What is USB and how did it arrive?
What has changed in USB over the years and versions?
What is the Difference between USB 3.0, USB 3.1 Gen 1 and USB 3.1 Gen 2?
In short, USB 3.0 has now been officially renamed USB 3.1 Gen 1
And the newer, faster and more powerful connection is now called USB 3.1 Gen 2
Let’s look at them all below
Version | Speed | Release |
USB 1.1 | 1.5Mbit/s – 12Mbit/s | Aug 1998 |
USB 2.0 | 480Mbit/s | April 2000 |
USB 3.0
(now known as USB 3.1 Gen 1) |
5Gb/s | November 2008 |
USB 3.1
(now known as USB 3.1 Gen 2) |
10Gb/s | July 2013 |
Which leads us to the next bit change in USB. Namely the connector – Type C
What is the difference between USB Type A, B and C?
Depending on which device you have, the revision of USB that is enabled on the port, the USB port you have will differ. Fear not, there is almost every kind of cross over cable available so if you have found yourself an external device with a different style of USB port to that on your host machine, you can find the right USB cable at nascompares.com. The variations are below as follows:
USB TYPE A |
USB TYPE B |
USB TYPE C |
USB TYPE A Micro |
USB TYPE B Micro |
USB TYPE B Mini |
USB TYPE A – USB 3.0 |
USB TYPE B USB 3.0 |
Here to explain it all is me, Robbie at SPANTV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDJWjqyjcwM
What about USB 4.0?
Many are now wondering what comes next after USB 3.1 Gen2? Hard to say. Many people thought that USB 3.1 Gen 2 WAS USB 4.0, but it has just become a new revision, albeit fantastically fast and innovative one. Another point to consider is the cross over between USB 3.1 Gen 2 and the newly announced Thunderbolt 3 and how you will be able to (apparently) connect a USB 3.1 Gen 2 device via Type C into a Thunderbolt 3 port and still see it as a USB device at 10 GB/ps. We will keep you informed as the details becoming concrete, but in the meantime thanks for reading and I hope I was able to help!📧 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER 🔔
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