Will this work with a USB 2.0 port?
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Why, Soitenly! Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk. The connection is 100% compatible. The fastest speed you'll get would be limited but would not surpass the maximum USB 2 speed, anyway. The biggest impediment would be that AC speeds are limited to line of sight. AC is not suited to going through walls or floors. It is designed to work within a room. Your maximum network speed will be on the 802.11N usage. You will also need to have an 802.11AC Router to take advantage of this equipment. Make sure you buy a tri band router. Good luck!
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Yes this devise will work on a USB 2.0 port. But as with any legacy device, your transfer speeds will be reduced due to USB 2.0 being a slower input/output channel than USB 3.0.
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I assume you mean USB 2.0, in which case yes, it would work. 3.0 is backwards-compatible.
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Hi Eric. Yes, it will work on a 3.0 USB port since USBs are forward and backward compatible. The difference will lie on the maximum speed supported by each one.
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It works with USB 2.0. I didn't notice a difference between using USB 3.0 and 2.0.
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I believe it works with USB 2.0. It is a great writer for the money and I use it a great deal to archive many things to help remove big data from my drives.
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Yes, absolutely! I'm currently using it with several usb 2.0 and 3.0 devices. It works great.
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It most definitely will work in 2.0 port as well as the newer faster USB port. I am listening to the SAFETY DANCE on my BLUETOOTH stereo headset using that port on my laptop as I am answering your question.. D.Fish
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It will work with USB 2.0, just considerably slower. In my very informal testing it was about 1/3 as fast when plugged into a USB 2.0 port than when using a USB 3.0 port.
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No--I think Andrew Godsey is right--You can hook it up, but it will only work as a 2.0 port.
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The 2.0 port is powered through the 3.0 header. It is divided up in the unit itself. When you hook up the 3.0, the 2.0 will work as well!
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Yes it will. I only use it on a 2.0 USB port on my lap top. In fact, I am using it on a 2.0 USB hub that is plugged into my 2.0 USB port. I have had no problems at all using it this way. Works well.
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It will work in the USB 2.0 port, but at the slower speed. That is what I am doing and it is fine.
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Yes, you can use it in a 2.0 USB port. It will not be as fast as the USB 3.0 port but it will work fine.
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If by backwards compatible you mean works with USB 2.0 as well as 3.0, then yes.
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Yes, it should. Just pay attention that you use the correct port (marked "2.1")
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USB 1.x and 2.0 have the same power pins 1 and 4 with +5v and ground, respectively. Will work on both.
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I believe it should. The USB is backwards compatible. It will work in any USB 2 as well. It will just be slower.