Thunderbolt 3 was announced in 2015 and arrived to consumers in Apple's 2016 MacBook Pros. This allowed for a newer and more versatile cable spec to be added without changing or adding ports to ...
So while all Thunderbolt 3 cables and ports use USB-C, not all USB-C connections are also Thunderbolt 3. Because the USB-C connection is proving to be very popular, the latest version of the ...