Connect your usb type a device to a usb type c laptop tablet or other device this usb c to usb a adapter lets you connect standard usb 30 and usb 20 devices to your usb c equipped phone tablet or computer simply plug the adapter into the usb type c port to turn it into a usb type a port and youre ready to connect your older devices the adapter is compatible with usb 30 enabled computers such as the dell latitude 11 5000 2 in 1 and more usb 30 is also known as usb 31 gen 1 5gbp