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posted by martyb on Wednesday September 04 2019, @05:55AM   Printer-friendly
from the Waiting-for-Godot,-again dept.

As reported at C|net, USB4 is ready to go.

USB4 is done, the group developing the next version of the immensely successful USB connector technology said Tuesday. USB4 doubles speeds compared to today's fastest USB 3.2 by incorporating Intel's speedy Thunderbolt technology that you already see on high-end laptops and peripherals. The USB Implementers Forum announced the completion of the technical specification Tuesday, a move that frees hardware and software engineers to get cracking building the actual products to support it.

Today's USB 3.2, which enables data transfer speeds up to 20 gigabits per second, is still something of a rarity; most of us have earlier versions of the technology that works at 5Gbps or 10Gbps. USB4 promises a speed boost to 40Gbps, helpful for things like using multiple external displays or fetching files from external hard drives.

What is the Serial Bus equivalent of, "Looks like I'm going to have to buy the White Album again."?


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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday September 04 2019, @01:55PM

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Wednesday September 04 2019, @01:55PM (#889521) Journal

    It's pretty bad, but I think Bluetooth 5 might be shaping up to be worse. The best features are optional, an old ass mandatory audio codec is still in use with no Opus.

    With USB, a hybrid cable delivering the max data rate and all the power the spec is rated for would solve (almost) everybody's problems. It's just that it would be too expensive I guess.

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