Asrock x79 Extreme 4: why did they put USB 2.0 ports on it?

[magellan]

It's strange to me that Intel, one of the companies involved w/developing the
USB 3.0 standard, was so late to the game in adopting it.

 

[Silver_Pharaoh]

Do you have USB 3.0 devices to begin with?

And why 2.0 ports? Because they work without issue most of the time.
Why put new technology that (now has been proven to be a bit buggy) on a motherboard? I'll bet the RMA rates would be much high and it would cost Intel some $$ in the end.

Not to mention that 90% of users don't care if they have USB 3.0 anyway.

 

[magellan]

Do you have USB 3.0 devices to begin with?

And why 2.0 ports? Because they work without issue most of the time.
Why put new technology that (now has been proven to be a bit buggy) on a motherboard? I'll bet the RMA rates would be much high and it would cost Intel some $$ in the end.

Not to mention that 90% of users don't care if they have USB 3.0 anyway.

I see your point.

I was pretty much soured on USB when I noticed how slow the xfer rates were on my
USB 2.0 enclosure. After than I went with e-SATA and never looked back.

It's just weird that Intel, a member of the USB 3.0 consortium, didn't seem to go out
of their way to support/implement a standard they developed.

 

[Silver_Pharaoh]

I see your point.

I was pretty much soured on USB when I noticed how slow the xfer rates were on my
USB 2.0 enclosure. After than I went with e-SATA and never looked back.

It's just weird that Intel, a member of the USB 3.0 consortium, didn't seem to go out
of their way to support/implement a standard they developed.

I bet they knew first hand it was too buggy to be worth the risk.