Freecom has just announced what is the first external hard drive compatible with standard USB 3.0.
It would be able to transfer data at 130 MB/s, which is much higher than USB 2.0 and also Firewire 800. It will be available in November in 3 capacities, 1,1,5 and 2 TB is well before computers with the ability to exploit this interface. In order to overcome this disadvantage, Freecom will propose a PCI Express USB 3.0 card for $25,95 or an Express card at $29,95. This is very cheap since the disc itself will not have a prohibitive price; $119 for the 1 TB model.
NB The owners of the latest MacBook Pro 15" are deprived of the Express Card connector.
