Subj : back in business
To   : BJ”RN FORSSTR”M
From : JAY EMRIE
Date : Wed Dec 29 2004 09:51 am

BF>BF>> Is it really necessary to have USB 2.0? Isn't 1.0 enough?

BF> CA> I didn't buy any of them which means I can't know if it is 'really
BF> CA> necessary' or just a waste of printers ink printing it on the box.

BF>Why didn't I come to think about this earlier.
BF>I have a USB 1.0 modem and it works just fine here.

BF>BF>> Isn't 1.0 enough?

BF> CA> Truthfully, no USB 1.0 was and is not 'enough'. It is a half-baked idea
BF> CA> rushed to market in an attempt to beat firewire (and/or others).

BF>If you are having a USB 2.0 thingie, of course you will need a USB 2.0 port
BF>in order to benifit from the higher speed, but a modem doesn't need that 
speed.
BF>If it works fine on a slow serial port it would work just fine (like mine) 
on a
BF>faster
BF>USB 1.0 port.

All the USB 2.0 devices (printers, scanner, CF, SD, cards) I have work
just fine on a USB 1 port - just slower than if on a USB 2.0 port.
However, I can't really tell the difference in speed. just the warning
message "this device would work better (faster) if on a USB 2.0 port".

Jay
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