If you plug in a mixture of USB 2 &amp; 3 devices on this hub, will ALL ports default to the lowest speed (USB 2) or not ?
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I have not tried to test this, but it does not appear to default to USB 2. I have my trackball/mouse and two USB 3 ext drives plugged in and the hard drives are as fast as ever when backing up files to them.
2265526
Yes! that is exactly what I did, but you will only get USB 2.0 speeds I haven't had any problems with mine.
19101
If you have an express slot which you dont use, like most folks, get a USB 3.0 plug in adapter from Tiger Direct, it'll give you 2 additional high speed usb ports which are backward compatible to USB 2 & 1. It easier & cleaner than a portable hub which needs to be powered up.
843957
Negative, the USB 2.0 ports are simply for add on's. I use one for my mouse, and a second for my wireless air mouse when I'm reclining on my sofa in the office.
771843
Yes, I use it for both USB 3 and 2 and it works fine. But it is a lot slower with 2.0.
1242195
You don't have to use both of the USB ports, I only use the one. The thought is the secondond USB cable will increase the speed but honestly I haven't noticed any marked increase
98777
Yes, I do it all the time. There are only 3 USB ports, 1 on the left and 2 on the right. But you can plug in a 4 port hub expander if you need to.
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The hub has separate connectors for USB 2.0 and 3.0 that go to your motherboard USB headers, so the performance will be dependent on your mobo chipset, not the hub. Modern chipsets have a dual-bus design to allow the two specs to operate simultaneously at full speeds. Remember though that not all USB drives are created equal and chipset performance can vary between mobos.
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I can tell you I use the cable that came with it and have used it connected to USB 2 & USB 3 ports. It shows up as USB3 when connected there. I have never done any speed tests, but it has worked fine in all situations so far.
993777
Yes, all USB 3.0 devices will work in a USB 2.0 port, they will just run significantly slower due to the limits of USB 2.0 technology.
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Yes. USB 2.0 devices work in USB 3.0 ports - they just aren't making full use of the fast transfer rate.
649157
yes. you can connect USB 3.0 devices to a USB 2.0 port... It will run at 2.0 speeds.
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To run in USB 3.0 mode, the hub must be connected to a USB 3.0 port in the computer. If it is connected to a USB 2.0 port, the speed will be the slower USB 2.0 speed.
197409
No it is a not a USB3 compatible hub.Any USB3 drives plugged into it will be downconverted to USB2and if it was to be plugged into a USB 3 port it would only be USB2 speeds.
887106
Ok it has 2 usb plugs that need to be plugged in at the same time? If this is so will having a usb hub running usb3 work (my hub has the duo like plug side by side on one plug)
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Of all the USB hubs I have purchased this is my favorite. I have never heard that the ports in the back are weaker. I had more ports installed on the back of one of my computers. My printer, mouse USB hub, scanner and keyboard are plugged into the back of the computer. I do not know how your computer is configured or what OS you are using, but if the computer recognizes the ports in back I would thank my lucky stars. If not it is in the settings or OS. Good luck, Chuck
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Yeah. Basically you're routing a highway onto a surface street. The USB2 port can only do 60 megabytes per second (in a perfect world, more like 40 normally). USB3 can go 10x faster, but as soon as you try to squeeze it through USB2 it gets choked off.This still makes a damn good 10 port USB2 hub, and if you ever upgrade to USB3 you can transfer it.