While Intel has been dragging it’s feet on incorporation of the USB 3.0 standard into it’s product line (supposedly in favor of LightPeak), this has not stopped other companies from developing host cards and USB 3.0 aware devices.
About the only thing I see missing is a USB 3.0 hub! Those are some nice looking products, and if all goes well, I will receiving some review kit shortly to check out.
AZiO’S SUPERSPEED USB 3.0 DRIVE ENCLOSURE KITS –
AN IDEAL COMPUTER HOLIDAY UPGRADE COMPANION
Now it’s easier than ever to migrate (or archive) files to a new computer
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. (November 23, 2010) – AZiO Corp, a designer and manufacturer of computer peripherals, launched a new line of SuperSpeed USB 3.0 drive enclosures today, making transferring data from an internal hard drive easier, faster and more convenient than ever. Just in time for the busy holiday season, a time when many consumers consider new computers, AZiO’s SuperSpeed USB 3.0 enclosures allow users to “harvest” and migrate computer files (or archive them) from the drive of the “old” computer onto the new desktop or laptop. This serves a double benefit by allowing users peace-of-mind that personal data is completely removed from the old computer system – especially important in a time of rampant identity theft. AZiO’s enclosures make it a “snap” (literally – the old drive snaps into place in the external enclosure casing) converting the internal drive into a regularly accessible external storage drive.
The potential throughput improvement offered by SuperSpeed USB 3.0 is dramatic – a theoretical 10X jump over existing USB 2.0 hardware. USB 2.0 maxed out at a theoretical 480 megabits per second, while USB 3.0 can theoretically handle up to five gigabits per second, allowing users to back up important data such as HD videos and high-resolution photo collections in a fraction the time.
“People don’t want to waste their old computers after getting a new one for the holidays,” said Wilson Tang, VP of Marketing of AZiO Corp. “This is a fast and easy way to kill two birds with one stone – harvest your old computer and create a backup drive without the huge expense.”
All of AZiO’s enclosure kits come with a lifetime warranty, unique in the industry.
The Entire AZiO USB 3.0 Line Includes:
- AZiO External 2.5” USB 3.0 HDD Enclosure (E233U3) – $24.99
- AZiO 3.5″ SATA to SuperSpeed USB 3.0 External HDD Enclosure (E315U31) – $29.99
- AZiO 3.5″ SATA to SuperSpeed USB 3.0 External HDD Enclosure with Fan (E377-U31) – $37.99
- AZiO 2.5″/3.5″ USB SuperSpeed 3.0 HDD Docking Station (ADP-U34) – $29.99
- AZiO 2-Port SuperSpeed USB 3.0 PCI-e Host Card (AUDU3) – $26.99
