usb help

No question is stupid as long as you are truely searching for knowledge. You have the original USB interface, or USB 1. USB 2, like USB 1 is an interface on which you can plug in multiple additional accessories to your PC such as scanners, printers, cable modems, speakers etc. The list is long and huge.

The main difference between USB 2 and the original is speed. USB 2 is up to 40 times faster than the original USB ports. USB 2 is very new, and Dell just started shipping their latest PC's with it, and even then not on all models. However, if you have a need for speed you can purchase an add-in board which will give you USB 2 capability.

Hope this helps.

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HP 970 CSE Printer
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Epson Perfection 1650 Scanner

USB 2.0 is new faster USB protocol that is only now beginning to ship on Dell's computers. If you don't have the latest model, released in the last couple of weeks, then you have USB 1.1.

Steve