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USB-IF Confusingly Merges USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 Under New USB 3.2 Branding (macrumors.com)

Posted by msmash on from the what's-in-a-name dept.

The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), this week announced a rebranding of the USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 specifications, under the USB 3.2 specification. USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 will now be considered previous generations of the USB 3.2 specification. From a report: Going forward, USB 3.1 Gen 1 (transfer speeds up to 5Gb/s), which used to be USB 3.0 prior to a separate rebranding, will be called USB 3.2 Gen 1, while USB 3.1 Gen 2 (transfer speeds up to 10Gb/s) will now be known as USB 3.2 Gen 2. What used to be considered USB 3.2 will now be USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 because if offers twice the throughput speeds of USB 3.1 Gen 2, now USB 3.2 Gen 2. If the swap between USB 3.1 Gen 1 and Gen 2 to USB 3.2 wasn't confusing enough, each of these specifications also has a marketing term. The new USB 3.2 Gen 1 with transfer speeds up to 5Gb/s is SuperSpeed USB, while USB 3.2 Gen 2 with transfer speeds up to 10Gb/s is known as SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps. The USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 specification with transfer speeds up to 20Gb/s is known as SuperSpeed USB 20Gbps.

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  1. Huh by TimMD909 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Who's thinking this stuff up? XBox 360 to XBox One, please hand in your trophy for most confusing versions.

  2. Re:And for those of us old enough to remember by knarfling · · Score: 4, Funny
    But I want "Ludicrous Speed."

    Which USB spec will give me Ludicrous Speed?

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  3. Re:USB - iffy by Megol · · Score: 5, Funny

    We'll C about that.

  4. I thought this was USB-C by DalM · · Score: 3, Funny

    I thought this was what USB-C was intended to accomplish.

    Oh, right. It's something else.