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    Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4.0

    Aug 25, 2020 4 minutes
    Carrie Marshall

    The tech you use to connect external displays and fast external storage may get a whole lot better.

    Thunderbolt 4 promises to be three times faster than USB 3 – but while it’s faster than the current USB standard, it isn’t faster than the existing Thunderbolt one. And the incoming USB 4 is just as fast, and it includes Thunderbolt 3. Confusing? You bet.

    Let’s find out what Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 mean for your next Mac – and maybe your next iPad…

    Thunderbolt facts

    Thunderbolt, codenamed Light Peak, was developed by Intel in collaboration with Apple. The goal was to create a high-speed hardware interface for connecting external peripherals

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