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A Gigabit Ethernet Adapter just dropped for Fire TV, but you won't see Gigabit speeds on the new stick

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Amazon is set to release a refreshed Fire TV Stick HD on April 29 for $35 . For the first time ever, a Fire TV Stick is ditching Micro-USB for a USB-C port. That change prompted Amazon to release a new USB-C Ethernet Adapter for $20, and buried in the product listing is something interesting.

It claims speeds of “up to 480 Mbps,” which means the adapter is technically Gigabit-capable. However, there is no Ethernet standard between 100 Mbps and Gigabit, so the only way to hit 480 Mbps is with a Gigabit adapter. But Amazon just isn’t advertising it that way.

Why can’t the new Fire TV Stick HD reach full Gigabit Ethernet speeds?

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According to AFTV News , despite the USB-C upgrade, the new Fire TV Stick HD is believed to be running a USB 2.0 port underneath.…