USB 1.1 Renumbered To USB 2?

Teese writes "According to this Bangkok Post article, in December the USB Forum renamed USB 1.1 to USB 2, and USB 2 stayed as USB 2. They did this because consumers were demanding that the computers they buy have USB2 on board. The story also claims that both Sony & toshiba have released laptops with the USB2 that is really USB1.1. This was the first I had heard of this and the article said the change took place in December, has the USB Forum really been able to pull a fast one on us?"

Comments

standards should not change

[juan2074]

The USB 2.0 standard calls for data transfer speeds of 480Mbits/s (over 40 times faster than USB 1.1). If a product is released as USB 2.0 compliant, it had better be able to meet that requirement.

Once the standard is released to the world, the standards body cannot expect consumers to accept USB 1.1 as USB 2.0.

If your product fails to meet the USB 2.0 standard (as we know it), it will be returned as defective and the consumer will go buy something else that meets his/her needs.

USB naming has always been goofy

[cant_get_a_good_nick]

My fave is that USB 1.1 tops out at "Full" speed, while faster USB 2.0 is "High" speed. Shouldn't full speed be the fastest? These guys didn't think to forward proof themselves?

Re:Slight wording difference (more info)

[AvitarX]

I read it, I have a correction:

Firewire is 400Mb/s not 400 MB/s

Also does anyone besides me think full speed sounds quicker then high speed?

Lastly USB 1.1 ports can support USB 2 devices according to the thing on Iomega.

This means that most people will probably just think that external drives in general suck, and will not blame it on the manufacturer changing the name.

Re:Argh....Yet another reason not to buy Sony

[AndyMan!]

Sony equipment is over-priced junk. You're buying a name and nothing else. I recommend that people buy any other Japanese knock-off brand. You'll be happier and have more dollars left in your pocket.

In terms of camcorders, this could not be more wrong.

I'm a freefall videographer. This means I jump from not-so-perfectly good airplanes with a camera bolted to my helmet. Because of weight issues, we use consumer grade "camcorders" almost exclusively. We never use "profesional" cameras, they're just too damn heavy. I'm currently using a Sony DRC-PC120BT.

Skydiving is clearly a harsh environment. Cameras get put into 200MPH winds, intense vibrations and g-forces as the parachute opens.

I've never seen a Panasonic, JVC, Sharp or Canon survive more then a few monthes.

I've never seen a Sony survive less then a few years.

Everytime I see someone show up with a brand new non-sony camera, I shake my head. Usually within 3 monthes it's tossed into the bin, and that person is buying a Sony - which will usually last for years.

There's a rule in skydiving videography: Always buy Sony, there IS a difference.

_Am

Re:Huh?

[thx2001r]

Wow,

Microsoft was not innovating here! Steve, you guys were just stealing from Apple again!

They've been using those types of phrases for years now!

turbocharged

full-throttle

scorchingly fast

phenomenal speeds

superior I/O performance

unbelievably affordable

tremendous value

rejoice in the fact that there are no controls to adjust

faster than ever

new technologies

massively enhanced

dramatically increases

way faster than USB 2.0

Off-the-charts

fearsomely fast

the ultra fast realm

lightning fast processor speeds

ultra fast

an even faster level

push the digital video envelope beyond its known limits

record time (and I thought it was only Quick time!)

convenient second optical bay at the front

Thrives in a Windows environment (makes you wonder why you would buy one if it's gonna be all alone in a yucky, non-fearsomely fast Windows environment?)

Apples legendary SuperDrive (and all this time I thought it was manufactured elsewhere, I guess Apple must have invented it after all... I mean, if it were invented by Philips, it'd be called 2x or 4x DVD-RW... but since Apple invented it, it's a SuperDrive! Yeah baaaa-by!!!),

also, MacOSX is, according to Apple, the most advanced operating system on the planet (featuring: Mac OS X Jaguar gives you advantages like preemptive multitasking, symmetric multiprocessing and multithreading to take your productivity to new levels!!! Wow, I sure wish there were other OS's out there like that!)

Heck, all those yummy marketing terms are on just one web page!!! Imagine what the rest of the site or an Apple Store has to offer. Of course, after your diligent work, Microsoft's site is also catching up, I think you'll be proud to know!