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Quick-fire questions

Are 2m Thunderbolt 4 cables as good as 1m ones?

> In the past, 2m Thunderbolt 3 cables often didn’t provide as good USB 3.x support, and some couldn’t sustain Thunderbolt’s full 40Mbps, dropping to half speed. While reputable manufacturers like CalDigit claim its 2m active Thunderbolt 4 cables overcome those issues, they’re also twice the price.

How to connect my Thunderbolt 2 disk to a new Mac?

> Apple’s Thunderbolt 3 to 2 adaptor is dependable, but can’t provide power to the disk. The’s. However, this is more expensive and may not be fully compatible with

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