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Thread ID: 145446 2017-11-06 05:31:00 USB2 & USB3 Poppa John (284) Press F1
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1441601 2017-11-06 05:31:00 Curiosity question.
Both these are the same physical size. so what is inside that apparently makes USB3 better? Thanks. PJ
Poppa John (284)
1441602 2017-11-06 06:01:00 Speed gary67 (56)
1441603 2017-11-06 06:17:00 I know that but what is different inside? PJ Poppa John (284)
1441604 2017-11-06 06:28:00 That I don't know but I'm guessing some sort of black magic with the electronics gary67 (56)
1441605 2017-11-06 06:58:00 All you need to know about why USB3 is faster then USB2................www.quora.com Terry Porritt (14)
1441606 2017-11-06 19:42:00 I know that but what is different inside? PJ

USB3 has more hamsters , so obviously faster :-)
1101 (13337)
1441607 2017-11-06 20:32:00 OK OK I will pop down to he nearest Primary school, PJ Poppa John (284)
1441608 2017-11-06 21:16:00 OK OK I will pop down to he nearest Primary school, PJ Have a read of the link posted from Terry #5, that explains it in detail. The further down the page you go the more in-depth and technical it gets.

Short version - USB 3 has more wires, if you look inside the ports, you'll see USB 3 has 5 contacts where as USB 2 only has 4.
wainuitech (129)
1441609 2017-11-06 22:47:00 OK Thanks . It is heck of a complex thing isn't it. That is a big help. PJ Poppa John (284)
1441610 2017-11-06 23:39:00 Short version - USB 3 has more wires, if you look inside the ports, you'll see USB 3 has 5 contacts where as USB 2 only has 4. USB 3.0 has 9 contacts :) pcuser42 (130)
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