compared to USB 2.0′s 1 gigabyte.  So what does this mean for the average user?  Well along with less time spent watching files transfer, you also have an increased power flow running throw it, 900mA compared to USB 2.0′s 500mA per hub.  Individual mA sees an increase in 50 mA, simply put, your ipod is going to charge a lot faster than it did before.  The possibilities that come with increased data transfer rates are endless, from downloading movies in seconds to backing up your data almost instantly.  Users will see a definite improvement in everyday computing.  With increased file sizes for HD movies and songs USB 3.0 could not have come soon enough.