![]() ![]() But USB has only two lanes on which traffic can travel, one lane of traffic in either direction. ![]() Both have the same speed limit: in this case, 10 gigabits per second. Think of USB 3.1 and Thunderbolt like roadways. But it'd be an enormous mistake to discount Thunderbolt, notwithstanding Thunderbolt 2's imminent arrival. And the "USB 3.1 matches Thunderbolt speeds" trope is in full swing at this hour on tech blogs around the globe. USB 3.1 will see widespread adoption as a common computer interface, just as other implementations of USB have. As before, USB 3.1 will be backwards-compatible with older USB devices. The USB 3.0 Promoter Group says that more efficient data encoding is used in 3.1, enabling the higher speed. USB 3.1 will supplant "SuperSpeed" USB 3.0, which is limited to 5 Gbps. The group is sponsoring developer conferences in the U.S., Asia and Europe to spread information about USB 3.1, according to a press release. ![]() Most notably, USB 3.1 supports data transfer speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second (Gbps), the same raw transfer speed as the Thunderbolt interface found on all currently shipping Macs. The USB 3.0 Promoter Group on Wednesday announced that it has completed the USB 3.1 specification. ![]()
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