These blue 6 foot USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Device Cables offer the next great leap in data transfer speeds for your printer, scanner, USB 3 hard drive or other USB 3 enabled peripherals.This cable will not fit in USB 2.0 devices.The 3.0 specification boasts amazing performance that will allow consumers and businesses to get more done in less time. Some of the advantages of USB 3.0 include 5Gbps signaling rate (10x-performance increase over Hi-Speed USB 2.0), backward compatibility to function with all of your older USB components, and Sync-N-Go technology which minimizes user wait time.