Is the usb 3 backward compatible with usb 2?
585185
USB 3 is in fact backward compatible with USB 2. You will find that using this device with USB 2 yields a rather sluggish display. This is ok for text, but poor for video. Using it with USB 3 is a far better experience.
585186
Yes. I have used this video adapter on a Windows XP PC with USB 2.0 that was purchased new in 2006 with no problems. I use it mainly for basic office applications, but I imagine if there is any negative aspects it might be seen if you're doing high screen refresh rates while gaming. I haven't seen any issues at all though.
34382
All USB 2.0 devices are backward-compatible, but they will of course function more slowly.Buying and installing a USB 2.0 card in your machine may be a worthwhile investment.
1668055
Yes it is. For small files, you won't even notice the reduced speed of USB 2 compared to USB 3.
787096
Yes, it will work since USB 3 standard is backward compatible with USB 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0.
1682601
This is USB 2.It will work with USB 3.0. I do not see any improvement in performance.
1078879
Yes. There are 2 USB 3.1 Type A ports built into the back, next to the USB 3.0 ports
1842252
Yes, it is backwards compatible with USB 2.0, though it will be slower (USB 2.0 is slower than USB 3.0).
1827011
Of course. USB 2.0 will never match 3.0 speed. When the drive worked read on 3 was at least 4 times faster
1997445
No, It needs to use USB3.0 for the speed, it will not work in a USB 2.0 port.
1760979
It works with USB 2.0 at 2.0 speed. But its worth it because of the future proofing aspect. 3.0 is much much faster. Hope i helped.
1656627
You bet! USB 3.0 supports exponentially faster transfer rates, but it's also backwards compatible to work with 2.0 device connections.
1282974
No. Unless the USB device works on USB 2.0. It won't be as fast as with USB 3. I agree with Robert.
993777
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.
1337341
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."
1551325
it is usb 2.0 but should work for usb 3.0 because most usb 3.0 supports usb 2.0.
463226
Yep. Works fine on mine at least. To my knowledge, USB is always backwards compatible, you may just run into speed limitations on some devices. This thing doesn't come anywhere close to needing all the speed of even 2.0, so there's really no difference.
1669123
Yes absolutely,but speed wont be same as usb3.0. So hence you will get regular speed with USB 2.0.