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FireAza

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October 3rd, 2011 05:00

When will Alienware PCs support USb 3.0?

Simple question really, when will Alienware PCs come with USB 3.0 support? I don't mean via an expansion card, I mean full support via the motherboard, front USB ports etc

  • BubBowen

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    Posted October 3rd, 2011 13:00

    Not sure what you mean, but here is the Port listings for the Aurora R3.  It does include USB 3.0 already.

    Front I/O Ports

    (2x) Hi-Speed USB 2.0

    (1x) SuperSpeed USB 3.0

    (1x) Microphone In

    (1x) Headphone/Speaker Out

    (1x) 19-in-1 Media Card Reader (Optional)

    (4x) SATA 3.0Gb/s Ports

    (2x) SATA 6.0Gb/s Ports (backwards compatible with SATA 3.0Gb/s and 1.5Gb/s drives)

    Supporting RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 1+0 Storage Configurations

    Rear I/O Ports

    (1x ) eSATA 3Gb/s

    (1x) RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet

    (6x) Hi-Speed USB 2.0

    (1x) SuperSpeed USB 3.0

    (1x) Firewire IEEE 1394

    (1x) Microphone In

    (1x) Line-In

    (1x) Front Left/Right Speakers

    (1x) Center Speaker

    (1x) Rear Left/Right Speakers

    (1x) Side Left/Right Speakers

    (1x) SPDIF Digital Output (TOSLINK)

    (1x) SPDIF Digital Output (Coax)

    Bub

  • jhalpinjr

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    Posted October 3rd, 2011 13:00

    The USB 3.0 port  is on the back of the Aurora r3.

  • FireAza

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    Posted October 3rd, 2011 18:00

    Let me re-phrase  my question then ;) When will all the USB ports in Alienware PCs be USB 3.0?

  • KelC

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    Posted October 3rd, 2011 21:00

    Let me re-phrase  my question then ;) When will all the USB ports in Alienware PCs be USB 3.0?

    Need more then 2 full time usb3 slots?

  • FireAza

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    Posted October 3rd, 2011 22:00

    Need as many as I can get, but particularly the front panel USB, since this is where I plug portable HDDs in. Does the Area 51 have those USB 3.0 ports? I know my Aurora ALX doesn't.

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    Posted October 4th, 2011 01:00

    The current Area-51 is still running with an X58 chipset which has no USB 3.0 option. Last time I checked the Area-51 config page, Dell was still offering a USB 3.0 controller card for free.

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    Posted October 4th, 2011 01:00

    That's what I thought, but I want built-in USB 3.0 support, especially for the front USB ports.

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    Posted October 4th, 2011 02:00

    I understand and would definitely want the same thing. I was also a little frustrated that the Area-51 had no SATA 3 options either. Again, because of it only having an X58 option. To be fair though, the Aurora R3 only currently has a SSD SATA 2 option. Why I dont know, since it has SATA 3 support and has SATA 3 mechanical HDD options..I guess it doesn't matter that much because a SATA 2 SSD will still run circles around a SATA 3 mechanical HDD.