My laptop has a USB 3.0 port. Will a 3.0 USB flashdrive be considerably faster than a 2.0 USB flashdrive?
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Yes. A USB 3.0 flash drive will be faster than USB 2.0. Keep in mind however, that budget 3.0 flash drives are slower than more expensive 3.0 drives that have faster memory.
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THE Answer is: YES.! - But you have to get the right one. I have been testing this out for a while now, and buying one stick after another to get the promised 200-300/mbps to take movies back and forth. I found that most USB 2.0 sticks crank between 11-28/mbps even in a 3.0 port. Most cheap USB 3.0 Sticks transfer between 30/mbps and 40/mbps, like this piece of crapple depicted here. You really get what you pay for. the more you pay for quality, the better they perform. I bought a Sandisk 3.0 USB stick, and really got blazingly fast 200/mbps speeds off my port. Best is, if you google a report on fast USB sticks, and only "stick" with the brand names. It pays not to be frugal here.
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On a test I did, I got 100 MB/s with USB 3.0, compared to 25 MB/s with USB 2.0.
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THE Answer is: YES.! - But you have to get the right one. I have been testing this out for a while now, and buying one stick after another to get the promised 200-300/mbps to take movies back and forth. I found that most USB 2.0 sticks crank between 11-28/mbps even in a 3.0 port. Most cheap USB 3.0 Sticks transfer between 30/mbps and 40/mbps, like this piece of crapple depicted here. You really get what you pay for. the more you pay for quality, the better they perform. I bought a Sandisk 3.0 USB stick, and really got blazingly fast 200/mbps speeds off my port. Best is, if you google a report on fast USB sticks, and only "stick" with the brand names. It pays not to be frugal here. THE Answer is: YES.! - But you have to get the right one. I have been testing this out for a while now, and buying one stick after another to get the promised 200-300/mbps to take movies back and forth. I found that most USB 2.0 sticks crank between 11-28/mbps even in a 3.0 port. Most cheap USB 3.0 Sticks transfer between 30/mbps and 40/mbps, like this piece of crapple depicted here. You really get what you pay for. the more you pay for quality, the better they perform. I bought a Sandisk 3.0 USB stick, and really got blazingly fast 200/mbps speeds off my port. Best is, if you google a... » Read More THE Answer is: YES.! - But you have to get the right one. I have been testing this out for a while now, and buying one stick after another to get the promised 200-300/mbps to take movies back and forth. I found that most USB 2.0 sticks crank between 11-28/mbps even in a 3.0 port. Most cheap USB 3.0 Sticks transfer between 30/mbps and 40/mbps, like this piece of crapple depicted here. You really get what you pay for. the more you pay for quality, the better they perform. I bought a Sandisk 3.0 USB stick, and really got blazingly fast 200/mbps speeds off my port. Best is, if you google a report on fast USB sticks, and only "stick" with the brand names. It pays not to be frugal here. « Show Less
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I transfer a lot of large files (video and database files in the multi gb range) and I experience much faster transfer times with this drive and 3.0 drives in general. I'd estimate 5 times the speed, maybe more, without actually using a stopwatch.
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Yes, you will notice a major difference with 3.0 compared to 2.0. I was able to copy 5GB of files in about 2 minutes on 3.0 whereas 2.0 would take me about 10+ minutes.
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I cant tell you exactly how fast it is, but I can tell you its much faster than USB 2.0.
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USB 2.0 can be used with USB 3.0 slots, you just won't get the transfer speed.
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Yes. I tested the SanDisk Extreme 32GB USB 3.0 flash drive on a laptop running Windows XP that had only USB 2.0 capability, and also in the USB 2.0 ports of a Win7 desktop that is equipped with both 2.0 and 3.0 ports. The flash drive worked fine in all of the tests. As I understand it, the USB 3.0 technology is generally supposed to be backward-compatible, so that a 3.0 drive should work with all earlier USB versions.
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USB 3.0, the latest version of USB (Universal Serial Bus), provides better speed and more efficient power management than USB 2.0. USB 3.0 is backward compatible with USB 2.0 devices; however, data transfer speeds are limited to USB 2.0 levels when these devices inter-operate. The connection is the same.
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No. It's not USB 3.0. But that 3.0 port on your laptop will support USB 2.0 devices. They just will not go at USB 3.0 speeds. I cannot imagine that you would ever be able to push 3.0 speeds through an RS-232 serial type connection anyway. USB 2.0 will easily handle the typical 115K and slower serial connection speeds used. It should work fine for you.
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I'm not 100% tech savvy, but I think the major difference would be speed, if I'm not mistaken. 3.0 is the latest standard, isn't it? I think the transfer speed makes the difference, in which case I don't mind this one because I don't have any 3.0 USB items....I'm not much help in this matter, I just needed extra ports because I've downsized from a desktop to a laptop temporarily, so when I saw this I just grabbed it. It works quite well for what it's worth. I'm sorry if it this doesn't help.
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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 you can. It just means it won't transfer as fast on a 2.0 port versus a 3.0 port. 3.0 usb just means it has the capability to transfer at a 3.0 usb speed, but doesn't limit you to only using 3.0 usb ports. Hope this helps!
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USB 3.0 is a much faster connection to a computing device. USB 3.0 is about 10 times faster than USB 2.0. USB 3.0 is downward comparable with 2.0. One can plug a 2.0 device into a 3.0 connection, but will get only he lower speed of the 2.0. Conversely you can plug a 3.0 into to 2.0 receptacle, but you still get the lower speed of 2.0
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It really doesn't matter, because no CD/DVD drive is going to send or receive data faster than USB 2.0 can comfortably handle. Having a USB 3.0 connection would not speed up the drive's performance. (As pointed out elsewhere, USB 3.0 ports are backward-compatible with USB 2.0 peripherals, so the drive will work whether the port you connect it to is USB 2.0 or 3.0.)
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3.0 USB is a newer, faster connection, however, the backup will work fine with 2.0 or 3.0
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It will read all cards on the USB 3 channel. The problem will be the cards themselves. Even the fastest cards today 60MB/s to 80MB/s are still MUCH slower than USB 2.0 speed with is 480MB/s. The only devices that will perform significantly better on USB 3 over USB 2 are external hard drives or SSD drives.
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While this drive is USB 3, you can be sure that USB 3 devices will work even when connected to a USB 2 computer. You won't get the faster speeds of USB 3, but it will work fine.
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An easy way to test that out is to have a 3.0 flash drive and transfer a 2-4gig file (a movie works nicely) and compare the speed. The 3.0 is noticeably faster. I found that the instructions that came with my laptop were not reliable in that regard. I hope this of some help to you.
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Sorry, I haven't had a chance to try on USB 3.0, but, I know it's faster compared to my other WD Passport 2.0.
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I use it in a USB 2.0 port. It is slower than if it was in a USB 3.0 port. However, it is considerably faster than my older Kingston 32GB flash drive. It's a good device.