Recent content by Cosmarchy

Ah yes good idea... It was very hard to see as the case is black and he USB symbol is also black but it looks very similar to this: but there is a hardly distinguishable "3.1" below the large circle on the left. In the absence of a "10" anywhere on the symbol, I suspect that it will therefore...

Yes, I know it is USB 3.1 but my question was whether it was gen 1 or 2 as there is a difference in speed between the two and telling me it's USB 3.1 does not tell me the speed...

I have a laptop with USB 3.1 ports but I'd like to know how I find out whether they are gen 1 or 2? Is there anyway to determine this from Windows 10. Thanks

My current laptop is dying on its knees; it's slow and clunky, every day a key on the keypad fails and today the PSU (or connector) has packed in. So, unsurprisingly, I'm looking for a replacement. There are plenty of options out there and I've come across a site which allows me to configure a...