[X-Newbies] USB 1.2 and 2

[Eugene]

On Fri, Nov 23, 2007 at 11:56:31AM CST, Carol Weber Mckee <carolwm at netins.net> wrote:
> 
> I have USB 1.2  If I buy a USB 2.0 portable storage device, will it work?
> I have a 700 MHz eMac running OSX 10.3.9.

Your portable storage device will work, but only at
USB 1.1 Full Speed (i.e. 1.5 MB/s) because your eMac
has USB 1.1 ports.  Unless you can add USB 2.0 onto
your eMac, you cannot run your portable storage device
at USB 2.0 High Speed (40 MB/s).


-- 
Eugene
http://www.coxar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/