Subj : USB 3.0 Flash Drive goof
To : Ed Vance
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon Oct 04 2021 06:25 pm
Hello Ed Vance!
** On Sunday 03.10.21 - 20:16, Ed Vance wrote to All:
EV> A Store had a sale price I couldn't refuse for a 128GB
EV> SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 Flash Drive, $20.00 US.
EV> I plugged it in a USB 2.0 slot on my XP pc but nothing
EV> showed up in Windows Explorer.
EV> Later I tried plugging it in a Vista pc and it worked. I
EV> guess my XP pc is too old to cut the mustard on this new
EV> fangled stuff.
I thought most USB 3.0 -ready flash drives were supposed to be
backward compatible. Does it say so on the packaging? If not,
that might explain why it's only $20; some companies offload
electronics that don't meet original spec.
