USB 3.0 test on mac pro

[xgman]

barefeats ran some tests on the caldigit:

http://www.barefeats.com/wst10d.html

[myca]

Interesting and impressive, but I'd like to see a correlating chart of CPU usage, as it's pretty much well known that USB uses a lot more resources compared to firewire.

Now only if apple would get off their collective backsides and give us USB3 and FW 1600/3200, or maybe they're just waiting for Light Peak. :rolleyes:

[FireWire2]

To use USB3.0, it needs PCI Express V2.0 so the MBP, and older MP can not get this speed...

I bet you eSATA would be faster. It is hot plug too, btw

I do not see the benefit of USB3.0, not yet anyway.

[xgman]

For the new pac pros, I do see the benefit of external 3.0 drives since not all other boxes will have esata or even firewire, but all boxes & laptops of all sorts have usb.

[porthosmac]

http://barefeats.com/wst10d.html

[FireWire2]

For the new pac pros, I do see the benefit of external 3.0 drives since not all other boxes will have esata or even firewire, but all boxes & laptops of all sorts have usb.

When the MP has the USB3.0?
It does not make sense, you get USB3.0 box then use as USB2.0.. That is not bright :-)

[Honumaui]

posted a bit ago :)

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1021770