Are the USB ports 2.0 or 3.0?

[paulri]

I bought an HP 15-ef2126wm recently. I was looking for a new thumb (USB) drive to use with it, and wasn't sure what USB specs it fits. The packages for the USB drives said 2.0 or 3.0; I wasn't sure which my laptop fits. Here is text from the product description on newegg, where I bought it:

Ports: 1 x SuperSpeed USB Type-C, 2 x SuperSpeed USB Type-A,

Which ports are 2. 0 and which are 3.0?

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Here are the product specs for your notebook.

HP Laptop 15-ef2126wm Product Specifications | HP® Customer Support

The two ports that support a standard USB flash drive are both USB 3.0, and are backward compatible with USB 2.0 devices.

The other port is USB-C.  That is the small USB port.

1 SuperSpeed USB Type-C® 5Gbps signaling rate; 2 SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate; 1 HDMI 1.4b; 1 AC smart pin; 1 headphone/microphone combo

[paulri]

Thanks. I figured with a new, middle-grade laptop that it was inevitable that they were 3.0, but I wanted to make sure.

Thanks again.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.