USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gbps devices are coming up very quickly into the market. If you have recently purchased a computer with USB 2.0 you need not worry as you can easily upgrade it to USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gbps with Asus “U3S6“. “U3S6″ is a USB 3.0, 6Gbps SATA PCIe Adapter that will be soon available from Asus. The U3S6 card from Asus would plug into your PCIe x4/ PCIe x8 connector and has got 2 USB 3.0 and 6Gbps SATA ports.

USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed USB) gives you transfer rates of 4.8 Gbps and offers 10x performance increase over Hi-Speed USB. Coming to SATA 3.0, it provides you with 6Gbps speeds. These two technologies will definitely improve the performance of the systems with higher data transfer rates. Many companies including Asus have started selling motherboards that support USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gbps, you can either opt for them or go for Asus U3S6 if you want to upgrade your older motherboard. Asus U3S6 will be available at a retail price of $30.