USB 3.0 Sockets and Jacks Shape Made Public
Not to anyone’s surprise…the USB 3.0 jacks and sockets look exactly the same. Go figure, as part of the specification is to be backward compatible. But taking a closer look, you do see some differences.
“David” How about a second power connector, and when a device connects it would be able to request any voltage up to 12V on each of the two connectors, up to a maximum of say 3A. That way most peripherals could be powered by the Host PC
“Rob” I dispute that USB is “a load of crap”. I say it’s a resounding success. My reasoning is easy to follow:Â 1. Every computer I’ve used this century has had USBÂ 2. Every USB device I’ve used has worked
“A” I am not sure…but I think Microsoft will not support USB 3.0 Without their software support, it is a mystery how successful this technology will be popular…Source: Register Hardware. Other USB 3.0 News.
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