USB 3.0 cables go on sale one year early

Here you go, the first USB 3.0 cable that we're aware of has gone on sale over at USBfever. Interestingly, the cable's feature list says, "it is 10 times faster than USB 2.0." Sure, as long as it's hooked up to a USB 3.0 SuperSpeed host which it won't be until 2010. USBfever: So hot we're hallucinating.

[JohnPA2006 Posted Apr 27th 2009 10:10AM]

Wonderful, but I will wait till I can pay 99$ for these same cable from Monster cable.
They have magical gnomes that make their cables super duper better, than a 9$ cable that does exactly the same thing.

Ohhhh

[Vidikron Posted Apr 27th 2009 10:20AM]

Are these things even necessary? There are currently "USB 2.0" rated cables, but old USB cables work just fine at USB 2.0 speeds.

[magallanes Posted Apr 27th 2009 11:13AM]

Good question.

[GingerFox Posted Apr 27th 2009 2:04PM]

yeah how much difference is there internally/at the plug?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 27th 2009 12:17PM]

If pictured cable is supposed to be "USB 3.0", isn't said cable supposed to have another little plug above/below the usual rectangular plug?

[(Unverified) Posted May 7th 2009 10:44AM]

That would be a type B connector. The only time I see type B these days is on some USB hubs and printers. I would imagine that 3.0 will not change this unless there is some advantage to placing larger USB ports on devices that we were trying to make smaller.

[Kaitian Posted Apr 27th 2009 1:05PM]

"Hi welcome to Best Buy, oh I see you're buying the USB 3.0 cables. Would you like to buy some Monster USB 3.0 cables instead? They improve the quality!"

[nDy Posted Apr 27th 2009 10:00PM]

And they show you two sets of computer,
one connecting to usb3.0 of "you know who"
and the other connects serial.
Advantage, you call that.

[Nephersir7 Posted Apr 27th 2009 2:25PM]

Still cheaper than Monster™ USB Cables

[undefined1024 Posted Apr 27th 2009 3:09PM]

"You'd be stupid not to get the Monster USB3.0 cable w/warranty"
-Best Buy Associate.