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		neallindsay on Jan 11, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Confusing World of USB As far as I know, only Apple is producing their own Thunderbolt 4 controllers so far. Also, I heard that Thunderbolt 4 is the same as Thunderbolt 3, except all the optional features from 3 are required in 4. This interview seems relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnSMbgndFHo&t=2m3s&feature=y...

sq_ on Jan 11, 2021 [–]

Hopefully we'll see more Thunderbolt 4 silicon from different manufacturers as USB4 rolls out. Seems like we'll probably see that over the next year or two if it's going to happen.

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