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    Dell just released USB 3.0 on the M6500 - Is the AW Far behind

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by dave-p, Feb 5, 2010.

  1. dave-p

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    dave-p, Feb 5, 2010
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    Well AW is falling behind :D
     
    SillyHoney, Feb 5, 2010
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    hopefully they catch up soon

    All I will need next is the 5870 GPUs lol
     
    dave-p, Feb 5, 2010
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    USB 3.0 is not much of a proformance gain just get a external one when they release a hub, E-sata and firewire is the way to go.
     
    freedom16, Feb 6, 2010
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    what is USB 3.0??
     
    Darkreapers, Feb 6, 2010
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    USB the port you plug stuff into like External Hard drives etc. Most of them are 2.0, USB 3.0 is alot faster. AW uses 2.0.
     
    Ikuto, Feb 6, 2010
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    no, but they cant say that their products are the best when they still dont have dx 11 cards on laptops and you pay silly ammounts for a 600mhz increase on core i7 chips for desktops
     
    martynpd, Feb 6, 2010
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    You don't think 10x faster data transfer speeds and 50% more power for devices using USB 3.0 is much of a performance gain.????

    you have high expectations lol
     
    dave-p, Feb 6, 2010
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    USB 3.0? Pfft.

    Firewire and e-Sata are the way to go.

    Plus I really don't see many devices making any good use of USB 3.0. External hard drives are better off with e-Sata, and that's the only real big advantage I can think of.
     
    EviLCorsaiR, Feb 6, 2010
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    Yeah, the only power I need is the kind that lets me play an MP3 smoothly.
     
    lewdvig, Feb 6, 2010
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    that maybe in R3 lol
     
    dave-p, Feb 6, 2010
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