What makes Type A different from other flash drives? null

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Karayjoh · Accepted Answer

Type A only refers to the USB connector that goes into the host. There are few flash drives that use type B but C will be come the standard in the future. On a typical USB cable, the Type A connector, aka the A-male connector, is the end that goes into a host, such as a computer. And on a host, the USB port (or receptacle) where the Type A-male goes into, is called an A-female port. Type-A ports are mostly in host devices, including desktop computers, laptops, game consoles, media players and so on. There are very few peripheral devices that use a Type-A port.

Answered by Karayjoh 9 years ago

TerryLynn · Answer

Inexpensive and great for college kids, given the cool colors. Easy to remember what you store on them because they are so different looking

KimH · Answer

They are not "different" The standard flash drive is type A. These are type A 2.0 meaning that they download and upload slower than 3.0 or 3.1. However, for most individuals, this is fine, especially for documents. IF you want to download or play movies or videos, you may want to get 3.0 or even the new "Type C" that are even faster, however they have a different connector and you would have to have an adapter to use as most devices don't have a type C connection yet.

Answered by KimH 9 years ago

MaleConsumer · Answer

They are less expensive and easily recognizable (due to different colors) when using several flash drives simultaneously.

whoknows · Answer

Google it. Type A is the most popular type of flash drive. So far I only see some of flash drive has micro Type A on other side.

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