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Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4.0

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What Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4.0 will bring to the connectivity table.

THUNDERBOLT 4 SHOULD START APPEARING IN LAPTOPS TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR

The tech you use to connect external displays and external storage may get a 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 current 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

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