You've probably seen another connection type floating about, though: Thunderbolt. If you're not familiar, here's what you need to know about the different varieties of Thunderbolt, and why any new ...

As Thunderbolt 5 is build on top of USB 4 2.0 as well as DisplayPort 2.1 and PCI Express Gen 4, it will work with hardware using those technologies, and earlier versions too.

The Plugable Thunderbolt 4 Quad Dock is priced at $299.99 and is available now for preorder on Amazon with the first deliveries starting ... I bought a Thunderbolt 3-to-2.5GbE adapter for about $40.

Razer upgraded its Thunderbolt Dock Chroma hardware in a major way, and after a couple of weeks of using it, it's earned a ...

I'm a little confused. Razer just announced its new Thunderbolt 5 dock, a high-speed hub for up to three 4K monitors running ...

Thunderbolt 5 has double the bandwidth capacity of Thunderbolt 4 (80 Gbps vs. 40 Gbps) right off the bat, and according to Intel it can actually reach transmission speeds of up to 120 Gbps if it ...

However, the new Thunderbolt standard has additional features, not only USB 4 version 2.0 specs but also support for DisplayPort 2.1 and twice faster PCIe throughput.

For Thunderbolt 4, passive cables compatible with the standard should be able to run up to 2 meters in length (6.5 feet) and still run at 40Gbps.

Intel's Thunderbolt 5 is shaping up to be a far bigger upgrade than Thunderbolt 4. ... as well as the assurance that you could always borrow someone else's USB-C cable and adapter to juice up.

Thunderbolt 4 can transmit its data over 2 meters without losing speed, while USB 4 loses half its transfer rate at 2 meters. One of the downsides of Thunderbolt 4 is it is more expensive.