It will have a faster and more reliable connection. ****NOTE if you plan on updating modules in your car, buy an ICOM cable. This is similar to what I bought, it came with a green circuit board and worked well. BTW Windows XP sucks!!!! You can use Windows 7, 8, and 10 as well, but you will need to research some things to makes sure everything works properly!!! I used a licensed copy of windows XP and installed it.
First off, you will need a windows computer or Virtual Box from Oracle, (what I used).