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More info?)
Thanks for the reply.
The hardware is an external soundcard/dj console.
The home page for the product is
http://us.hercules.com/products/showpage.php?p=87&b=0&f=1
The USB information I looked at was from this ebay auction...
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=41784&item=3780340584&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
I did read a review at
http://www.hothardware.com/viewarticle.cfm?page=4&articleid=342&cid=6 that
mentions that it is USB1.1, but it's from 2003 and I'm not sure if they
would have released a new revision of the hardware with USB2 speeds.
I'll try emailing the company to get more information.
Thanks,
Andrew
"DJ Borell" <dborell(remove)@techmedix.com> wrote in message
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> It's hard to say without you having state what the hardware was, but
> generally, "USB 2.0 Compatible" means that it is a USB 2.0 device, ie;
> it operates at USB 2.0 speeds.
>
> However, I have seen devices that put this kind of statement on the
> package and, if you read the small print, use it in a very misleading
> way. In this method, they are pointing out the given fact that a USB
> 1.1 device will operate on a USB 2.0 hub. They put the statement on
> the box to mislead the consumer into thinking it's a 2.0 device.
>
> Frankly, if the wording is exactly how you printed it, I would suspect
> that this is what's going on here and that the device is only 1.1.
>
> But, can't really say without knowing what the device is (preferably,
> the brand and model number, not just "HD" or "card reader").
>
> On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 22:33:22 -0400, "andrew" <noname@noname.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi there,
>>
>>I have a question regarding a piece of hardware and it's USB speed.
>>
>>The hardware says the following...
>>- USB 1.1 (USB Full-Speed) required
>>- Compatible with USB 2.0 (USB High-Speed)
>>
>>Now does this mean that the device will work with my computer (which has
>>usb2 ports) at the usb2 speeds? Or that it will just work with my
>>computer
>>that has usb2 ports and continue to use usb1.1 speeds? I haven't bought
>>the
>>hardware yet, so I can't test the speeds myself.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Andrew
>>
>