Apple’s older 12in MacBook features one 5Gbps Gen 1 USB-C port, while the later Intel MacBook Air (2018 and later) and MacBook Pro (from 2016) boast either two or four 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 ports.

With the Amazon Basics USB 3.1 USB-C cable below, you’re only paying $3.17 per foot. That Amazon cable can’t match the Cable Matters USB4 in Thunderbolt performance, but few need it.

After many, many years of competing I/O standards, the introduction of USB (short for Universal Serial Bus) in the late '90s was welcome. USB has dominated for decades as a fast, reliable ...

A cheaply made but potentially useful USB dock from StarTech limited by its lack of downlink TB or USB 4.0 ports ...

With the use of DisplayLink, this dock can help any compatible USB-C or Thunderbolt 3 device drive up to four displays and all the additional ports while charging the host device, all at the same ...

with ZDNET's top pick being the Anker Powerline III USB-C for USB 2.0 and the Monoprice AtlasFlex for USB 3.2. Check out our other picks below.