USB-C and Thunderbolt are two of the most common types of ports for computers, smartphones, and tablets. Both ports offer high-speed I/O and support a wide range of devices. While the two ports are ...

I've been mulling over building a new computer, and I was suggested to look into docking a gaming laptop. This is kind of intriguing, but I've never done this before. It could well work for me, though ...

If you upgrade to the new Thunderbolt 5 standard, you will experience more speed and higher bandwidth for more screens, storage, peripherals and power.

As a means to expand the utility of a Mac or MacBook Pro, docks often appear at CES as a great computing accessory. Here are some of the choice selections from CES 2024. While Apple has taken steps to ...

If you’ve bought a new gadget in the last few years, chances are it has a USB-C (also referred to as a USB Type-C) charging port. All the latest MacBooks, Chromebooks and Windows laptops have at least ...

A cable with a USB-C plug at one or both ends often reveals little about what it’s capable of doing. Despite guidelines for labeling set by the USB-IF (the USB trade group) and Intel’s Thunderbolt ...

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The $189 hub turns one laptop port into three, each supporting the new USB 4 and Thunderbolt 4 connection standards. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...

The basic summary of this thread surrounds my thoughts about why we don't unify different protocols and interfaces under 1 interface (with the exception of power delivery). I gave examples of how the ...

Macworld We all have USB-C cables, but if you want to know what true speed is and get the most out of the ports on your ...