14 DAY TRIAL // Even though the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 standard has come a long way over the past 12 months, the fact is that it is not really overly widespread yet, something that Sharkoon seeks to remedy and reap profits out of at the same time.
One thing that will soon come to exist on all current and next-generation PCs, as well as peripherals and external storage units, is the newest USB standard.
Known as SuperSpeed, the Universal Serial Bus 3.0 specification has a theoretical maximum throughput of 5 Gps, which is ten times the maximum allowed by USB 2.0 (480 Mbps).
Unfortunately, even though motherboards have come to always have this technology built into them by default, they aren't that pervasive yet.
Also, those systems that do have USB 3.0 usually stick to one or two ports, something that Sharkoon, apparently, found insufficient.
Eager to remedy this drawback that almost all desktops and notebooks share, the outfit delivered the 'Internal 4-Port USB3.0 Hub.'
Its name is more or less self-explanatory. It is built in such a way as to fit inside a 5.25-inch bay, where optical disk drive (ODDs), like DVDs or Blu-ray units, usually end up.
Then again, should one so wish, it can also be placed inside a 3.5-inch bay, although there aren't many cases with those exposed to the outside. Either way, a MOLEX connector feeds the device with all the required power.
All in all, the newcomer measures 67 x 103 x 26 mm and has a weight of 67 grams, plus a 120cm USB 3.0 cable bundled with it.
According to Sharkoon's official announcement, online stores should soon have this item listed, if they don't already. Users will have to be willing to part with the sum of 24.99 Euro in order to get their hands on it.