[homer]

What is the difference between USB 2.0 and USB 3.0? Will the socket still be the same shape and size? Will USB 2.0 devices be compatible with USB 3.0 sockets?

 

[Quinn]

This will be the fourth Update for USB ports. I believe that USB 3.0 came out a while back but it took awhile for them to get installed. I know I saw an ASUS with 3.0. The shape of the socket isn't going to change.

 

[Brittney]

The shape is the same, I think it's just the speed that's different. USB 3.0 cords are faster than 2.0, although I don't know exactly how it works.

 

[Ronaldst]

They provide more electrical current to power external USB peripherals. And a lot more speed (480 Mbit/s vs 5000 Mbit/s).

The reason why the adoption rate is low is because Intel and AMD chipsets still feature older USB ports.

 

[fred]

I wonder how long it will take before computers switch over fully to USB 3. Chromebooks are still 2 and so are a lot of other computers on the market.