USB4 is a Glorious Mess

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Thanks to ORIGIN PC for sponsoring this video! Check out the VOYAGER – ORIGIN Edition at https://bit.ly/3PNcvfr USB has never been easy to understand, and USB4 is no exception. How compatible is it with Thunderbolt 3? What about Thunderbolt 4? What cables can and can’t be used? Is a USB4 cable interchangeable with a Thunderbolt 4 cable? Buy a CalDigit TB4/USB4 Element Hub: https://geni.us/P2wVa Buy a CalDigit TS3: https://geni.us/OlDKmxA Buy a CalDigit TS4: https://geni.us/Uqke Buy a CalDigit Connect 10G: https://geni.us/T83obF6 Buy a Sabrent M.2 NVMe Thunderbolt 3 Enclosure: https://geni.us/HobsT Buy a Satechi USB4 Multiport Adapter: https://geni.us/tpH7 Buy Infinite Cables USB4 240W Cable: https://geni.us/SHl39Ky Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1471105-usb4-is-a-glorious-mess/ Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. ► GET MERCH: https://lttstore.com ► SUPPORT US ON FLOATPLANE: https://www.floatplane.com/ltt ► AFFILIATES, SPONSORS & REFERRALS: https://lmg.gg/sponsors ► PODCAST GEAR: https://lmg.gg/podcastgear FOLLOW US --------------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/linustech Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LinusTech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linustech TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@linustech Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linustech MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Intro: Laszlo - Supernova Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfxmFU3lWY iTunes Download Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/supernova/id936805712 Artist Link: https://soundcloud.com/laszlomusic Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngsGBSCDwcI Listen on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/UxWkUw Artist Link: http://www.youtube.com/approachingnirvana Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa https://www.instagram.com/mbarek_abdel/ Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/PgGWp Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/mj6pHk4 Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/Ps3XfE CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 USB 4 is soooo confusing 1:25 What is USB 4? 4:47 Connecting TB devices to USB4 ports 7:30 MacOS vs. Windows 9:47 Older TB product compatibility 10:32 Daisy Chaining 12:38 External GPU 13:17 Watch Linus break things 15:39 Is USB4 compatible with TB3/4 devices?