Short, passive Thunderbolt 3 cables, such as those packed-in with docks, are very nearly always fully compatible with USB 3.1 type-C peripherals. But, like we said, the length isn't that handy.

If you happen to be in the market for a brand new PC, you might be confused to see the only port options on offer are either USB-C or Thunderbolt, the latter of which is swiftly becoming an industr… ...

so- new iMac Pro would be connecting to a Magma box (or similar). One thought was to run a super long (60m) Thunderbolt cable to the machine room where the expansion chassis can be rack mounted ...

In fact, Thunderbolt 3 will support data rates of up to 40 Gbps, a doubling of Thunderbolt 2’s 20 Gbps. That’s much higher than USB 3.0’s 5Gbps and USB 3.1’s 10 Gbps.

Passive Thunderbolt 3 cables are cheaper to make, and are slower at longer lengths. That’s why you oftentimes see 0.5 meter cables bundled with Thunderbolt 3 docks, hubs, eGPUs, etc. Passive 0.5 ...

With Intel and the USB-IF going with Type-C as a common connection for both USB 3.1 and Thunderbolt 3, the cables situation just got even more confusing for consumers.

You've probably seen another connection type floating about, though: Thunderbolt. If you're not familiar, here's what you ...

By supporting USB 3.1 and jumping on the Type-C connector, Thunderbolt 3 may actually be the interconnect to usher in that tidy-cable utopia. Sebastian Anthony Editor of Ars Technica UK Sebastian ...

We're not sure if it made it better or worse overall, but for the first time, a universal USB-C cable, capable of USB 3.1 type C or Thunderbolt 3 supplying up to 100W on a two-meter cable run is ...

And with the addition of Thunderbolt 3 now being the super-set of USB-C, eventually, we'll just have only one type of port and cable to connect all peripheral devices to each other and to a computer.

The Pro Cable supports Thunderbolt 3 and 4 as well as USB 4 data transfers at a rate up to 40Gbps, and USB 3.1 Gen 2 rates of 10Gbps. It also does DisplayPort video output (HBR3) and charges up to ...