Thanks to some odd renaming shenanigans by the USB governing body, us consumers can be left with some confusion over USB 3.x. Add USB 4 with its Thunderbolt capabilities, things get even more confusing! In this video I take at look at the different versions of USB and try to unravel the mysteries!
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Trying to figure out the difference between USB 3.0, 3.1, 3.2… and all their renamed versions? π΅ Youβre not alone. The USB Implementers Forum has rebranded the same standards multiple timesβmaking things unnecessarily complicated. π […]
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Hi there, Great video, thanks for the clear breakdown of all the USB versions up to USB4 π
Just wanted to add a quick note about whatβs coming next β what some people are informally calling USB 5.
πΉ Technically, itβs not officially named βUSB 5.β The next step in the evolution is actually called USB4 Version 2.0, as announced by the USB-IF.
πΉ It doubles the speed of the original USB4 β up to 80 Gbps β and still uses the USB-C connector, which is great.
πΉ The cool part is that even existing USB4-certified cables can support this speed, depending on the quality and certification.
πΉ It also maintains backward compatibility with Thunderbolt 3 & 4, which is super helpful for high-performance devices.
So yeah, what people are calling βUSB 5β is really just the next-gen USB4 v2.0 β but it definitely brings major improvements for things like external GPUs, high-res displays, and ultra-fast storage.
Thanks again for the great content!
It’s like with every bigger company: people from upper management do nothing, so to show everyone they are in fact working they go for pointless meetings, where they try to solve issues that wouldn’t exist if they were not imagine them, they are moving the departments between each other there and backwards, they are renaming products correctly named by engineers, they are doing a lot of noise and by the end of the year they are yielding for annual bonus for the great effort and success they made.
Why don’t they just make one or two of those connector fiber and really get the speed up there.
honestly 5Gbs is already insane and wont even be fully used unless you are on M.2 Nvme storage usb 5 is bonkers
Thanks β€π