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Old 02-20-2009, 07:27 AM
Joe Mahma Joe Mahma is offline
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USB question

Does USB 2.0 require a different cable than 1.0?

Thanks in advance for any help.
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Old 02-20-2009, 07:59 AM
HongKongFooey HongKongFooey is offline
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I've never had any issues using the same cables for both.
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Old 02-20-2009, 01:14 PM
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In theory USB 2 requires somewhat better quality and, in theory, cables need to be certified to be 2.0 but in practice most cables will work. I suppose if you use low quality cable with an extension then you might start to notice something. I suppose everything manufactired lately is USB 2. I bought a bunch of "USB 1" cables on ebay for close to nothing and they have worked fine.
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