USB 2.0 is the next generation peripheral connection for personal computers, and it is super fast. A 350MB file that took around 6 minutes to download on regular USB 1.1 takes only 31 seconds on USB 2.0.

USB 2.0 broadens the range of external peripherals that you can connect to your PC. The new specification inherits the current USB Plug and Play and hot swapping capability, and it's simplicity itself to upgrade to USB 2.0 from 1.1, because all the hardware is the same.

A successful USB 2.0 connection requires a USB 2.0 host controller card, a USB driver, a USB 2.0 cable and a USB 2.0 peripheral such as a digital camera.