Many buyers get confused about USB-C versus Thunderbolt 3 on the devices that they're purchasing. We're delighted to clear up the differences for you.

The first Mac with Thunderbolt 3 is now available, the non-Touch Bar 13-inch model from Apple’s new series of MacBook Pro laptops (see “New MacBook Pros Add Context-sensitive Touch Bar,” 27 October ...

Thunderbolt 3/USB-C Adapters, Cables, and Hubs for New MacBook Pro. Tuesday November 1, 2016 12:57 pm PDT by Joe Rossignol. In line with the 12-inch MacBook, Apple has removed all ports on the new ...

Thunderbolt 3 is currently the most up-to-date version of this connection type, having first been introduced into the tech-space in 2015, the same time as USB-C. Data can travel across Thunderbolt ...

Thunderbolt 3 cables can work as regular USB-C cables, and vice versa. However, the port on your device must have a Thunderbolt 3 chip in order to take advantage of the extra speeds.

Thunderbolt 3 is really fast, transmitting at a whopping max transfer rate of 40Gbps. That makes it four times faster than USB 3.1, eight times faster than USB 3.0, and twice as fast as Thunderbolt 2.

The next laptop you buy with a USB Type-C port could be even more useful than you thought. Intel today unveiled Thunderbolt 3, which uses an identical port design as its USB brethren. So if Apple ...

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.

Two of them are Thunderbolt 3 ports (one of which is the PC connector port), while the other two are USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 and USB-C 3.1 Gen 2, giving you various transfer speed options to choose from.

USB-C ports on the new MacBook Pros all serve as both USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports (supporting up to 10 Gbps) and as high performance Thunderbolt 3 interfaces, and can support massive resolution external ...

These USB-C hubs and adapters for MacBooks and Macs are the best we have tested. English US Edition. ... You’ll find faster variants of USB-C (called Thunderbolt 3, 4 or 5) on Macs.

Do you know what Thunderbolt is and how it differs from USB-C? Don't worry. Here's everything you need to know about what Thunderbolt technology can do for you.