My Latitude E6510 only has usb2 ports. Will the E-Port Plus' usb3 ports run at usb3 speed or be limited to usb2 speed by the E6510's usb2 ports?
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No, the E6510 does not have built in USB 3.0 and the E-port is not able to provide USB 3.0 speeds to a laptop with only USB 2.0. Even if you had a USB 3.0 capable laptop it may not matter since the E-port that I received from this seller was misadvertised and I received older version of the port replicator without USB 3.0.
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Most likely, it will be limited. USB 3.0 requires both drivers and motherboard ports that earlier models might simply not have. There is some forward compatibility between USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 but I would not bet on it. You will still be getting USB 2.0 speeds.
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USB 3 is backward compatible with USB 2. You just won't see the speed benefit of USB 3
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It has USB 2. USB 3.0 came later. If you get a good one of these it is pretty stable for such old machines. My experience is with a 2.16GHZ. Not the Nvidia versions will have a shorter life due to the weak under fill solder on the graphics chip. The intel on board version would therefore be a safer bet. However is you get an Nvidia - I keep mine a an inexpensive USB powered laptop cooling fan and it is keeping the temp below standard operating figures. These machines also run Linux Mint 17 very well.
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It has 2 USB ports. One faster USB 3.0 (which works as a slower USB 2.0 port too) on the left side of the laptop, and a USB 2.0 on the right side. I never have a problem with the number of ports because I bought a Bluetooth wireless mouse and a wireless printer. Actually, I never use the USB ports at all anymore except to plug in my external hard drive to backup...
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short answer, be cautious. a USB 2 port offers a maximum power output of 500ma, USB 3 is 900ma. That means a device that really needs power (like an external HDD) and one that is USB 3 may require and attempt to draw more than a USB 2 port can provide. This mat result in the host port failing or frying and/or the loss of data in transfer and the corruption of existing data. These very nice but simple drives have no optional power supply port so you take the risk, especially on single USB laptop ports.
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Yes. Your computer's USB port may be USB 2 or USB 3. You can usually tell looking at the port on your computer. If the port has a white plastic insert, it is USB 2. If the insert is blue, then it likely is USB 3. USB 3 cables will work on USB 2 ports, just not at USB 3 speeds. Note that some computers have a mix of USB 2 and USB 3 ports. If you have an older desktop computer with only USB 2 support, and the computer has an open card slot, you can add a card with USB 3 ports to get USB 3 performance.
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It'll just be the USB 2.0 device that runs at the 2.0 speed. Your 3.0 devices will still run at 3.0 speeds. BUT take note of any bottleknecks! If your computer doesn't support 3.0 or you don't use a 3.0 port, you will not get 3.0 speeds! Also, something like transferring a file from a 2.0 ext HDD to a 3.0 ext HDD will only operate at 2.0 speeds max.
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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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Mine is e4400 and it works. I read from other people's comments that it should work with all the latitudes.
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I got v3 in December. That's the one with USB id 1b80:e34c. Supported in latest Linux kernels, if that's why you ask.
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Yeah. Basically you're routing a highway onto a surface street. The USB2 port can only do 60 megabytes per second (in a perfect world, more like 40 normally). USB3 can go 10x faster, but as soon as you try to squeeze it through USB2 it gets choked off.This still makes a damn good 10 port USB2 hub, and if you ever upgrade to USB3 you can transfer it.
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This will work with all "E" series laptops. BUT if your laptop did not have usb 3.0 then it will work but only with usb 2.0 speed.
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A better choice is a Dell E-Port dock. It uses the large port that is on the bottom of your Latitude laptop. I have a Latitude e6530 and it works great with the E-Port. If you get the E-Port Plus, you can run dual monitors. I just ordered one from ebay (they are also available on Amazon) for $40.
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Yes, it works fine in USB 2.0 ports, usually faster than a 2.0 flash drive in the same port. You won't get the screaming speeds of a 3.0 flash drive in a 3.0 port, but it's definitely an improvement over the 2.0 flash drive.
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yes. you can connect USB 3.0 devices to a USB 2.0 port... It will run at 2.0 speeds.
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It really doesn't have a lot to do with the capacity. This is a USB 3.0 device which is where it gets it's higher speed. You need Windows 7 or later to get the benefit of the higher speed or you can do it with XP with special hardware and software to support USB3. Also not all ports in many of the machines will support USB 3 you should check your Computers specifications to see which if any ports are USB 3 ready and which ports are not USB 3 ready. You can always use it as USB 2 but it will perform at a slower rate. It has nothing to do with the Brand of the USB device. If you use a USB 3 device in a USB 3 port and you use a cable between the computer and the device make sure that the cable is USB 3 ready.
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My Latitude is an E6500. The information I have from people at work is that all Dell E-series Latitude notebook computers will work on this docking station. I have both the E-Dock and the E-Dock Plus and both work really well with my E6500.