After reading my article on USB 3.0 speed, Mark Gold asked, “How can I check the speed of my USB devices, both 2.0 and 3.0?” You could sit in front of your PC with the stopwatch and time how long it ...

If you want to check the USB drive speed in Windows 11/10, here are some of the best methods to follow. Apart from using Task Manager to check the read and write speeds, you can also use third-party ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Because USB is so common, it's easy to overlook how incredible it truly is. In a world of hyper-competitive tech companies, the existence of a ...

We wanted one cable to rule them all.

I’ve just picked up one of those fancy USB 3 drives to use with my Macbook Air as a sort of secondary backup when I travel, as it was so inexpensive for a 120 Gb drive. I wanted to know how much ...

We put Apple's MagSafe charger to test to see how fast it truly is, and see how it compares to USB-C, Qi, and USB-A. Even this long after MagSafe's introduction, there are questions, theories, and ...

With revision 3.x, USB design and test has moved from the purely digital to requiring a combination of digital and RF design techniques. As well as the connector and cable physical design, designers ...