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    Asus Continues USB 3.0 Onslaught With a Cheap PCI-E Card

    If a Sega Saturn Joystick Could Transform, It Would Become This

    The Girlfriend Controller (That You Secretly Want)

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    Image of jrblackman006 jrblackman006
    10/31/09

    In reply to Asus Continues USB 3.0 Onslaught With a Cheap PCI-E Card
    I am going to get one of these and a USB 3.0 mouse.
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    whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII approved this comment jrblackman006 was starred jrblackman006 was unstarred
    Image of whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII
    10/31/09

    @jrblackman006: Well done sir. Welcome to Gizmodo. #usb30
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    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    10/31/09

    In reply to Asus Continues USB 3.0 Onslaught With a Cheap PCI-E Card
    Gimme a low profile card PCI-E x1, and I might bite. Otherwise, I'll probably just stick with eSATA. #usb30
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    Image of whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII
    10/31/09

    @dagamer34: Judging by my skimming of the article, ASUS went with PCI-E x4 instead of x1 because of bandwidth issues.

    But maybe I'm misreading. Last night was a loooooong night. #usb30
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    Image of Peregrinvs Peregrinvs
    11/01/09

    @whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII: It wasn't /that/ long.

    Also, when you swap up to a better mouse, I get your old one. ;] #usb30
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    whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII promoted this comment Peregrinvs was starred Peregrinvs was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @Peregrinvs: Like hell. My mouse cannot get any better.

    Unless I find a mouse that can make nachos and pizza and get me a soda/whiskey/both, while I still use it to frag nOObs. Is that part of USB 3.0, or will I have to wait for 4.0? #usb30
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    Image of Peregrinvs Peregrinvs
    11/02/09

    @whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII: Then just give me your soul so I can convince Intel to give me a chipset with DDR5 ram and a couple of those fancy PCIE 2.0 SSDs.

    =D You've gotta be worth somethin', right? #usb30
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    Image of B-low B-low
    10/31/09

    In reply to Asus Continues USB 3.0 Onslaught With a Cheap PCI-E Card
    I don't know... I don't think I would sacrifice a PCI-E slot just for a couple of USB 3 ports. Most motherboards are likely to have a surplus of SATA ports in which case it would be easier to just install some SATA to eSATA converters. The existing SATA standard already nets you 3Gbps which isn't too much slower than USB 3.0's 4.8Gbps.
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    Edited by B-low at 10/31/09 9:28 AM B-low was starred B-low was unstarred
    Image of M1A1D M1A1D
    10/31/09

    @B-low: True, but you can't beat the plug-and-play convenience. Which would you rather trust granny to plug in: a USB device or an eSATA device? #usb30
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    Image of B-low B-low
    10/31/09

    @M1A1D: I'd give a granny a wireless mouse and watch while she tried to plug it in. #usb30
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    Image of Counterglow Counterglow
    10/31/09

    @B-low: @B-low: I have to disagree a little here. 3Gbps vs 4.8Gbps is a transfer speed difference of more than 60%. That's pretty significant, I think.

    I still agree generally...it's tough to sacrifice a PCI-E slot when you'll have lots of extra SATA ports. #usb30
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    Pope John Peeps II promoted this comment Counterglow was starred Counterglow was unstarred
    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    10/31/09

    @Counterglow: If you're already transferring at 3gbps, it's hard to imagine having a file large enough for the 4.8 gbps to make a big difference. Well, on a domestic computer, at least. I guess it's the difference between a 30 second transfer, and a 20 second transfer. But that's still not much. #usb30
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    Image of christopher.feller001 christopher.feller001
    10/31/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: Most of the time you're probably going to be transferring data from an internal drive with an interface speed of 3.0Gbps to an external USB drive. So you're still capped at 3.0Gbps regardless of the fact the USB interface speed is 4.8Gbps.

    Plus, I imagine there is some overhead anyway translating from SATA to USB 3.0.

    SATA and eSATA are just two different physical interfaces. They both use SATA commands.
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    FigNinja promoted this comment Pope John Peeps II approved this comment christopher.feller001 was starred christopher.feller001 was unstarred
    Image of EQC EQC
    10/31/09

    @Counterglow: Shouldn't we first determine how much of that 4.8 Gbps is available in the real world?

    High speed USB 2.0 is rated at 480 Mbps = 60 MB/s...but in the real world, you're lucky to be able to get half of that. As I understand it, the real-world limit is due to overhead, extra processing, etc. in the spec. I've never seen any device that can actually transfer even 45 MB/s over USB 2.0.

    Do we know if the 4.8 Gbps is going to actually be achievable? #usb30
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    FigNinja promoted this comment EQC was starred EQC was unstarred
    Image of M1A1D M1A1D
    10/31/09

    @B-low: That's why you don't get sugar cookies when you go visit Nana! #usb30
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    Image of rentahero1 rentahero1
    10/31/09

    @Counterglow: Seeing as only the most elite RAM-based "hard drive" devices can even think of touching 3Gbps currently, forget it. 4.8 isn't gonna happen for you. #usb30
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    FigNinja promoted this comment rentahero1 was starred rentahero1 was unstarred
    Image of Sneaky0 Sneaky0
    10/31/09

    @B-low: 3Gbps and 4.8Gps are both great speeds, but what devices are there that's capable of those speeds. #usb30
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    Image of B-low B-low
    10/31/09

    @Sneaky0: Right now nothing that I'm aware of. Some NAS setups in RAID are well capable of write speeds in excess of 500MBps or over 4Gbps but I think at those thresholds you begin to see bottle necks all over the place. I'm not sure if many CPUs can handle data transfer at that rate. #usb30
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    Image of PanhandleJoe PanhandleJoe
    10/31/09

    @B-low: It *will* matter when things like card readers, still cameras, and camcorders, etc. start coming along with USB 3.0 support. #usb30
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    Image of B-low B-low
    10/31/09

    @PanhandleJoe: Support and read/write speeds are not the same thing. #usb30
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    FigNinja promoted this comment B-low was starred B-low was unstarred
    Image of Sneaky0 Sneaky0
    10/31/09

    @B-low: That's what I meant. Without a raid setup or similar, reaching those speeds are nearly impossible. Also the average users don't even know what a raid is. It's great having a connection that's capable of those speeds, but until manufacturers start making fast disks at consumer prices. These connections are somewhat useless in the real world. #usb30
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    Image of B-low B-low
    10/31/09

    @Sneaky0: Agreed! #usb30
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    Image of Iggy Iggy
    10/31/09

    In reply to Asus Continues USB 3.0 Onslaught With a Cheap PCI-E Card
    Are there ANY USB 3.0 devices right now? #usb30
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    Image of Kerfudle: Kerfudle:
    10/31/09

    @Iggy: Of course their is, we all know about those pci cards thats asus is selling... #usb30
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    Image of pattywac pattywac
    10/31/09

    @Iggy: .... asus had a test usb 3.0 drive and going from 2.0-3.0 did increase transfer rates quite a bit

    [www.pcper.com] #usb30
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    FigNinja promoted this comment Chris Jacob approved this comment pattywac was starred pattywac was unstarred
    Image of The Lab The Lab
    10/14/09

    In reply to If a Sega Saturn Joystick Could Transform, It Would Become This
    If my parents were paying the $33.5k tuition to Pratt and I came home after a few years and showed them that I spent my time gluing together parts from a joystick.... they would not be pleased.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/14/09

    @The Lab: My father taught architecture there. He would've sharpened his t-square.
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    Image of iceberg802 iceberg802
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Girlfriend Controller (That You Secretly Want)
    My girlfriend prefers purple
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    Image of BryceMeiklejohn BryceMeiklejohn
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Girlfriend Controller (That You Secretly Want)
    id play MW2 with that
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    CustomFirmware promoted this comment BryceMeiklejohn was starred BryceMeiklejohn was unstarred
    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Girlfriend Controller (That You Secretly Want)
    In my experience, the girls always go for the red one! But that's mine!

    Although my previous girlfriends weren't that great at most video games, they still really enjoyed them. Heck, one of them always did better than me at any game on Super Nintendo.
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    Image of Saboth Saboth
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Girlfriend Controller (That You Secretly Want)
    I've tried everything to get my wife into gaming...introduced her to WoW, got a Wii, got her a nintendo DS with dogs, etc.

    Seems like the only thing that interests her is watching lame cop dramas, wedding shows, and fashion shows...sigh.
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    ripfire promoted this comment Saboth was starred Saboth was unstarred
    Image of ripfire ripfire
    10/13/09

    @Saboth: Have you tried inviting her to play, you know, good games?
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Girlfriend Controller (That You Secretly Want)
    Unfortunately, not only would this not convince my girlfriend to start gaming, she would also have words for me about how I wasted money on some more "electronic stuff". sigh.
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    Image of appletoad appletoad
    10/13/09

    @lostarchitect: She had better be hot, or this is unforgivable.
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    lostarchitect promoted this comment appletoad was starred appletoad was unstarred
    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    10/13/09

    @appletoad: she's hot and talented, but she has an irrational fear/hatred of video games... unless, of course, they are on her ds... THEN video games are great!
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    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Girlfriend Controller (That You Secretly Want)

    Approves.
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    HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. was starred HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of BlueBeard BlueBeard
    10/13/09

    @HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: You win this round, HeartBurnKid.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Girlfriend Controller (That You Secretly Want)
    i have pink darts for my girlfriend. and anyone else that dare challenge me.
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Girlfriend Controller (That You Secretly Want)
    Shouldn't it just have one button?
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    Image of Volvonaut Volvonaut
    10/13/09

    @UnderLoK: Uhhh...
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    Image of Volvonaut Volvonaut
    10/13/09

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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    10/13/09

    @UnderLoK: No, no, no, it isn't supposed to BE your girlfriend. You're supposed to give it TO your girlfriend.
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    Image of appletoad appletoad
    10/13/09

    @Volvonaut: I think he meant a controller women can understand, not one to control women. You got it backwards.
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    lostarchitect promoted this comment appletoad was starred appletoad was unstarred
    Image of MrEvil MrEvil
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Girlfriend Controller (That You Secretly Want)
    I have an official pink one with sparkly stars and My li'l pony stickers all over it. It's not for the girlfriend. It is used as the mark of shame. Last one to grab an Xbox controllers gets to use that beauty.
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment MrEvil was starred MrEvil was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    10/13/09

    @MrEvil: You are a cruel and terrible person, intentionally shaming your friends because they aren't as rude or obnoxious in their grab for controllers as you.

    Basically what I'm saying is I approve of your style.
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    Image of Mischif Mischif
    10/13/09

    @MrEvil: What if they kick everyone's asses with it?
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    ripfire promoted this comment Mischif was starred Mischif was unstarred
    Image of ripfire ripfire
    10/13/09

    @Mischif: Then they get to wear the Unicorn Power T-shirt.
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    Image of Tawnie is saving no daylight Tawnie is saving no daylight
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Girlfriend Controller (That You Secretly Want)
    I love video games but I don't need a pink controller to play. I get so offended by these posts because not all women are high maintenance girls that require pink frilly to get in there with the boys. I have been playing video games all my life, fixing computers, working on cars, cooking and getting dirty. I hate the mall unless its to buy computer parts or video games. maybe I am not typical but I am every bit a girl. and yes, I am single
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    Edited by Tawnie is saving no daylight at 10/13/09 10:33 AM Tawnie is saving no daylight was starred Tawnie is saving no daylight was unstarred
    Image of NursingDrPepper NursingDrPepper
    10/13/09

    @tawnieknight@gmail.com looking for a google wave:

    Maybe if you chilled out a bit and accepted that girls can be into gaming and also like the colour pink, you'd have a boyfriend.
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    JibbyJam approved this comment NursingDrPepper was starred NursingDrPepper was unstarred
    Image of Monkey Bars Monkey Bars
    10/13/09

    @tawnieknight@gmail.com looking for a google wave: That's all well and good, but I hate to break it to you honey; you're an exception. Most guys don't get to date exceptions, let alone even meet them. Put yourself in our shoes, and then start talking.
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    JibbyJam promoted this comment Monkey Bars was starred Monkey Bars was unstarred
    Image of appletoad appletoad
    10/13/09

    @tawnieknight@gmail.com looking for a google wave: now might be a good time to remove your email address from your username...
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    lostarchitect promoted this comment appletoad was starred appletoad was unstarred
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