I have USB 2.0. How will this affect my speed using this adapter?
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It give very fast speed. Reviews show that this model is the fastest you can get.
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Speed is dependent on few key factors, which includes the weakest link in connectivity,( which in your case is usb 2), and also how far the wireless adapter is away from router. My experience with this adapter is that it speed suffers tremendous when u are more than 30ft away. It shows high reception but in reality it becomes so so slow that u can't download anything at all. I had both this cisco model and asus. I would go for asus.
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I just tested it out and plugged it into a USB 2.0 port and it has been just as stable with almost the same speed as when plugged into my usb 3.0 port.
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The speed will be limited to up to 40MB/s because of the limitation of USB 2.0.
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From my personal experience, I found using the adapter on USB 2.0 port actually give me better and stable performance over USB 3.0 port. At first, I plug it into my USB 3.0 port, I got very poor performance and very unstable connection but when I switch it to USB 2.0 port, it was working fine for me.
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It most definitely will work in 2.0 port as well as the newer faster USB port. I am listening to the SAFETY DANCE on my BLUETOOTH stereo headset using that port on my laptop as I am answering your question.. D.Fish
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Yep. Works fine on mine at least. To my knowledge, USB is always backwards compatible, you may just run into speed limitations on some devices. This thing doesn't come anywhere close to needing all the speed of even 2.0, so there's really no difference.
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Of course. USB 2.0 will never match 3.0 speed. When the drive worked read on 3 was at least 4 times faster
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Yes, it works perfectly with any usb 2.0 port, it just doesn't run as fast as a 3.0
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USB 2.0 peripherals are backwards compatible with USB 3.0, so yes, it shouldn't be an issue.
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Yes it will work. But if your wanting fast speeds like the cable don't buy this adapter.
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This Ethernet unit is 10/100Mbps so fastest is 100Mbps. If you plug this or any USB 3.0 to a USB 2.0 port, it will default to USB 2.0 speed.
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I haven't noticed any decrease in performance between the powered 3.0 drive and the 2.0 flash drives I have plugged into this hub. They work at their rated speed for the most part. For the most part the computer's controller chip and the device controller work those issues out unless there bad programming involved
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The adapter works fine....but it will only go as fast as the 2.0 because thats as fast as the motherboard can handle
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The box only mentions USB 2.0. I would guess a USB 3.0 should be ok, just won't get the 3.0's speed rate for data.
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Will work fine with usb 2.0 but at that speed... 3.0 cards are inexpensive. . Suggest the quick upgrade. . You won't regret it.. My probox is a god send. . Love it.. My entire dvd collection on hd in iso format
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It's a USB 3.0 hub; if you have two 3.0 devices, it will transfer data at 3.0 speed. If one of the devices is 2.0, then that will slow everything down to 2.0 speed.
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Yes it is backward compatible. I will just operate at the slower speed of USB2.0
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All flash drive speed will be throttled based on the technology you are working with. This ADATA drive works well with 2.0, but speed is reduced, in comparison to 3.0 USB speed. It's not the device, but the platform you have that restricts the high-speed.
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It seems to work faster than the standard USB 2.0 on my laptop. If I used a USB 2.0 flash drive or external drive on this adapter and additional plug in the provides USB power supply cable it will be twice as fast as a standard USB 2.0. The real advantage is using a USB 3.0 flash drive with this adapter, again using the additional power supply cable. Transfer speeds are based on the optimal speed supported by your external device.
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The card reader section of the device connects to the USB 2.0 ports on the motherboard so yes, you will experience USB 2.0.