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TyWahn

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Are powered USB hubs 1.1 or 2?
I have an older powered hub that is about 6 years old. I bought it before USB 2 came out and used it on my computer that had USB 1.1
I now have a computer that supports USB 2, will this hub still work?
I WOULD just plug it in and try it, but its packed away in boxes SOMEWHERE, but I don't want to go through the effort to dig it up if it isn't even going to work.
Will it matter?

Thanks
 
While the hub will still technically work, it will be painfully slow. Don't bother digging it out and just buy a new one.
 
Depends on what you want to use it for. Mouse, keyboard, etc., it will do just fine.

Data transfer of any kind, get a 2.0 hub.
 
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