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by zuminator 1364 days ago
They still have the problem of "Hi-Speed" being the slowest speed. They should've killed that name off too and required that manufacturers use the designation ½Gbps to be in line with the other speeds.
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Actually "full speed" (USB 1.1, 12 Mbps) is the slowest speed that still somewhat common (in keyboards, etc). High speed (USB 2.0) is 480 Mbps.

I do agree though, as you and many other people have in the comments, just getting a numeric Mbps rating would be way better than the 3.1 x2 gen 4 nonsense.

I believe most keyboards and mouses use "low speed" (1.5Mbps).
Since "Hi-Speed" does not actually offer high speed, I suggest we rename it to just "Speed".
How about Ludicrous Speed?