This may be an error, but also puts into question their claim of Mac compatibility. While this may be good news for Mac users, the press release is a bit confusing since it also mentions the card is compatible with notebook systems. "The USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card allows users to upgrade their PC, notebook or Mac to take advantage of the next generation of external hard drives that offer faster data transfer speeds than ever before." As for what this means with regards to USB 3.0 in Macs, the drives apparently ship with a USB 3.0 PCI-express card that can be dropped in and used on any system, and according to the press release they are compatible with both PCs and Macs. Regardless of what Apple decides to do, claims around the release of new external drives from Buffalo Technologies suggest Mac Pro and some PowerMac users may already have a USB 3.0 option available.īuffalo Technology recently announced their latest hard drives with USB 3.0 support, beating speculation that these devices would not arrive until next year (see CNET editor Lance Whitney's article). USB 3.0 is just around the corner, and I've wondered whether we will see Apple jump on the bandwagon or wait for another technology. With the release of the original "Bondi Blue" iMac, Apple was one of the first to adopt USB technology, but was a little late on getting USB 2.0 implemented.
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