A USB-C Port Isn't A Guarantee Of High Speeds: Here's Why
USB-C promised simplicity, but has turned into a mystery box of different specs.
USB-C has markedly improved the way we use our devices. A single, universal connector type to rule them all, it's now the de-facto standard for modern devices, capable of data transfer, power delivery and even video output. The latest and fastest generation of USB, USB4, is capable of bidirectional data transfer rates up to 80 gigabits per-second (Gbps). To put that in perspective, you can transfer a whopping 100 gigabytes in just over 10 seconds at that speed.
But don't pick a USB-C equipped device up at random expecting it to have blazing fast speeds. USB-C is not a single specification. Rather, it is a wrapper for one of a number of different specifications, ranging from those that were around when the connector first debuted in 2014 to the latest standards in 2026. When picking up a...
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