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USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 2 Port This USB 2.0 switch is ideal for sharing devices such as printers, scanners, flash drives, external hard drive enclosures and other low powered devices. The USB 3.0 version provides a greater speed of 5Gbps data transfer and slightly more power of 900mA. While USB 3.0 is backward compatible, please note in order to get the full speed of USB 3.0; your devices will need to be USB v3.0 or above.

The USB C to 2.5GbE provides a 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet connection to a laptop, PC and possibly a tablet or phone(tablet and phone are most likely to be restricted). The Ethernet Adapter is a high-performance network solution, designed for business or home users where a 2.5GbE is not available. 2.5GbE is designed to work with existing good quality Ethernet cables such as Cat5e, CAT6 and CAT6A. This provides an excellent opportunity to upgrade your network providing you have a 2.5GbE capable router or above and /or a 2.5GbE network switch.... Read More

We have a range of Active Optical Cables (referred to as AOC) which include HDMI, USB3 Type C, DisplayPort and USB 3. The cables use chipsets to convert signals into optical to send further than standard copper cables. To achieve this, the copper data channels are replaced with fiber optic, copper cores are still required to carry power and grounding. Fiber optic allows the full bandwidth required for HDMI and DisplayPort 8k@60Hz up to 100mtrs. The cables are the perfect solution for extending signals over larger distances with the use... Read More

Since the introduction of USB C, devices have started using just one or two USB C ports to take advantage of smaller ports allowing devices to be made smaller. In doing so, adapters are needed to do what the devices used to do. The downside of course is that customers have to buy adapters. This also allows manufacturers to overcharge for adapters knowing a lot of customers will automatically buy their brand. We have a large range of USB C products and are now pleased to add these two adapters... Read More

USB4™ is the most recent update in the evolution of USB. The maximum bandwidth is now 40Gbps, double the previous best spec of 20Gbps (USB3.2 Gen 2×2). It is based on Thunderbolt 3 technology ensuring greater compatibility with all USB Type C and Thunderbolt 3 devices. Although capable of 40 Gbps, USB4 supports up to 10 Gbps, 20 Gbps, or 40 Gbps, depending on whether a single- or dual-lane cable is used. This means your older USB-C cables will still work with the USB4 standard, but they will only perform... Read More