At the moment most PC’s are still shipping with USB 2.0 on-board and won’t ship with USB 3.0 as standard until 2011 so

USB 3.0

if you want to take advatange of USB 3.0 speeds you’ll need to upgrade your exising PC or Mac. If you have expansion slots (PCI slots or an express card slot) you can upgrade to USB 3.0 easily with a USB 3.0 PCI card or a USB 3.0 Express card.

You’ll also need to make sure that any cables you use to connect your USB 3.0 peripherals to your PC or Mac are USB 3.0 rated otherwise the data transfer speeds will drop back to USB 2.0 (assuming this is the rating of the cable you are using)

USB 3.0 products are backwards compatible with USB 2.0 so any purchase of USB 3.0 now is not only an investment in the future but the products will work fine with your existing kit (albeit a little slower)

At USBNow we are now offering USB 3.0 expanision cards (PCI and Express Cards), USB 3.0 Cables and a range of USB 3.0 Hard Drive  Enclosures and Caddys.

Because USB 2.0 is still so popular it may take years to fully phase it out. Manufacterers are reeling out USB 3.0 products almost as fast as the cable itself! USB 3.0 offers up to 10x fast data transfer than USB 2.0, now that’s quick! As well as this, our cable is backwards compatible with USB 2.0 so should you decide you want to keep that USB 2.0 device that’s fine.

So, get up to speed and be one of the first to get your hands on these cables. Our 2 metre version is just £9.99! Click here for more information or take a peek at the USB 3.0 demo below: