The third major incarnation of the Universal Serial Bus is starting to arrive on the high street. USB is the name of the connector/cable/interface most commonly used to connect external equipment to your computer or laptop – most phones, printers, cameras, scanners, webcams, mice, keyboards, external hard drives, flash disks etc now connect using “USB”. Your existing equipment will almost certainly be USB 2.0. So if you’re buying a new laptop or camcorder what do you need to know about USB 3.0? 1. It’s faster! A lot faster. Theoretical maximum speeds are something like :- USB 1.0 – 1996 – … Continue reading USB 3.0 in a nutshell – a quick guide