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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?

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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova
Video Link:    • [Electro] - Laszlo - Supernova [Monst...  
iTunes Download Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sup...
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Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High
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Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa   / 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
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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?