Ewww USB 2.0!  USB 3.0 is a must these days. I've had one of these for awhile: Lexar JumpDrive P20 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive - LJDP20-32GCRBNA https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S6DBGLK/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_Awpyvb0V8KXFB

You won't break the lanyard loop it's part of the one piece aluminum chassis.

Amazingly enough, the world is still full of devices that have only USB 2.0 ports (like, for example, law firm and accounting firm laptops with which I might need to share data while sitting in a conference room with crappy guest wi-fi). Organizations that have installed bases of tens of thousands of computers don't spend tens of millions of dollars at the drop of a hat to replace devices that are still functional and meet the users' needs.

Trust me to know my requirements. There are more things in Heaven and on earth, dear Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

Thad, that's why you are still a hippie.... come on man, get with the program..its Gen 3..

Amazingly enough, the world is still full of devices that have only USB 2.0 ports (like, for example, law firm and accounting firm laptops with which I might need to share data while sitting in a conference room with crappy guest wi-fi). Organizations that have installed bases of tens of thousands of computers don't spend tens of millions of dollars at the drop of a hat to replace devices that are still functional and meet the users' needs.

Trust me to know my requirements. There are more things in Heaven and on earth, dear Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

That's why I buy the cheap USB 2.0 for work. No USB 3.0 computers there. Were running Windows 7. Just upgraded from XP less than 3 years ago. We get new units when they absolutely have to make the switch or they just all start to fail too quickly or can't be repaired.  I call it buying "trailing edge technology."  I've had compatibility  issues once with my work and home computers, because I upgraded too fast. PITA!  Home is 3.0 for music!  .

 I'm sure the next upgrade we will to Windows 7/8 as upgrade, as the last was Vista/7 as upgrade.

Amazingly enough, the world is still full of devices that have only USB 2.0 ports (like, for example, law firm and accounting firm laptops with which I might need to share data while sitting in a conference room with crappy guest wi-fi). Organizations that have installed bases of tens of thousands of computers don't spend tens of millions of dollars at the drop of a hat to replace devices that are still functional and meet the users' needs.

Trust me to know my requirements. There are more things in Heaven and on earth, dear Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

Doesn't mean you can't use USB 3.0 flash drives on 2.0 devices. Most of the cheaply 2.0 drives are slow as shit and don't maximize the bandwidth. At least most of the cheap 3.0 drives can do 20MB/s R/W while costing barely more.

I didn't realize you had no USB 3.0 devices but you could still maximize USB 2.0 speeds on them.

Noobish question: does a USB hub need to be 3.0 for it to work with the peripherals/outputs?

I'm thinking it's just a hub not a switch or router, so there's no intelligent data speed management going on. I'm not sure if the 3.0 compliant thing for some hardware or accessories is just marketing??

Yes