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LaCie releases USB 3.0 drivers for Macs
« on: November 04, 2010, 02:24:57 PM »
http://www.macworld.com/article/155466/201...sb3_driver.html

One has to wonder if Apple is waiting for FW 3200...?

Benchmarks for USB 3.0 (Caldigit card & drivers) are shown at the beginning of this MacRumors thread.
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LaCie releases USB 3.0 drivers for Macs
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2010, 05:48:10 PM »
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One has to wonder if Apple is waiting for FW 3200...?
What else but money? It probably won't fit in any of its mobile devices and they have no intention, that I can see, of making their desktop machines competitive or even unique... dntknw.gif FireWire has never been accepted by computer makers, at least not more than tepidly...
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LaCie releases USB 3.0 drivers for Macs
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2010, 06:52:27 PM »
Or maybe they're actually waiting for this:

http://www.macrumors.com/2010/11/04/light-...e-at-forefront/

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Networ...Reports-431251/ The strong backing from Apple leads one to believe that it may well be the next connection option Apple adopts - skipping USB 3.0 entirely. Of course, if USB 3.0 starts gaining significant traction, Apple may have to swap USB 2.0 for USB 3.0 whether it likes it or not.

Somehow I'd managed to miss the news on Light Peak - but wow. It blows everything else out of the water - USB 3.0, FW3200...

Wonder how much it will cost - a key factor in its adoption? (the main reason FW was never adopted on a wide scale was the cost, AFAIK)

Jim, why would USB 3.0 not fit in mobile devices? If they have USB 2.0 now, and USB 3.0 is backwards compatible (which it is) then I don't see an issue. Judging by the cards I've seen, it's no more of a space hog than USB 2.0. And it is showing up in PC laptops...

I do wish that Apple would add native support for eSATA and add those ports to their Macs. It's fast, it works and it's not expensive. And it smokes USB 3.0 and FW800.
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« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2010, 02:04:33 AM »
I came across these earlier on Light Peak.  Seems Apple may be holding out for that, at least in a graduated rate at first. Eventually it can scale up to 100Gbs.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/apple/light-peak...le_skin;content  (be sure to watch the video)

http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/26/exclusi...intel-could-be/
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