usb 1.1 - usb 2

catch22

My laptop uses usb 1.1 so the extra speed of usb 2 is of no benifit as it only transfers data at 1.1. Is there anything I can buy to change my laptops usb 1.1 to usb 2,is it worth doing?
Thanks in advance.

pin

You can by a USB 2.0 PC card to stick into your laptop.

NellyLock

pin wrote:

You can by a USB 2.0 PC card to stick into your laptop.

i think he means pcmcia card eg:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00016ZNZK/qid=1114508555

thats if u r laptop has slots for pcmcia (prob will)

neil

DVB_3

I suspect that USB 2 card would need CardBus compatibility.

catch22

Also,would I be better off with a card in which a power cable is included, plus i see there are also USB & Firewire CardBus PCMCIA Cards. Have no idea what a power cable or firewire does.

http://www.storagedepot.co.uk/products.asp?action=showproduct&id=85&q=&type=49

or

http://www.mrusb.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=18&products_id=164&osCsid=a3f41f64e294e5f859710045da3c04c6

Mattjimf

The power cable is used to power the USB card if your laptop does not support powering the card. Firewire is a faster way of trandfering files than either USB 1.1 or 2, it's more commonly used for video cameras and Ipods.

Silent_Bob_3

Is there anything like this for upgrading from 1.1 to 2.0 on a normal PC - Ive got a Tiny Pc thats about 3 years old with 2 usb on the front and 2 on the back.

lipidicman

Yep - you can get a USB2 PCI card (though with this you will have to open the machine)

You can get USB and firewire and PATA and SATA (HD connectors) all on one card if you want them