ASUS launching "U3S6" USB3, SATA6Gbps PCIe Card for 30 USD

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Interesting... Will have to wait and see how well it runs on Non-Asus boards though.

DailyTech said:
ASUS started shipping the first motherboards with support for the USB 3.0 and 6Gbps SATA interfaces two months ago at the beginning of November. The first mobos were targeted at enthusiasts, but soon made their way into the mainstream. Gigabyte followed suit, and shipped seven new motherboards with support for the new interfaces as well.

At that time, ASUS told DailyTech that it was developing a PCIe adapter for all of its motherboard customers who wanted to upgrade to the new standards. The U3S6 card would plug into a PCIe x4 or x8 connector and add two USB 3.0 and two 6Gbps SATA ports to an ASUS system.

The company has now informed us that development and testing on the new U3S6 card has finished, and mass production has started. It will begin shipping to the channel next week, with e-tail availability expected for two weeks from now. Best of all, the U3S6 card will go on sale with a retail price of only $30.

Although ASUS has only officially validated the add-in card on their motherboards, there should be no problems encountered by customers wishing to use the adapter card on motherboards made by other brands, since the U3S6 complies fully with the PCIe specifications.

There will be plenty of new devices available soon over the next few months, including Crucial's superfast C300 RealSSD and Super Talent's USB 3.0 flash drive. If you need more USB 3.0 ports, a new hub using VIA's Hub Controller may be an option.
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I can't wait to have USB 3.0 fully available and common. The speeds are incredible, it'll make a few things much easier for us :D
 
Sweet!! N1 Asus, now I don't have to worry about USB3 when it becomes the norm. I'll just buy the addon.
 
Sjoe, very naas. But how long till South Africa actually gets these. AND how long till we actually get SATA6 and USB3 peripherals, especially here at the @ss end of the world.

I've been waiting for the Intel X25-M Gen2 SSD for about 2 months now. . . and it's been around for quite a while. So, although this is awesome technology wise, we're unlikey to see anything useful out of SA for another 6 months at least.
 
Slipperyduck said:
Sjoe, very naas. But how long till South Africa actually gets these. AND how long till we actually get SATA6 and USB3 peripherals, especially here at the @ss end of the world.

I've been waiting for the Intel X25-M Gen2 SSD for about 2 months now. . . and it's been around for quite a while. So, although this is awesome technology wise, we're unlikey to see anything useful out of SA for another 6 months at least.
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ettienem said:
The cards are already available from Asus distributors +- R550 for the card excl VAT
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Wow, thats like More Than DOubLe the US Retail price!:eek:

30 U.S. dollars = 222.636161 South African rands

This was supposed to be an affordable means to add USB3 and SATA3 to an existing setup. :mad:
 
X-Gamer said:
Wow, thats like More Than DOubLe the US Retail price!:eek:

30 U.S. dollars = 222.636161 South African rands

This was supposed to be an affordable means to add USB3 and SATA3 to an existing setup. :mad:
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While we are being screwed, it's still not a horridly bad price for two USB3 and two SATA3 connections......
 
Yeah, I'm with Toxin, it's helva lot cheaper than "new tech" releases we've seen in the past. I remember a SATAII card released way back went for R1200 (and R1200 in todays money would probably be about R2000) - and it only had 1 SATA port and nothing else. Hardware sales must be seriously higher than a few years ago. . .
 
Quite right, its not prohibitively expensive, now that I think about it, the recent ATI HD5000 series also had "okay" prices... Hmmm, are things getting better in ZAR on the Electronics/Hardware front?

MyGaming should do an article! But don't praise them (the fat cats/distributors/retailers) just give them a pat on the back :D
 
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