USB to Ethernet adapter speed?

[deepakvrao]

Will I get Gigabit speeds?

 

[MacUser2525]

Possible needs to be USB3 though to get the chance of full speed as with all these things YMMV or will definitely vary.

 

[jerwin]

depends on which ethernet adapter you get. Some support 1000BaseT, others are limited to 100BaseT.

A link to the product you were considering may help clarify matters.

 

[Gav2k]

With USB 3 you will but with usb2 you will not

 

[jerwin]

With USB 3 you will but with usb2 you will not

There's always the possibility that someone will design a 100 baseT device for USB 3.0. Really, you need both USB 3.0 (Superspeed) and 1000BaseT-- and you'll need to look at the specs to determine if either has been overlooked.

 

[MagicBoy]

I got an Anker USB 3.0 Gigabit one from Amazon, which has the bonus of a 3 port USB 3.0 hub. It's hardly any slower than the Apple Thunderbolt to Ethernet adaptor, and then you'd have to peer at benchmark graphs to notice.