Intel’s next generation of processors, which you may know by the name Ivy Bridge, received a big boost this past week as the platform received official USB 3.0 certification. Super-fast data transfer speeds FTW!
Given the launch of Intel’s own Thunderbolt technology, many pundits were afraid that Intel would try and replace the USB technology, rendering thousands of humping dog peripherals obsolete. But that doomsday scenario was thankfully avoided, and we can rest easy knowing that we’ll all be plugging in USB cup warmers and flash drives for a long time to come.
[via Engadget]
poltak
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 3:24 PMExcuse my ignorance, but how come Sandy Bridge was without USB3.0? Hasn’t AMD’s K10 family had USB3.0 for long before Sandy Bridge. There must’ve been some architectural reason that it wasn’t built into Sandy Bridge.
sandy bridge
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 4:45 PMsandy bridge, sandy bridge sandy bridge: sandy bridge?
Chris
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 6:55 PMDon’t quote me on this but I’m pretty sure Sandy Bridge was in development while USB3.0 was which is why it never got the gold seal of approval.
MotorMouth
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 10:04 PMProbably because they wanted to push Thunderbolt as an alternative.
dave
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 1:41 AMnope! only the FM1 socket has USB3
Mikey
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 4:50 PMThe idea of a USB powered humping dog intrigues me.