On Tue, 6 Feb 2018 20:40:15 -0800 Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]> dijo:
>I did a brief search and found a prediction that the SATA Express "may >never catch on." That may be a true prediction, but at the moment a SATA Express port plus the device to mount in the front panel is the only way I can find to get USB 3.1 Gen. 2 in the front of a desktop computer. I can find plenty of motherboards that offer ports accessible in the back of the computer, but I don't want to have to crawl around on the floor behind the computer to plug in a portable drive. For the benefit of those who may be wondering what I'm yammering about, let me clarify the current situation re USB. USB 1.1 is now so old that it is safely forgotten, having been replaced by USB 2.0 (480Mbps). USB 2.0 was then replaced by USB 3.0 (5Gbps). USB 3.0 was recently superseded by USB 3.1 (10Gbps). However, for reasons I cannot grasp, it has been decided to rename USB 3.0 as 'USB 3.1 Generation 1' and the new 10Gbps version as USB 3.1 Generation 2.' The result is a mass of confusion on vendors' web sites as most older copy has not been updated. My computing makes moderately heavy use of disc I/O. At this time I have no portable devices with USB 3.1 Gen 2, but the computer I'm replacing is 7-8 years old, so I am building a new one that I hope will serve my needs for just as long. It won't be very long before Gen 2 becomes the norm, so it makes sense to be ready for it. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
