Exciting Year Ahead For USB 3.0 On A Mac

2011 is poised to open the floodgates of SuperSpeed USB 3.0 computer accessories and peripherals. Especially for data backups - the increased bandwidth available promises to improve hard drive transfer speeds by a factor of 2x to 3x.

Many external hard drive manufacturers are ALREADY shipping USB 3.0 enabled backup drives - and they're the smart, future-thinking purchase you ought to make if you're in the market for a new external drive for your MacBook laptop or desktop Macintosh system.
LaCie Rikiki Superspeed 1 TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive

With USB3's backward compatibility with USB2 -- you can use the drive for your TimeMachine and backup needs today - and be SuperSpeed ready on your next Macintosh laptop or desktop.

Stay tuned early in the new year. With MacWorld Expo and CES 2011 coming up - expect the next wave of USB3 for Windows7 and Mac OSX products to be in the limelight.