Alongside having higher speeds, there are other benefits to DIYing your own external hard drive over buying a pre-built ...

USB4 external SSDs deliver 3,000–3,800 MB/s real-world speeds, doubling USB 3.2 performance for 4K editing, backups, and ...

Oh internet, they just came out with USB4 V2 and you just had to lose your s$%# all over again. Well, I’m here to tell you to calm the hell down because it’s not as bad as you think. The USB ...

The USB Promoter Group released the specification for USB4 Version 2.0 [PDF] on September 1, 2022, giving the tech community an idea of what it can expect for the ports on our next laptops, desktops, ...

ADATA's USB4 SE920 external SSD, which supports Thunderbolt 3 and 4 and is backward compatible with USB 3.2 and USB 2.0, can reach up to 3,800 MB/s per second in full USB4 mode. As we've seen in the ...

If you've seen the newer USB-C ports on laptops and peripherals, you know what to expect in 2020. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI ...

Samsung’s new Portable SSD P9 debuts as the first 8TB USB4 portable SSD with up to 4000 MB/s transfer speeds and advanced ...

The USB-IF has announced the very latest (and super-fast) USB4 Version 2.0 standard, which is a major update to the USB standard that unleashes a huge 80Gbps of performance over USB-C connectivity.

Why it matters: Devices utilizing standard USB4 connections aren't quite ubiquitous yet but are becoming more common. The USB Promoter Group unveiled specifications for a faster variant of USB4 over a ...

The USB4 specification was originally teased back in May, but now the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has offered new details on the upcoming standard. The group announced today that it has completed ...

Until now, USB4 matched Thunderbolt in terms of bandwidth. Now, it’s leapt ahead, with USB4 Version 2.0. The USB Promoter Group announced USB4 Version 2.0 on Thursday, a specification that will allow ...

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