USB-A ports on 2017 iMac

[Azenha]

Does anyone know if the four USB type A ports on the back of the 2017 27 inch iMac support USB 3.1 gen 2 (10 gbps) speeds?

 

[casperes1996]

Does anyone know if the four USB type A ports on the back of the 2017 27 inch iMac support USB 3.1 gen 2 (10 gbps) speeds?

I believe they are only gen 1. Only the USB C ports support the faster connection. If I'm not mistaken, Apple said so during the keynote. Though I may be misremembering

 

[dborod]

They are the regular 5 Gbps USB 3 speed.

 

[casperes1996]

never mind.

Huh?

 

[SaSaSushi]

I believe they are only gen 1. Only the USB C ports support the faster connection. If I'm not mistaken, Apple said so during the keynote. Though I may be misremembering

You are correct. See this page.

 

[dborod]

Huh?

I responded, but was factually incorrect, edited my comment to 'never mind' and then re-edited it to contain the correct info.

 

[Azenha]

You are correct. See this page.

Thank you for your reply SaSaSushi. I had already seen that page and it was the reason i was hoping that the USB-A ports on the 2017 iMac would support USB 3.1 gen 2... because they do mention in the "What is USB" section that USB 3.1 gen 2 can transfer data at up to 10 Gbps (referring to USB-A, as they have another section regarding USB-C).

It stands to reason that if Apple explicitly mentions that USB-A could transfer data at 10 Gbps then their latest Mac sporting USB-A ports would support those speeds...

But you're all probably right, as Apple itself only refers to the USB-A ports as simply "four USB 3 ports" on the iMac specs page at https://www.apple.com/lae/imac/specs/