USB was designed as a PC-to-peripheral communication mechanism. Because of this design, it is not possible to plug a passive cable between the USB ports of two computers and transfer information. In fact, if you try this with an ordinary USB cable, you'll short the two power supplies together, possibly destroying one or both machines. Laplink cables include the necessary electronics to allow for the fastest peer-to-peer communication between the computers.
Different USB cables use different chips in the middle. To create the fastest connection, we use only the best cables and chipsets available. As we improve Laplink software, we find that certain cables just aren't fast enough.
| USB 2.0 | USB 1.1 |
Gold
USB 1.1 |
Serial | Parallel | Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista™ | |
| Purchase | $39.95 | $29.95 | N/A | $14.95 | $14.95 | Coming Soon |
| Cable Color | Various |
Various
|
Gold | Blue | Yellow |
Various
|
| USB Compatibility |
USB 2.0
Backwards Compatible to USB 1.1 |
USB 1.1
USB 2.0 at USB 1.1 speeds |
USB 1.1
USB 2.0 at USB 1.1 speeds |
|
|
USB 2.0
Backwards Compatible to USB 1.1 |
| Max Transfer Speeds |
480 Mbps
(theoretical) |
5 Mbps | 5 Mbps | 0.4 Mbps | 0.7 Mbps |
480 Mbps
(theoretical) |
|
Supported
Laplink Software |
Laplink Gold 2008,
12
FileMover PCmover PCsync 5.x |
Laplink Gold 2008,
12
FileMover PCmover PCsync 5.x |
Laplink Gold
2008
,
12
,
11.x
, 3.x
FileMover PCmover PCsync |
Supports all
Laplink Software except PCmover, Filemover 5.x, PCsync 5.x |
Supports all
Laplink Software except FileMover, PCsync 5.x, Laplink Gold 2008 |
Laplink Gold 2008
PCmover PCsync 5.x FileMover 5.x |
| Supported OS |
Win 98SE
Win 2K Win Me Win XP Win 2003 Vista |
Win 98SE
Win 2K Win Me Win XP Win 2003 Vista |
Win 98
Win 2K Win Me Win XP Win 2003 |
All platforms |
Win 95
Win 98 Win Me PCmover: Win NT Win 2K Win XP Win 2003 Vista |
Win XP
Vista |
| Cable Length | 6 Feet | 6 Feet | 6 1/2 Feet | 8 Feet | 8 Feet | 8 Feet |
| Driver |
Laplink Gold 12
(built-in for Win XP/2K) Drivers for Windows 98SE/Me |
Laplink Gold 12
(built-in for Win XP/2K) Drivers for Windows 98SE/Me |
Laplink Gold 11.5
& 12.0; FileMover; PCmover (built-in) LL Gold 11.0, 11.2, 11.3 PCsync 1,2, &3 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
