P035 / Thunderbolt / Standard
Thunderbolt 4 overview
The connector shape alone does not establish Thunderbolt support.
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14 field notes
Source checked · independent review pendingUSB, Thunderbolt & mobile
USB plugs and ports, Thunderbolt and Lightning.
6 records
P036 / Thunderbolt / Standard
Thunderbolt 5 overview
Bandwidth boost is not 120 Gbit/s in both directions.
P032 / USB / Standard
USB 3.2 nomenclature and modes
Use a mode and rate instead of a version label alone.
P033 / USB / Standard
USB4 version 1 overview
USB4 version 1 is not the ceiling of the whole USB4 family.
Display & video
HDMI, DisplayPort, DVI, VGA, analog video and docks.
4 records
P071 / Video / Standard
Display Stream Compression overview
Compression support is an implementation requirement, not a free multiplier.
P039 / Video / Standard
DisplayPort 2.1 family overview
Ask for the actual link rate, not just “DP 2.1”.
Power & charging
Mains, DC barrel, appliance couplers and charging.
1 record
P040 / Power / Standard
USB Power Delivery overview
Negotiation across the whole system matters; fit is not power approval.
Storage & memory
SATA, SAS, M.2, U.2 and memory cards.
3 records
P068 / Storage / Standard
SD capacity classes: SD, SDHC, SDXC and SDUC
Capacity family is not the write-speed class.
P070 / Storage / Standard
SD Express interface overview
An SD-shaped slot does not prove ordinary SD or Express support.