Is it compatible with USB 1 ports?
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Yes, I believe it does. I have the 1gb model and it works fine with my laptop that sports USB1.1 ports.
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Not this unit. I use it on a laptop built in 2006 (Compaq nc6120) and it uses only one USB port and it works wonderfully.
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It is USB 2.0 Plug and Play compliant. I plugged it into both USB 2 and 3 ports and it worked correctly on either.
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The front ports are compatible with USB 1 and 2, however the cable feeding the hub are USB 3 only.
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It will work on all kind of usb ports (2.0 and 3.0) with XP SP3 and Win 7, also the Mac OS X Lion and Yosemite. I didn't try any other OS and USB 1.0.
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Some further info to add to Jasmin Tremblay's excellent answer. The supplied USB cable is level 1.0, which should work with any USB port.
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Yes, it has one USB 2.O port. If I need use more than one USB external drive, I plug in my Belkin USB 2.0 4-Port Ultra-Mini Hub.
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Please keep in mind the port is a 3.0 USB so not all devices are compatible with this type of port.
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It is backwards compatible. Performs fine - like a USB 2.0 drive when connected to an older port. Performs really well when connected to a 3.0 port.
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As long as you have an available USB slot. I have 2 of these, one on a windows 7 machine and another running 8.1.
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Yes it does have 1 full size USB port. The port cover is hard to remove with just your finger nail tho.
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Yes, it is USB 2.0 compatible. However, data transfer rate will be much slower than with Thunderbolt or USB 3. If you are using it strictly with USB 2.0, there are cheaper alternatives.
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Yes it is compatible ..... you do need 2 usb ports available but an expansion hub can be purchased for under $10 if needed ..... I've used mine on 2 laptops running win 8 (32 and 64 versions) and both had no problems
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Yes it does. It has 2 - USB2.0 and 1 - USB3.0 ports for a total of (3) three.
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I don't think so. It doesn't have any ports (like USB ones) on it for anything.
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not completely true, i have 1.1 usb and mine works fine, but 1.0 usb i dunno. everytime i plug it in it tells me "the device can perform faster" with a usb 2.0....
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Yes, it will work since USB 3 standard is backward compatible with USB 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0.