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Probably. USB4 ports typically appear on laptops with AMD Ryzen processors inside. USB4 and Thunderbolt 4 are compatible and functionally equivalent. (Though Thunderbolt is an open standard, Intel declines to certify non-Intel hardware. That means that Ryzen laptops end up with USB4 ports, and Intel Core laptops include Thunderbolt.)USB4 is essentially a subset of Thunderbolt 4, mainly designed as an I/O specification.As a subset of Thunderbolt 4, a USB4 device will run just fine plugged into a Thunderbolt 4 port. But dock makers tell us that a Thunderbolt 4 device may not work as expected whe

The Thunderbolt 5 spec pushes I/O bandwidth from 40Gbps in Thunderbolt 4 to 80Gbps in Thunderbolt 5, and even to 120Gbps in some cases. Another good way to think of Thunderbolt 5 is in the context of what it can do. Thunderbolt 4 allows enough bandwidth for two 4K displays, running at 60Hz. Thunderbolt 5 will offer enough bandwidth to connect to three 4K displays, at 144Hz apiece. That helps make Thunderbolt 5 a gaming-class technology, rather than just for office work.Thunderbolt 5 will also allow for 64Gbps of dedicated bandwidth for storage and external GPUs, double the 32Gbps on Thunderbol

Thunderbolt Share is a new way of connecting two PCs via a Thunderbolt cable. Plug one end of the cable into one Thunderbolt port, and the other into a Thunderbolt port on another laptop, and voila! They're connected. Thunderbolt Share allows you to use one PC to control another, sync files, share files, and more, all at Thunderbolt speeds. I explain Thunderbolt Share and test it, here.It sounds simple, easy, and powerful, but it's more complicated than that. Both PCs have to run Intel's Thunderbolt Share software, and you'll only be able to get that from a licensed PC or Thunderbolt dock. Thu

As a Windows user, you’re largely limited to laptops with Thunderbolt 4 connections. That pushes a Thunderbolt 5 dock — and a pricy one — a little out of reach for most people. The runner-up in my list of the best Thunderbolt docks is a Thunderbolt 5 docking station, but it’s under $300. Support for three displays, additional adapter cables, and the useful though still niche Thunderbolt Share technology certainly justify a bit of the additional cost — well, if you own a Thunderbolt 5 laptop. But for me, this dock is priced too high for what it offers to the majority of Windows PC users. I just