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Major difference between USB 2.0 and 3.0 flash drives?

Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by andoyan, Dec 15, 2011.

  1. andoyan Newcomer, in training

    Hello All,
    I am looking to buy a flash drive, I have USB3 on my pc and i have seen some flashdrives that are USB3, is there a major difference between USB2 and USB3?
    Thank you for your help.
    Jon
    andoyan, Dec 15, 2011
    #1

  2. Jawshh TechSpot Enthusiast

    They're 10x faster it seems.
    Jawshh, Dec 15, 2011
    #2

  3. jobeard TechSpot Ambassador

    All USBx are downward compatible with USB(x-1) so go ahead :)
    jobeard, Dec 16, 2011
    #3