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USB 4 Will Bring Thunderbolt Speeds for Less Money

Author: Josh Hendrickson / Source: How-To Geek

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Have you just learned the difference between USB Gen 1, Gen 2, and Gen 2×2? Well, get ready to throw all of that out because the USB Implementors Forums (USB-IF) just announced USB 4 and it will trump them all.

USB moves fast, both in a “transferring your data” sense and in a “the standards have changed again” sense.

The USB-IF just recently announced new naming schemes for USB 3.2, the latest USB spec that promises data transfer speeds up to 20 Gbps. But as fast as USB 3.2 is, Thunderbolt 3, a three-year-old USB standard, boasts twice the speed at 40 Gbps. USB 4 will change that by offering the same speeds.

Thunderbolt was Proprietary and Expensive

If you’re wondering why Thunderbolt 3 doesn’t already dominate the USB field, the answer is cost. Intel created Thunderbolt 3, and anyone who wants to use it (whether it be a flash drive, the port in your laptop, or a cable) has to pay a royalty feed to gain certification. That fee means the price of anything related to Thunderbolt goes up, and other USB specs remain cheaper by comparison. That’s why you’ll find Thunderbolt in your premium MacBook but not in a $300 laptop. The cost is prohibitive, and that’s just one reason why not all USB-C is the same.

But Intel wants a wider adoption of Thunderbolt,…

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