However, even though USB 3.x/USB4 support passing through DisplayPort data, the hardware on the Apple Thunderbolt Display can’t interpret that—it only has a chip that can accept Thunderbolt ...

The Thunderbolt port is appearing more and more on laptops, docks, and displays. But should you buy a Thunderbolt display? We'll go over the pros and cons.

Ports: 1 Thunderbolt 3 and 3 USB 3.1 Type-C Cables included: Thunderbolt 3 Power delivery to MacBook Pro: Up to 85W Price: $974 from Apple until December 31, 2016. $1,299.95 after. Available December.

USB-C/Thunderbolt display options have really grown in recent years. While Apple’s Pro Display XDR isn’t the best fit for most Mac users at $5,000+, it also offers the more affordable Studio ...

Using a Thunderbolt 4 cable, for example, won't give you the faster speeds promised by that standard if you plug it into a Thunderbolt 3 port or USB-C Gen 3.2 port, and connecting two Thunderbolt ...

The Studio Display provides professionals with a 5K, Thunderbolt-connected display that doesn't break the bank. Read more here.

Thunderbolt and USB-C ports look identical, and they work in pretty much the same way. The broad-brush answer is that typically , Thunderbolt works faster and more efficiently than USB-C.

The DisplayLink dock uses data compression as a low-cost, effective alternative to Thunderbolt docks and USB-C hubs. Here are our picks for the best DisplayLink docking stations.

USB 4.0 will support charging speeds of 100W of power, transfer speeds of 40 Gbps and enough video bandwidth for two 4K displays or one 5K display. USB 4 should also be backward-compatible with ...

Plugable's new TBT3-UDC1 Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C dual-display docking station transforms a single port into a multitude of different ports.

USB has been around for decades, and the sheer number of USB and Thunderbolt versions in 2025 can be bewildering. Here's what you need to know about USB 3, USB 4, Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, and ...