On 09/27/2015 06:34 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
On Sun, 27 Sep 2015 17:01:19 +0100, Will Godfrey wrote:
On Sun, 27 Sep 2015 17:53:03 +0200
Nicola Pandini <nicola.pandini@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi list! I'm about to purchase a laptop with usb3 only ports (no
usb2). I want to use it for live performances, with a full RT-preemt
kernel. Has someone already test NI Komplete Audio 6 with USB3? Are
there known issues?
Thanks!
Nicola
No problem here. My computer has both USB2 and USB3 KA6 works
perfectly on both.
I neither own USB 3 nor this IF, nor did I verify if it's backwards
compatible, but regarding a few seconds of web research it seems to be
backwards compatible. If I were you, then Will's experience, the
superuser.com and wiki quotes would be enough to feel secure.
"It's backwards compatible. Your existing USB 2.0 gear will work on
version 3.0 ports and vice versa. You'll be able to maximize your
bandwidth when using a USB 3.0 cable with USB 3.0 devices and
ports, otherwise plugging a 3.0 device into a 2.0 port or a 2.0
device into 3.0 a port will get you standard USB 2.0 data rates.
Just a small observation. My USB2 Canon Canoscan scanner does not work
when connected to a USB3 port. Apparently regardless of OS (I don't have
Windows to test but saw posts saying it didn't work there, either).
Someone mentioned that there was a difference between USB2 and USB3 when
it came to handling USB resets or something like that.
I still have a desktop machine here with USB2, so can still use my scanner.
Since the new interface has been carefully planned from the start
to peacefully co-exist with its predecessor, the connector itself
remains mostly the same with the four USB 2.0 contacts in the exact
same location as before. Extra pins for the new lanes dedicated to
transmit and receive SuperSpeed data are located on the back and
only come into contact when mated with a proper USB 3.0 port." -
http://superuser.com/questions/437687/is-usb-3-0-backwards-compatible
"The USB 3.0 specification was published on 12 November 2008. Its main
goals were to increase the data transfer rate (up to 5 Gbit/s),
decrease power consumption, increase power output, and be backward
compatible with USB 2.0." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB#USB_3.0
Regardless of that, the KA6 makes me wish I had the money for it!
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