Backward compatible
We had a chance to talk to the
people responsible for USB 3.0. The new standard will let you have
5Gbit/s and in an ideal world that would mean 625 MB/s.
The draft is out and the first version
will again be copper based, while the optical version might come
at later date.
According to a chap
involved in creating the standard, the first devices will come in late 2008 and he
thinks that USB 3.0 can attack standards such as eSATA and at the
same time it won't bring much to your printer.
Prototypes of USB 3.0 cables and
controllers are expected early next year and retail devices might
follow by the end of next year.
