Buffalo USB 3.0 Express Card

unfortunately, express card only support up to 2.5Gbit, which cuts the speeds of USB 3.0 by half…

This USB device will help people that can not afford, or do not want to purchase a new Laptop/Notebook computer. It is a viable solution for the entire crop of Laptop/Notebook computer being foisted off on holiday shoppers because Microsoft did not release win7 with USB 3.0 capability or assure manufactures that it would be supported.

Asus and Nec demonstrated working devices January 2008 Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show (CES), and waited to release them after Win7’s official Gala. I would not surprise me that they were asked hold back their release of the USB 3.0 motherboards, and devices by Microsoft, and Intel.

Asus released the USB 3.0 devices, and has already received payback by being dropped as one of Intel hardware manufactures. This will cut Asus business by almost 25% and they were blind sided with this announcement…

Microsoft & Intel Conspiracy to kill USB 3.0 timely release was an ace up Microsoft sleeve to move reluctant XP users to Win7, and Intel’s delay until 2011 to support Microsoft as Microsoft supported Intel with their non-vista capable motherboards that allowed them to meet the stock market anticipated earning…

Microsoft and Intel postponing development of USB 3.0 won’t necessarily banish the standard. However with Intel’s tight grip on the hardware market, it’s less likely to grow without it monopoly-like powers.

This certainly will effect a good number of laptop/notebook holiday purchasers that should have had USB 3.0 connectors on their units. Instead they are going to have obsolete computers when the new crop of laptop/notebook arrive on the market to take advantage of the communication speeds in USB 3.0 devices.

USB 3.0 printers will have the communication speeds to kill a print job without having to wait or reboot your computer, this would have been a great immediate result if Microsoft and Intel would not have conspired to block or slow the development of USB 3.0 introduction.

Wacom and other graphic tablets would have amazing leap in capabilities using the faster USB 3.0 connection, a 1080p video camera for security, and webcam purposes, with Microsoft and Intel dragging their feet can we expect Logitech and others to produce consumer video devices at a price point the USB 3.0 will become common place.

Affordable external raid hard drives built with eSata, and USB 3.0 should be common place now or at the first of the year, but at the moment they are only a dream in the back room tech departments or marketing departments…

Thank you Buffalo for this Laptop/Notebook device, it is needed for old systems and holiday purchases and I hope will be a often purchased device for external USB 3.0 devices…

I can only hope someone has found a way to get USB 3.0 drivers for WinXP & Vista to screw up Microsoft’s marketing plan of getting Intel to cooperate in dragging its feet on USB 3.0 development…

We can get a ARM processor USB 3.0 device soon for that developing netbook market… All DVD players and TV sold should have USB 3.0 ports with DVIX and Xvid codecs to fulfill consumer wants and entertainment connection need.

JR