I have a problem with USB 3 and am out of ideas. I have a USB 3.1 hub with a bunch of devices plugged into it including my keyboard. When I copy files from the laptop to an SD card (even at USB 2 ...

Thanks to the new Mac laptops only supporting USB-C, any older devices needn’t to connect to the 2020 machines need to go through a hub. This is where the issue is cropping up. Juli Clover reports: ...

What does an orange USB port mean? I learned the truth behind all the colors, and now I always check ...

My hope is slim, but maybe someone here can identify and help me solve this issue. On my Windows 10 machine, copying files to a USB flash drive using Windows Explorer results in extremely slow copy ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Laptops used to boast of enough ports to plug in a mouse, a flash drive, maybe even a printer, all at once. These days, you're lucky if you ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Having a laptop means traveling with more gadgets in your bag, even if you're just commuting to work. A USB hub for reading an SD card, an ...

Beware of gaming laptop makers pushing USB-C chargers. While these smaller Gallium Nitride (GaN) units are called alternatives to the honking-big power bricks such laptops usually come with, you’re ...