14 DAY TRIAL // Since the USB 3.0 SuperSpeed standard has begun to get quite close to actually displacing USB 2.0 on the mainstream, it was only a matter of time before Packard Bell updated its series of portable HDDs.
As consumers know, more and more motherboards with support for the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 connection have been released over the past few months.
This made storage makers more open to the idea of fast external solutions, leading to many USB 3.0 flash drives, HDDs, SSDs or other such things being released.
Packard Bell is one of the most recent companies to add the technology to its external drive lineup.
The product now delivered is a new version of the PB Go series of hard disk drives which, besides the performance change, mostly retains the same aspect as its maker's other such devices.
That said, it is available in three capacity options, them being 320 GB, 500 GB and 750 GB, respectively.
It sticks to the 2.5-inch form factor and has platters that spin at 5,400 RPM (rotations per minute), while a cache of 8MB ensures that transfers are done smoothly.
Design-wise, the new PB Go has a stylish casing with a sleek black coating, plus the Packard Bell logo etched on the top.
The speeds won't be monumental, as they are not expected to exceed 100 MB/s, if they even get that high.
Still, performance will be much higher than would be possible if the USB 2.0 speed restrictions had been in place (480 Mbps as opposed to 5 Gbps).
Finally, for user convenience, the product is bundled with the Packard Bell Software Suite, which includes programs for backup, synchronization, power saving and archiving.
Sales of the Packard Bell PB Go USB 3.0 should start soon enough, if listings haven't already shown up, for the starting price of 70 Euro.