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Thunderbolt adopting USB-C was definitely a clever move for both Thunderbolt and USB. Thunderbolt now effectively becomes a high-end branding for USB while being fully compatible for lower end devices. You're willing to pay more money for simplicity? Go for Thunberbolt. You wanna get an idea for how the next-gen USB will look like? Go for Thunberbolt.

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> high-end branding for USB while being fully compatible for lower end devices

But TB4 will not support USB3.2 2x2?

Lmao, is this true? What an absolute joke.

And USB4 neither. Sigh. Just got an 2x2 WD SSD drive.

I believe TB4 cables at least are required to be compatible with USB3.2 gen2 x2, but ports aren't (Apple laptops are not compatible apparently).

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