dothingsandstuff
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I don’t understand a whole bunch of things about computer connections for data transfer and I/O.
Are the transfer speeds on a certain type of connection based on the connection to the computer itself, or on the cables? And how do converters play into that mix?
For example, let’s say I have two USB 3.0 devices. I connect them via a USB 2 cable. Will the transfer speed be the same as that of USB 3 or 2? What if I have a Firewire 800 hard drive, use a Firewire to Thunderbolt adapter to plug into my laptop. Will I receive at Thunderbolt speed or Firewire 800 speed? Also, does Thunderbolt 2 use a different cable than Thunderbolt 1? It would make sense to me that the data would always transfer at the speed of the slowest component, but I’ve heard otherwise from a few folks and forums (none of which are verifiably reliable) so I thought I’d ask here.
Someone explain this whole data transfer connection thing to me? =/
Thanks a ton!
Are the transfer speeds on a certain type of connection based on the connection to the computer itself, or on the cables? And how do converters play into that mix?
For example, let’s say I have two USB 3.0 devices. I connect them via a USB 2 cable. Will the transfer speed be the same as that of USB 3 or 2? What if I have a Firewire 800 hard drive, use a Firewire to Thunderbolt adapter to plug into my laptop. Will I receive at Thunderbolt speed or Firewire 800 speed? Also, does Thunderbolt 2 use a different cable than Thunderbolt 1? It would make sense to me that the data would always transfer at the speed of the slowest component, but I’ve heard otherwise from a few folks and forums (none of which are verifiably reliable) so I thought I’d ask here.
Someone explain this whole data transfer connection thing to me? =/
Thanks a ton!