Just bought an external hard drive and it came with a USB 3 cable. I can exchange it and get the same hard drive without the cable for $20 less. Does USB 3 work on the MBP or would it be better to exchange my external for one without the cable?
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USB 3 on MBP?
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No Mac model has a USB 3.0 port and it's very likely that they never will. It won't work at USB 3.0 speed.
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It will work on your Mac. USB 3 is backwards compatible with USB 2 (which is the one on your MacBook Pro). It just won't be as fast as USB 3.
EDIT: aeboi beat me to it.
I didn't mean it won't work at all. I meant it won't work at USB 3.0 speeds. USB has always been backward compatible, running at the lower speed.