A USB 3.0 connection requires five conductors, and the connectors are blue in color. Backward compatibility is typically provided by including four additional conductors, as shown in the image here.

The USB 3.0 most people are familiar with is technically called USB 3.2 Gen 1 and comes in the regular Type-A connector, but also has variants for Type-B, Type-C, and Micro USB ports.

Put side by side with eSATA and FireWire 800, USB 3.0 is far superior. eSATA, an external connection that runs at the same speed as the internal SATA 1.0 bus, has a maximum theoretical of 3Gbps.

As the dust settled on the USB 3 revisions, the USB-IF made everything needlessly more complicated, though, with USB 3.0 being renamed USB 3.2 Gen 1 (or SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps), USB 3.1 being ...

The second specification—PD 3.0—includes programmable power supply (PPS), a feature that allows the USB Type-C charger’s output voltage to be adjusted in increments as small as 20 mV over voltages ...

When it's all said and done, it seems you'll be able to find USB-C ports that are USB4 Version 2.0, USB4 Version 1.0, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2, USB 3.2 Gen 2, USB 3.2 Gen 1, or USB 2.0, plus some will opt ...

USB switches take the labor out of sharing your favorite keyboard, mouse, printer, and other accessories with multiple computers or tablets. With USB 3.0 speeds, this model from Ugreen is no ...

USB Type-C was an alternative option to USB Type-A for USB 3.1 and USB 3.0, but wasn't really used until the next generation. Announced in 2017, the introduction of USB 3.2 kept support for ...

The new 3.0 version adds new functionality, however. Where the previous model ran off any old DC power source from 9 to 26 volts, the new version can run off a USB Power Delivery supply.

I tested the only 4K UHD adapter that appears to be in stock anywhere right now: the StarTech.com USB 3.0 to HDMI Adapter, which is DisplayLink certified.

USB 3.1 and 3.0 drives on the market can hit read speeds of above 100 MB/s, with write speeds coming along closer to 60 MB/s. That's a massive gulf, and really puts things into perspective when ...

Back in 2015, the original iPad Pro's Lightning connector supported USB 3.0, which was capable of up to 5 Gbps speeds based on the spec at the time, but Apple has evidently chosen not to move in ...