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.

But the really bad news here is that the USB-C port on the iPhone 15 is still limited to USB 2.0, meaning it tops out at 480 Mbps transfer speeds. That's ridiculous for an $800 smartphone in the ...

You can unlock 3.0 speeds, however, by edding the Pi's config file and adding "dtparam=pciex1_gen=3" to the bottom. It's a simple way to overclock your Pi 5 + SSD setup.

On the Pro model, one side has USB-C 3.0, USB-A 3.0, and USB-A 2.0 ports, another side has HDMI and 3.5mm jack inputs, and a third side has space for DisplayPort and ethernet cables.

Data transfer drops to the level of the connected type A interface. With USB 3.0 (USB 3.2 Gen1) to around 500MB/s, with USB 2.0 even to a maximum of only 50MB/s.

The Pro Elite V3 is a diminutive 10Gbps USB thumb drive that’s approximately 2.5-inches long, 0.75-inches wide, and 0.4-inches thick. It’s a two-part affair.

The USB version is often printed next to the port, so look for a number or letters (for example, SS stands for SuperSpeed and denotes USB 3.0). Here’s how to check when there’s nothing printed: ...

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