The USB in its third generation really became a mess due to the large number of subversions that were and continue to come out. To the point where many times because of that confusion, many users ended up using the wrong USB cable. Overall, they all looked the same and unless there was a slight change in the blue color of the wire, then you couldn’t tell. Well, they have finally decided to change the nomenclature and make the Less confusing USB. What are those changes?
In reality, the regulations of the USB International Forum on the colors of the ports are not very well respected, especially by the manufacturers of hubs in the most populous country in the world. Especially with what are USB Type . Many of us have come across power strips with blue connectors when they really were USB 2.0 and other niceties. But the creators and maintainers of the standard are not short either, an example is the confusing SuperSpeed USB to talk about third generation connectors. The problem? In the end, many buyers do not know if they are buying the cable they need or connecting their external hard drive to the connector that gives it the right speed.
Changes to make USB less confusing
If you tell anyone on foot that a USB port is 3.0 or 3.2, they will give you a poker face or as if you are speaking to them in some language they do not know. This is precisely one of the problems with the most used connection for peripherals in the world today. And it is that while all USB 2.0 connectors work at the same speed, of USB 3.X we have three different variants and now with the fourth generation two additional ones. Which makes it difficult to know the speed of these ports with the naked eye, especially those of Type C even for us.
Well, in the forum of those who are responsible for maintaining the standard, someone has finally noticed the gibberish they have created all this time and decided to make USB less confusing. How? Well, leaving versions as if it were a software program and placing as information in the logo what really matters to us users: port speed. So from now on, every cable and device that is manufactured must carry the respective logos, which are the ones you see in the image above these lines.
The charging power will also be indicated
At the same time, and as for USB Type C cables, we will not only know their transfer speed, but also their power. Let’s not forget that we can find cables that transmit 120 W of power and others of 240 W. Therefore, choosing the right cable to charge our device is important. Well, now these are going to include information on the power they provide to the device.
This is extremely important, since in 2023 we will see very few laptops, if not almost none, that will use proprietary ports. Especially due to regulations in commercial areas such as the European Union. At least we will be able to know first-hand and without having to get lost in the specifications the transfer speed and the charging power of the USB cables.
