So "Off the ball" with USB - Silly question

[BladeRunner 0]

I need to get hold of a USB external HD for work.

The ones I've seen at good prices are all listed as USB 2.

All of the PC's here at work have USB 1 or USB 1.1 ports.

Will a USB 2 device work in a USB 1.x port, allbeit transfer at a slower rate or are they incompatible with each other?

 

Ta

[OLEerror 0]

Yep. USB 2 is backwards compatible with USB 1.1.

[sapiens74 0]

i second that

[BladeRunner 0]

Thank you gentlemen.

Means I can get a USB 2 HD, the older machines will still run it and the two PC's with USB 2 ports in will run it better!

 

Ta