What's important to know is that USB ports have sped up over time, and when you see a blue port, it's typically a high-speed port, such as USB 3.0 or USB 3.1 Gen 1, which is much faster than older ...

High-Speed Data Transfer: Blue USB 3.0 ports support data transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps, which is approximately 10 times faster than the 480 Mbps offered by USB 2.0 ports. This capability makes ...

Today, a 128 GB Amazon Basics USB 3.1 Flash Drive costs a mere $11.99, and even the 256 GB version is under $25. If that's still too rich for your blood, Micro Center sells 32 GB thumb drives for ...

When you plug in, it could be a slower USB 2.0 port or it could be a faster USB 3.2 port. And it can be hard to tell which ports are which, so don’t feel too bad if you didn’t know.