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Will USB 3 peripherals - Go To Top - 03-04-2017
Work on USB 2 computers
Re: Will USB 3 peripherals - Onamuji - 03-04-2017
I submit: If the cable fits, it must transmit.
(Yes.)
Re: Will USB 3 peripherals - Onamuji - 03-04-2017
At USB 2.0 speeds.
Re: Will USB 3 peripherals - Onamuji - 03-04-2017
So
Re: Will USB 3 peripherals - Onamuji - 03-04-2017
Your drive will be slow.
Re: Will USB 3 peripherals - Filliam H. Muffman - 03-04-2017
It depends on the computer and OS. USB 2.0 can be up to 95% of the speed of FW400.
Re: Will USB 3 peripherals - bwicklander - 03-04-2017
and even USB 1 computers
Re: Will USB 3 peripherals - freeradical - 03-04-2017
Filliam H. Muffman wrote:
It depends on the computer and OS. USB 2.0 can be up to 95% of the speed of FW400.
My experience has been that FW 400 is at least 50% faster than USB 2.
Re: Will USB 3 peripherals - jdc - 03-04-2017
freeradical wrote:
My experience has been that FW 400 is at least 50% faster than USB 2.
Depends on what you are doing with it.
Re: Will USB 3 peripherals - Filliam H. Muffman - 03-04-2017
freeradical wrote:
[quote=Filliam H. Muffman]
It depends on the computer and OS. USB 2.0 can be up to 95% of the speed of FW400.
My experience has been that FW 400 is at least 50% faster than USB 2.
Your experience is biased. Apple always treated USB 2.0 as a ginger step-child in both hardware and software. USB 2.0 under Windows can have faster continuous throughput than FW400 on any Mac.