USB 3.0 is available on HP laptop

HP spokeswoman Sheila Watson said Tuesday that the company is shipping certain Envy 15 configurations with the USB 3.0 ports. "HP Direct (our online store) does now sell the Envy 15 with the USB 3.0 along with the new ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5830 Graphics (DX11)," she said in response to an e-mail query Tuesday, referring to the mobile Radeon graphics chip from Advanced Micro Devices' ATI unit.

And USB 3.0 will be available on EliteBook--HP's high-end business laptop line--8540p and 8540w models "in a couple of weeks," according to Watson.

The HP Envy 15 with USB 3.0 ports debuted last week at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. That news left some CNET readers questioning whether the USB 3.0-equipped Envy models were actually shipping, as some HP salespeople, readers said, weren't yet aware of the USB 3.0 ports on new models.

Watson said consumers can get an Envy with USB 3.0 "if you configure it with the new ATI 5830 graphics and quad-core i7 processor." Hewlett-Packard has begun shipping some Envy 15 laptop configurations with USB 3.0 technology, becoming one of the first PC makers to do so. The new "SuperSpeed USB" 3.0 standard is touted as achieving up to 10X the data transfer rate of USB 2.0, the standard that has been shipping on laptops for the last eight years or so.

Even the External Hard Drives designed for USB3 cant even cope with 1/2 the data flow that USB3 can offer. So while they might be twice as fast as USB2, its a long way from the touted 10x speed. The Envy 15, which HP touts as the world's thinnest quad-core laptop, isn't the only notebook in HP's lineup to receive the USB 3.0 treatment. Watson says the SuperSpeed port will also soon find its way onto its EliteBook 8540p and 8540w models "in a couple of weeks." The EliteBook is HP's high end business laptop line.

Still, doesnt hurt to have forwards compatibility as long as its not costing too much extra. However, i suspect this laptop will be out of date & you will be looking to buy a new laptop by the time USB3 is as common as USB2

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