Subj : USB 3.0 Flash Drive goof
To   : Ed Vance
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon Oct 04 2021 06:25 pm

Hello Ed Vance!

** On Sunday 03.10.21 - 20:16, Ed Vance wrote to All:

 EV> A Store had a sale price I couldn't refuse for a 128GB
 EV> SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 Flash Drive, $20.00 US.

 EV> I plugged it in a USB 2.0 slot on my XP pc but nothing
 EV> showed up in Windows Explorer.

 EV> Later I tried plugging it in a Vista pc and it worked. I
 EV> guess my XP pc is too old to cut the mustard on this new
 EV> fangled stuff.

I thought most USB 3.0 -ready flash drives were supposed to be  
backward compatible. Does it say so on the packaging?  If not,  
that might explain why it's only $20; some companies offload  
electronics that don't meet original spec.


 EV> Will I ever learn? .......

Only you will know.
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