Is there any benefit to plugging a USB 2.0 device into a USB 3.0 port?
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I know USB 3.0 is almost entirely backward-compatible, and I know that it introduces a new speed that USB 2.0 devices aren't capable of, but is there any advantage to having a USB 2.0 device in a USB 3.0 port? Though I'm interested in if it would provide any benefit for any device, I was specifical…
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Since your USB is optimized for USB 2.0, using a 3.0 will see no improvement because it simply cannot operate at 3.0 speeds. USB 2.0 has a maximum speed of 60 MB/s USB 3.0 has a maximum speed of 625MB/sec From Wikipedia's Article on the Universal Se…
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