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What's the difference between the different USB speeds?

Date: Jan 19, 04
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USB 1.01.5 Mbps
USB 1.112 Mbps
USB 2.0 low speed1.5 Mbps
USB 2.0 full speed12 Mbps
USB 2.0 high speed480 Mbps


Unfortunately the USB 2 moniker has been somewhat convoluted with marketing shenanigans and manufacturers are advised to drop the low/full/high speed notation so that consumers are not confused which means that a potential USB 1 device can be marketed to be USB 2 because of compatibility reasons.


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USER COMMENTS
Greg
2006-04-18
Although I agreed that it was helpfull there is also much confusion about the difference between Mbps and MBps and the convention of representing these units. I know that there is 8Mbps or 8mbps in one MBps or Mbps.......see what I mean.
Really just an abreviation of an abreaviation Mbit/ps to MByte/ps that in the above 'case' is very important, and if in doubt, useless.

Regards greg
Greg
2006-04-18
Although I agreed that it was helpfull there is also much confusion about the difference between Mbps and MBps and the convention of representing these units. I know that there is 8Mbps or 8mbps in one MBps or Mbps.......see what I mean.
Really just an abreviation of an abreaviation Mbit/ps to MByte/ps that in the above 'case' is very important, and if in doubt, useless.

Regards greg
Greg
2006-04-18
Although I agreed that it was helpfull there is also much confusion about the difference between Mbps and MBps and the convention of representing these units. I know that there is 8Mbps or 8mbps in one MBps or Mbps.......see what I mean.
Really just an abreviation of an abreaviation Mbit/ps to MByte/ps that in the above 'case' is very important, and if in doubt, useless.

Regards greg
Greg
2006-04-18
Although I agreed that it was helpfull there is also much confusion about the difference between Mbps and MBps and the convention of representing these units. I know that there is 8Mbps or 8mbps in one MBps or Mbps.......see what I mean.
Really just an abreviation of an abreaviation Mbit/ps to MByte/ps that in the above 'case' is very important, and if in doubt, useless.

Regards greg

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