Intel's Thunderbolt pushes into mainstream as faster alternative to USB
Intel's Thunderbolt pushes into mainstream as faster alternative to USB CNET 3/8/2021 Stephen Shankland © Provided by CNET OWC's $250 Thunderbolt 4 dock has three usable Thunderbolt ports on the front. Thunderbolt 3 devices only could have one extra port. It's also got ports for USB-A, Ethernet, 3.5mm audio cables and an SD card. Stephen Shankland/CNET Thunderbolt, Intel's super-speedy connection technology, isn't widely used. But that may change in the coming year, as more computer makers incorporate the USB competitor into their new models. Intel has hoped Thunderbolt,...