Hi: I have 2 Thinkpad L-412 I-5, 256SSD, 8 GIG. FOR 2 TEENAGE COUSINS. I BELIEVE I HAVE AN EXPRESSCARD SLOT AND I SEE USB 3.0 5GIG CARDS THAT I UNDERSTAND WILL LET THEM USE USB 3.0 FOR PRICES BETWEEN $5 AND $30. ANY THOUGHTS? $5.00 SURE SEEMS LIKE A GOOD UPGRADE PRICE.THANKS!
ADDING USB 3.0 TO THINKPAD L412 I5 8G 256SSD?
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what is the point of adding usb 3?
what are they doing that 40MB/S isnt fast enough with usb 2.0?
Many flash drives wont exceed 40MB/S despite any marketing on them.
What is a usb3 5gig card?
at first read I thought you were talking about a 5gigahertz wireless usb 3 dongle.
maybe a link to what you were looking at?
what are they doing that 40MB/S isnt fast enough with usb 2.0?
Many flash drives wont exceed 40MB/S despite any marketing on them.
What is a usb3 5gig card?
at first read I thought you were talking about a 5gigahertz wireless usb 3 dongle.
maybe a link to what you were looking at?
Why bother on such an old laptop? Those laptops are old and the graphics suck bad.
Why would you need faster usb? Seems like a weird thing to upgrade
a lot of usb flashdrives are 3.0 and larger capacity and cheaper than usb 2 with lower capacity. I'm always happy with a $5-10 upgrade for a typical 128 gig $25 flashdrive. 5gig is the 3.0 speed, apparently. These are machines we just put together and really, with an I-5, 8 gig ddr3, and the SSD drive they don't appear all that slow.
You can still use a 3.0 flashdrive in your 2.0 usb port. For transfering individual files, you are not going to notice much speed difference between 2.0 and 3.0.
And as Rand mentioned, a lot of these inexpensive usb 3.0 flashdrives don't really go much above 2.0 speeds anyway, at least not consistently.
And as Rand mentioned, a lot of these inexpensive usb 3.0 flashdrives don't really go much above 2.0 speeds anyway, at least not consistently.
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maybe a link to what you were looking at?
My guess is he's looking at something along these lines...
http://a.co/aS3r4fY
maybe a link to what you were looking at?
My guess is he's looking at something along these lines...
http://a.co/aS3r4fY
Originally Posted By: bmwjohn
a lot of usb flashdrives are 3.0 and larger capacity and cheaper than usb 2 with lower capacity.
All USB devices are entirely backward-compatible.
a lot of usb flashdrives are 3.0 and larger capacity and cheaper than usb 2 with lower capacity.
All USB devices are entirely backward-compatible.
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