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RIP USB: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/02/usb-3-2-is-going-to-make-the-current-usb-branding-even-worse/

 

They should take a note from the Wi-Fi standards group and make it simple.

 

(the tl;dr is that USB 3.2 is going to make the speed branding even more confusing. USB 3.2 Gen 1 is 5Gbps, 3.2 Gen 2 is 10Gbps, and 3.2 Gen 2x2 is 20Gbps. Wtf)

  1. Techstorm970

    Techstorm970

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    3.2 Gen 2x2

    Please just call it f**king USB 3.2 Gen 3.  Cheezits!

  2. Mira Yurizaki

    Mira Yurizaki

    What was wrong with USB 1(.1), 2, and 3? Why can't we have 4 and 5? :|

  3. LukeSavenije

    LukeSavenije

    @Techstorm970 

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  4. TopHatProductions115

    TopHatProductions115

    They need an intervention ? 

  5. Techstorm970

    Techstorm970

    @Mira Yurizaki I understood USB 3.1; the Type-C port for that was basically a USB 3 + Thunderbolt 3 2-in-1 port.  But USB 3.2?  Those USB ports and cables are actually BUILT and DESIGNED differently.  It gives the 3.1 Type-C port a clipping mechanism for better grip (THANK YOU!!! btw), but it also does more than that.  USB 3.2 should be USB 4.  You can't convince me otherwise.

  6. Mira Yurizaki

    Mira Yurizaki

    USB-C supposedly has a claw-like retention system in place:

     

    Also I found out, according to Wikipedia, the bandwidth names are much worse than what Ars Technica reported:

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    • USB 3.2 Gen 1×1 - SuperSpeed, 5 Gbit/s (0.625 GB/s) data signaling rate over 1 lane using 8b/10b encoding, the same as USB 3.1 Gen 1 and USB 3.0.
    • USB 3.2 Gen 1×2 - SuperSpeed+, new 10 Gbit/s (1.25 GB/s) data rate over 2 lanes using 8b/10b encoding.
    • USB 3.2 Gen 2×1 - SuperSpeed+, 10 Gbit/s (1.25 GB/s) data rate over 1 lane using 128b/132b encoding, the same as USB 3.1 Gen 2.
    • USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 - SuperSpeed+, new 20 Gbit/s (2.5 GB/s) data rate over 2 lanes using 128b/132b encoding.

     

  7. Techstorm970

    Techstorm970

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    • USB 3.2 Gen 1×1 - SuperSpeed, 5 Gbit/s (0.625 GB/s) data signaling rate over 1 lane using 8b/10b encoding, the same as USB 3.1 Gen 1 and USB 3.0.
    • USB 3.2 Gen 1×2 - SuperSpeed+, new 10 Gbit/s (1.25 GB/s) data rate over 2 lanes using 8b/10b encoding.
    • USB 3.2 Gen 2×1 - SuperSpeed+, 10 Gbit/s (1.25 GB/s) data rate over 1 lane using 128b/132b encoding, the same as USB 3.1 Gen 2.
    • USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 - SuperSpeed+, new 20 Gbit/s (2.5 GB/s) data rate over 2 lanes using 128b/132b encoding.

    A moment of screaming for USB-IF's massive f**k-up.

     

  8. TopHatProductions115

    TopHatProductions115

    We need a 1m USD petition to get this fixed - simplify USD naming conventions again before my CompTIA A+ cert needs renewing ? 

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