Originally Posted By: eddie1261
Steve, does the 3.0 standard run appreciably faster than 2.0? I hate using USB externals because they spin so slow. Are the newer drives that run on the 3.0 bus much faster?


Yes. USB 3.0 is 10 times faster than USB 2 see here:

https://www.diffen.com/difference/USB_2.0_vs_USB_3.0


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