Thunderbolt 5 has arrived, and it’s finally started to crop up in laptops hitting the market in 2024. That means you’re going to start seeing Intel Thunderbolt 5 ports replacing the old Thunderbolt 4 jacks on Windows 11 laptops and … Read more
After I recently ordered a new laptop, I have been looking for a USB-C-connected dock to be used with my new laptop. This turned out to be quite complex, given there are really a lot of different bits of technology … Read more
Apple claims that all its new models using M1 series chips come with Thunderbolt ports which support “USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)”. However, many users have reported performance which doesn’t reach 10 Gb/s for directly connected external disks. … Read more
I’ve long been intrigued by Thunderbolt add-in cards. Apparently regular looking PCIe expansion cards, but shipped with a mystery interface cable to the motherboard, of which there is a small list of supported models. It’s not a secret that these … Read more