LaCie Mobile Drive User’s Guide 04/17/2003 v.2
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1.2 What is USB 2.0?
USB Icons
These icons will help you easily identify the USB
interfaces. They appear on USB cables and next to the
USB port connectors on certain computers.
USB 1.1 icon
USB 2.0
The new USB 2.0 standard provides
higher bandwidth for high-speed
peripherals such as external hard
drives, high-speed scanners and CD-
RW drives. USB 2.0 delivers transfer
rates up to 480Mb/s, while
conveniently maintaining backward
compatibility with USB 1.1 devices.
USB 2.0 can still be used to connect
lower-speed USB 1.1 ports and
devices like digital cameras,
scanners, modems, keyboards, mice,
joysticks and printers. In the USB 2.0
system, existing USB peripherals do
not have to be upgraded, and lower-
speed devices will not require
additional performance, instead
operating as USB 1.1 devices.
USB 2.0 icon