[HN Gopher] USB 4 version 2 promises 80 Gbps speeds over existin...
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       USB 4 version 2 promises 80 Gbps speeds over existing cables
        
       Author : mmastrac
       Score  : 14 points
       Date   : 2022-09-01 21:49 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | NotYourLawyer wrote:
       | Will it also fail (or silently degrade) over certain cables that
       | look exactly like the cables that work fine? That's my favorite
       | USB C feature.
        
       | nomel wrote:
       | > over existing cables
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       | Over existing Thunderbolt 4 cables, it appears. So not USB 2.0,
       | USB 3.1 Gen 1, or USB 3.1 Gen 2 cables.
        
       | yjftsjthsd-h wrote:
       | So, is that USB 4.2, or is the numbering system just sort of made
       | up?
        
       | Covzire wrote:
       | I hope they innovate a way to make the naming scheme even more
       | confusing.
       | 
       | I humbly propose:                 USB 4.0Gen 0a (USB 1.0 speeds)
       | USB 4.0Gen 0b (USB 2.0 speeds)       USB 4.0Gen 1 (also USB 2.0
       | speeds)       USB 4.0Gen 1z (USB 1.0 speeds again)       USB 4.0
       | (20 Gbps)       USB 4.0e (40 Gbps)       USB 4.0Gen 2a (also
       | 40Gbps)       USB 4.0Gen 2e (80 Gbps)       USB 4.0Gen 2f
       | (charging only)
        
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