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Re:New 10 GbE USB adapters are cooler, smaller, cheaper by Latty on Saturday April 25, 2026 @06:25AM (#47900276)
To be fair they seem to have taken this often-stated criticism on board. USB 4's naming is more sensible, and they've pushed the simple data speed & power labelling that makes it easier to work out what you need.
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Re:New 10 GbE USB adapters are cooler, smaller, cheaper by usagisushi on Saturday April 25, 2026 @07:37AM (#47900633)
Yeah, now it's USB4 Version 2.0 / USB 80Gbps / USB4 Gen4.
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Re:New 10 GbE USB adapters are cooler, smaller, cheaper by ac29 on Saturday April 25, 2026 @10:05AM (#47901657)
According to wikipedia the current marketing names for USB are just their speed: USB 5/10/20/40/80 Gbps. No version numbers or anything else.
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Re:New 10 GbE USB adapters are cooler, smaller, cheaper by mort96 on Saturday April 25, 2026 @10:08AM (#47901666)
Then what's 3.2 gen 2x2?
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Re:New 10 GbE USB adapters are cooler, smaller, cheaper by Gigachad on Saturday April 25, 2026 @10:11AM (#47901689)
USB 20gbit
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Re:New 10 GbE USB adapters are cooler, smaller, cheaper by ButlerianJihad on Saturday April 25, 2026 @12:18PM (#47902560)
Your carbon footprint is twenty grams of bitumen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_rate

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Re:New 10 GbE USB adapters are cooler, smaller, cheaper by mort96 on Saturday April 25, 2026 @06:30AM (#47900301)
I don't think they've taken the criticism on board, USB 3 still has the completely nonsensical names
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Re:New 10 GbE USB adapters are cooler, smaller, cheaper by Gigachad on Saturday April 25, 2026 @10:12AM (#47901699)
The modern usb naming is to just list the speed or power output of the port.

Rather than some absurd version number it’s now just “USB 20 Gbits”

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Re:New 10 GbE USB adapters are cooler, smaller, cheaper by mort96 on Saturday April 25, 2026 @10:19PM (#47906689)
Then why do I still see USB 3.2 generation 2x2
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Re:New 10 GbE USB adapters are cooler, smaller, cheaper by Gigachad on Sunday April 26, 2026 @06:02AM (#47908975)
I'm not sure I've ever seen that on a product description. But at any rate, USB IF doesn't have any ability to enforce branding guidelines unless the product uses the official USB logo.
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