The #USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) introduced the #USB2.0 standard on April 27, 2000, meaning this port speed is turning 25 years old. USB 2.0 was the game-changer we needed to revolutionize data transfer between devices. USB 2.0 standard pushed this interface to the mainstream, especially as it delivered a blazingly fast transfer speed of 480 Mbps. This was over 40 times faster than the 12 Mbps limit of #USB1.1 and faster than Apple’s proprietary FireWire 400!
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