User Guide

Basics New Technologies - 19
Benefits of USB Technology
The advantages of USB technology include hot-swapping
capability, auto-configuring, and ease of use. For example,
with just one available USB socket, a customer could:
• plug in a scanner, scan a photo, unplug the scanner
• then plug in a printer, print that photo, unplug the
printer
• then plug in a modem, e-mail the photo to a friend,
unplug the modem
• then plug in a storage drive, backup the photo file,
unplug the drive
all without having to restart the host computer, or even go
into sleep mode.
USB also provides a faster connection and a larger number of
ports than ADB or serial options.