Well, thanks for the clarification - I was of course referring to the "old style" of USB Port/Connection shall we say (what we generally see on laptops and Desktops. Not the C Type connection that we see on mobile phones and Tablets etc. these days. I understand that some of these connections are for charging only, but was simply listing what was available on the specs. I had seen.hhinner wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 10:05 pmpharvey, You seem a little bit confused by USB.pharvey wrote:I'm still having a look through things - whilst my current Tablet is only a couple of years old, it's not what I really want (all down to my lack of research unfortunately). The Samsung really looks good, but there seems to be so many variations (especially in the UK) - though I'm also looking at the 11" minus 5G. What connections did you end up with in the end (some models appear to still have USB 2.0 or 3.0 rather than USB-C)?Big Boy wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:05 pm OK guys, I've gone for my upper range Samsung, minus the 5G capability. I'm happy it will more than meet my modest requirements. I did go for the 11" in the end as the higher spec 8.7" model did not seem to be available, and there was quite a difference in power.
Thank you to all who contributed. I'm especially grateful for being made aware of the "C-Port" issue.
As an aside, a little more investigation showed, I can see where I've buggered up (perhaps) on a couple of occasions. There is a limit as to what the Lenovo (and others) can recognise with regards to external memory - 256 GB Mini SIM and 1TB USB for example, BUT various comments Online put this limit at far lower and recommend certain "Formatting"... I'm in the process of checking things out with far lower storage devices to see what happens.
Just in case you are (or anyone else is):
USB 2.x and 3.x refer to data interchange protocols and speeds. USB C is a connection/interface specification. USB C does not indicate whether its device uses USB 2 or 3 for data transfer and some devices use USB C ports for power supply only.
In tablets and phones a USB C socket may be used for charging only, but usually also for OTG (on the go - to attach eg a thumb drive, camera or other peripheral) and for connection to a PC where the phone/tablet is the peripheral. These connections are not necessarily USB 3.x.
Some phones/tablets may also use the USB connection for other purposes such as for HDMI input or output (eg use tablet as PC monitor, connect phone/tablet to TV).
The presence of a USB C port doesn't indicate the presence of any particular functionality. You need to check the device specifications.
Appreciated anyway.