USB Drives

USB 1.0

Jan 23, 1994

The USB 1.0 was know as the Low-Speed USB. The USB 1.1 was 1.5 Mbps

USB 1.1

Jan 23, 1998

The Full-Speed USB was the USB 1.1 with the speed of 12 Mbps

USB 2.0

Jan 23, 2000

This USB had a higher data transfer rate. It was 480 Mbps, about 40 times faster than the 1.1. This is also known as the Hi-Speed USB.

USB On-the-Go

Jan 23, 2002

This USB device was portable and had a small connector. They had a low power requirements for preserving battery life.
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USB 3.0

Nov 23, 2008

The USB 3.0 delivers transfer rates up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 of a 5.0 Gbps data rate. This is also known as the SuperSpeed USB.