Sunbeamtech AirBox USB 3.0 3.5" HDD Enclosure Review

Do you plan to get USB 3.0? Full review here http://pcwizkidstechtalk.com/index.php/airbox.html cheers

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[Films4You]

I've heard that in Real Life USB 3.0 is only 2x the speeds of USB 2.0. OK faster but not the 10x indicated?

[PCWizKid]

@Films4You Actually my tests proved its more like 5x so its still awesome.

[CRAKIZGOOD]

it funny that people think they need a new motherboard for usb 3.0

just buy a card with 3.0 ports and install it in ur pc

[PCWizKid]

@CRAKIZGOOD True, but why not just upgrade the board which will then also support SATA 3.0 at the same time. But yes a USB 3.0 card cost you about $25 USD.

[Films4You]

@dproffessa ThankYou

Only able to try a slower drive at this time see

watch?v=gZswIbgxgJA

[dproffessa]

@Films4You u get 10x speed if you transfer from USB 3 to USB 30

[lebowski420h]

Does this support 3TB drives?

[Films4You]

@C5Rftw Whoya... Moore's law takes another leap forward :)

I remember my first computer, Sinclair ZX80 3.25 MHz, (Meg not Giga), 1 Kb Ram which was also used for graphics as well, 4K ROM with BASIC, Television as VDU and Cassette tape for longer term storage.

I wait for Nanotechnology to catch up and then things will get very serious :)

[C5Rftw]

@Films4You The problem with Thunderbolt (10gb/s) is the cost, which will leave it as a high end/enthusiast product for now. firewire(400mb/s) was the fastest for a while never got hugely popular. Beta was better than VHS but went no where. The thing separating Thunderbolt, IMHO, is that unlike the two previous, Thunderbolt has 2 big advantages. 1, the awesome speed and the 2, the big thing, you can daisy chain up to 7 devices with available bandwidth of50gb/s. That could save tons of money

[Films4You]

@C5Rftw Thank You very much for this information.

(So you need a fast harddrive, to benefit)

Do you think One day : Thunderbolt High Speed Input and Output may be used as standard

[C5Rftw]

@Films4You The bandwidth of USB 3.0 is actually capable of being 10x faster, but at the moment, the 3.0 USB external drives are limited by the HDD inside of it or, for USB 3.0 thumb drives, are limited by the flash inside the case. Think of Sata 3. Its rated at 6gb/sec. And ofcourse any drive you hook up wont reach 6gb/sec (so far) but it can handle it. If you have a drive like a WD caviar black, it will hit 135MB/sec on sata 3 and on USB 3.0. As for USB 3 thumb drives, many r hitting over 200

[4DaMovieGuru]

I seen enough, it's time to purchase!

[JamesParkersVideos]

@PCWizKid Either way, twice as fast is still a vast improvement for data transfer.

[GeneralHoohah]

@blake9870 Just looking at that poor design, I can tell right away that fan isn't going to do anything. And its NOT a great review. If he knew anything about cooling, he'd notice the problems I see with it.