RESULTS

As you can see from the results below that USB 3.0 is clearly faster than both eSATA and USB 2.0 as expected. Looking at the chart, USB 2.0 uses the most CPU when transferring data and eSATA uses the least, but USB 3.0 cpu usage is a huge improvement overall. I saw average transfer rates of 25.25 MB/s (maxed out at 26.9 MB/s) with USB 2.0, 29.38 MB/s (maxed out at 37.57 MB/s) with eSATA and 64.4 MB/s (maxed out at 82.75 MB/s) with USB 3.0. So with some of these real world tests, we can see what USB 3.0 has in store for us. I don't think it will disappoint us at all. We should start seeing more and more USB 3.0 devices in the market soon.

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FINAL THOUGHTS

I have the SunbeamTech USB 3.0 enclosure for a few weeks now and it does not disappoint at all. This enclosure is inexpensive for the performance it delivers; you can probably find it for less than $50 at online stores like Newegg.com. The installation is fairly easy and simple but you need a screw driver (supplied). USB 3.0 will definitely not disappoint at all and it will be around for a decade if not more (just like USB 2.0). I would rate this enclosure 4 out of 5 and present it with our Highly Recommended award.

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