What’s the difference? | USB-C vs THUNDERBOLT?

USB-C vs THUNDERBOLT - what is the difference between a USB--C connection and a Thunderbolt 3 or Thunderbolt 4 connection?

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[waynezahra]

Hi, Good morning. Thank you mostly for your directness. You were straight to the point and cutout all the %rap. I found your video to be extremely informative and direct. Thank you Sir for making this video. Your time and effort hasn’t gone unnoticed. I have to subscribe to your channel. Have a great day, may God bless you 🙏🏻.

[ahaua]

Excellent and very informative video!!! Now I understand the difference. Thank you!

[TremorBear]

Thank for the explanation. I didn't know this until now!

[TalkingBullion]

I've been struggling to get a modern day guitar interface that has USB-C to connect to my 2018 MacBook Pro without hearing loud crackling. The MacBook Pro has 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports on it. The funny thing is if I run it through a convertor which is just an adapter with different type ports on it, it works fine. Most USB devices will tell you to plug in directly and not use an adapter but that's the only way it works. I suspect something in the adapter changes it to whatever the MacBook Pro ports need. I tried buying a dedicated Thunderbolt 3 and a Thunderbolt 4 cable to test and it didn't resolve the issue. Kind of strange that it's not working with just a USB-C cable on both ends. I have two different devices and they both crackle when hooked up to the computer. Great video Pete.

[adventureswithtime]

So I just received my new M3 iMac which has 2 Thunderbolt/ USB 4 ports and 2 USB 3 ports. Am I correct that I should connect my 2 external SSD drives using the 2 Thunderbolt ports. I also have 2 external disk drives. Is it worth getting a Thunderbolt hub to connect these or should I just use the USB 3 ports? Thanks for your help

[antiWhiteism]

Like: USB 2, USB 3, USB 4, Thunderbolt, Lightning, FireWire, DisplayPort, HDMI, PS/2, etc.

[TomJacobs]

I may have unique problem with a new ipad pro that has the new usb-c connector. My old ipad with the lightning port works fine connected to an irig usb interface (using a powered 4 port usb hub). I keep getting "accessory not supported.." error on the new ipad pro (usb-c to lightning connector). Everything is the same on both ipads except for the usb-c connector. I am using all apple products. Have you seen this with the new usb-c connector?

[samtomy]

Your accent forced me to drink a tea and wear a tuxedo 😂

[onlyme]

Do u have a brand good for those who drop their devices alot while connected which breaks the tips on the thunderbolt cords? Ive gone rhru way too many cords cheap ones to expensive ones and i had a few anker as well. My last one was anker the tip wiggles now and not connecting.

[emiliogamboa-leon]

Can we charge recent iPads that has USB-C port with thunderbolt 4 to thunderbolt 4 cable ?

[Krayon]

What is best connection from Ditti to macbook pro 2013 running Big Sur?

[JohnLynagh]

Anker are robust alright, this area can be a minefield alright. The kids and Alicia are forever robbing my MacBook charger, cause it’s the ‘good’ one 😂

[c.l.mcintosh]

Thank you for your video So my question is would I use a Thunderbolt 4 Port and cable to connect to an external SSD hard drive?

[joshminvishnu]

Hello Pete, I hope everything is going smoothly for you. I have a puzzling situation to discuss. I recently bought Apple Type C headphones, and they function perfectly with my iPhone 15 and Android device Mi 11X. However, I'm facing an issue with compatibility on Mi 11X Pro, despite both phones being from the same brand and having the same USB output. Could you help me understand the reason behind this? Additionally, I'm contemplating purchasing a Nothing Phone 2, so I would appreciate it if you could check the compatibility with these headphones on the Nothing phone as well, if possible. and could you explain why this headphone is compactible with some android phones and some are not, even in same brand.

[knmz]

so if i buy something that uses thunderbolt, but i have a usb-c port, will it work?

[dhruvinpatel]

my laptop have only type c . so how can convert it in thunderbolt type c ??? because I can't charge it with tupe c cable

[reversebladegaming]

Can I use thunderbolt docking station in laptop that doesn't have thunderbolt port ? If so, will it damage my laptop over time ?

[guzzoofoz]

Hey Pete. Can you please point me to the video you did a few days back where you typed words into distrokid and it made an AI photo. 🙏

[jae]

Please. No one has clearly answered this question from me. Is usb c and thunderbolt the same form factor? The same connector? They look identical. I get that the cables are wired differently but my understanding is they’re both the exact same mm in width and height and physically they’re interchangeable right? Because i have power cords that fit into my samsung and my mac book air. They seem physically physically the same. They charge equally well. Maybe the power isn’t good for them both but it seems to work for short bursts. Maybe my MacBook air isn’t thunderbolt?

[emilemouannes]

Correction: tb3 can support dual 4k at 60hz