Many use Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C interchangeably, but they have very different applications. USB-C is a type of port, the shape of the connector, just like how USB-A is known for its big block ...

Thunderbolt uses the same Type-C connector as the updated USB standard. Also starting with Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt is ...

The connectors all look the same (technically ... compared to the 40Gbps of Thunderbolt 3 and 4. More like Thunderbolt than USB-C, USB4 can be either 20Gbps or 40Gbps. That extra bandwidth allows ...

Regardless, Lightning is no longer a fast connector. If only Apple had a faster standard they could use. You're right, Thunderbolt 3 is frequently used by Apple, and at 40 gigabits per second ...

From an Apple user perspective, Thunderbolt 3 and 4 are very similar ... such as old-school USB-A—to your Mac. In general, an “adapter” works with a single port (such as USB-A or Ethernet ...