If it's USB 3.0, why does the box in the image say 2.0?
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Don't know for sure. I assume it is a clerical error on Amazon's part - associated wrong box image with the wrong product.If you look up the item number on LaCie's site, it says it is a USB 3.0 model.
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It is 3.0. I suspect the box image is from a previous model. Interesting note, the USB connection is split; 1 for USB 3 and 1 for power. If you plug into the USB 3.0 port you do not need to plug in the other connection for power. The USB 3.0 powers it just fine. The extra power connection is for 2.0 connections I believe.
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it was an a picture of a diferent model, they look the exact same on the box only the one i got said usb 3.0 instead of usb 2.0, amazon needs to update there picture
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This is USB 2.It will work with USB 3.0. I do not see any improvement in performance.
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I have the Asus B85M-G Motherboard and it does have USB 2.0 and a USB 3.0 headers.
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USB 2.0 needs a 2.0 cable, 3.0 needs a 3.0 cable. A 2.0 cable is USB on either end. The 3.0 has one USB and one MiniUSB connecting to the hard drive. They are not compatible. Please note about this hard drive, that it does not come with a US power cord/adapter. While in the manual it does show one, in the actual package I was bummed to find I didn't get one.(I bought one at the local radio shack)
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It has been my understanding there is no compatibility issues with USB devises going from 2.0 to 3.0. With that being said all my USB hubs are 2.0, so I have no way of verifying. Wish I could be a greater help.
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Based on when this was introducer, I doubt it's USB 3. If your internal storage is either flash or SD, it really doesn't make much difference whether you have USB 2 or USB 3 port speed - the storage element write speed will be the gateing item.
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The connections are the same, I plug USB 2.0 into the 3.0 ports all the time. I assume they are compatible the other "direction."
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Nothing. Someone answered that it may be USB 2.0, but I assure you the silver model is also USB 3.0. The older version of this device was 2.0, but they are exactly the same.. just this one is a cooler color! Also as far as it goes, this is the sturdiest thumb drive I've ever owned! It just requires you to keep it capped when not in use.
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I assume you mean USB 2.0, in which case yes, it would work. 3.0 is backwards-compatible.
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it should work with a USB 2.0. to figure out if it is a 2 or 3 you have to go to the control panel and look for the ports. right click on the port you are using and click properties. if your computer is more than a year old chances are it is a USB 2.0. the difference between the two is speed of transfer with 3.0 being faster.
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I didn't see anything on the box stating that. It does work well, I use it almost daily and I haven't had any problems yet. I transfer files that are 8 -12GB's with this drive. Also it does seem work faster with the USB 2.0 computers then the 2.0 flash drives.
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all USB 3.0 slots are backwards compatible with 2.0 it's not a matter of the card
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My machine only has USB 2.0, so I can't say anything about higher versions, sorry...
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Are you sure because on Asus' website, the specs for the 1015PED show the USB options as:1) 2 x USB3.0 AND 1 x USB2.0 OR 2) 3 x USB2.0
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The Hard drive has dual functionality. It works for both usb 2.0 and 3.0. It just works more efficiently with 3.0.
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There are two USB 3.0 ports. Each port has an identifying USB symbol preceded by the initials SS (for super speed) to indicate USB 3.0.
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The included cable will work with both USB 2.0 and 3.0. You can tell if it's using 2.0 or 3.0 because the cable glows a different color depending on the speed of your connection.