These blue 6 foot USB 30 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 The 30 specification boasts amazing performance that will allow consumers and businesses to get more done in less time Some of the advantages of USB 30 include 5Gbps signaling rate (performance increase over Hi-Speed USB 20) Backward compatibility to function with all of your older USB components and sync-n-go technology which minimizes user wait time