Doesn't look like favorable reviews from am4 owners.
That's why I asked - but I didn't want to presume the negative.Doesn't look like favorable reviews from am4 owners.
Hmm, Thunderbolt has been "the future" since Firewire was officially retired. It's been largely regulated to Macintosh, and only a very small and select set of peripherals even inside that niche audience.Of course, the train of thought has made me reconsider my 'need' - I just don't think it's a good idea to skip the feature since it's essentially the future
That's the thing - USB4 is Thunderbolt!If I were a betting man, I'd stick with USB. Even with it's identity crisis, it's really all 98% of people are going to need, and hence, will continue to be the default option for almost everything.
That's the thing - USB4 is Thunderbolt!
(otherwise I agree on all points)
Before I go digging... my understanding is that USB4 is TB3; thus, TB4 is another step beyond USB, but I tend to think of TB3 and TB4 the way I think of PCIe 3.0 vs PCIe 4.0/5.0 - same tech, just faster in ways that won't matter most of the time (for consumers / myself).
Regardless, I was surprised by the reviews of TB3 implementations on current AMD boards. I'm assuming that it's not as easy of an integration as another NIC or or storage controller or what have you, just not that it would be that hard!
Thunderbolt never had it's own connector iirc. 1 and 2 used mini-Displayport, 3 & 4 are using USB C. There was optical Thunderbolt but I've never seen it and don't know what it used.If USB went to the "TB" connector, then sure.