Is MacBook Pro with two USB 3 ports equivalent of a USB A port?

I have a 10 year old MacBook Pro with two USB 3 ports. Is that the equivalent of a USB A port?

TIA,

Bruce


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Posted on Jul 2, 2024 11:42 AM

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Posted on Jul 2, 2024 12:57 PM

It can be. USB-3 is a speed or performance designation. USB-A is a port type designation. USB 3 can be found on USB-A type ports and USB-C type ports.



On a 10 Year old MacBook Pro, it is a USB-A type port with USB-3.0 speed.


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Jul 2, 2024 5:05 PM in response to VtGuy

USB has more connector types than you can shake a stick at:

https://www.cablestogo.com/learning/connector-guides/usb


USB 3.0 signals can travel over any of these connectors:

  • USB 3.0 A – which people often refer to as "USB-A", or sometimes, more ambiguously, as "USB 3.0"
  • USB 3.0 B – a chunkier version of the USB 2.0 B connector on many printers
  • USB 3.0 Micro B – often found on portable drives, and the "drive" side of the cables that come with them
  • USB-C

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