Cabinet front USB ports whether 1.1 or 2.0

[aarons100]

I had read in one of the forums that the front USB in the cabinet are 1.1 whereas the back ones are 2.0
Is it a fact as this would render the front USB ports useless with such low speeds

[Rudra.J]

Hey!
Yeah the front USB ports are 1.1 This is because only the hardwired ports are 2.0 and the front USB is connected through a wire from motherboard to the front panel of motherboard. Well Some motherboard has 2.0 in the front USB panel also...! Hope this helps!

[Oswald]

It depends.

Newer PC's, made after 2005, no longer have USB 1.1, and they are all USB 2.0 . So the only difference is that they are in a different place.

Older PC's, made before 2005, have a combination of USB 1.1 and 2.0. the USB 1.1 ports are in the front, for easy connection to low power devices, such as keyboards, mice, and flash drives. The rear USB 2.0 ports are for high power devices, such as iPods, USB external hard disks, etc.

[aarons100]

So if I go for a CPU now , it will have front USB ports as 2.0 as it makes a lot of difference since the front USB ports are the most commonly used ones