Comment on The way two of the usb's are one way while the other is another way

gerowen@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Jerb322@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I was going to ask if the blue one is smaller…?

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  • gerowen@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Blue usually indicates USB3 and the black are probably USB2. USB3 is “supposed” to be backwards compatible, and is most of the time, but I’ve ran into a few instances where USB2 devices don’t quite work as well or as reliably when connected to a USB3 port, so a lot of motherboard manufacturers still include a couple USB2 ports for things like keyboards and mice that don’t need the extra speed and may be finnicky on newer ports.

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  • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s not smaller but it is faster.

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