Thunderbolt vs USB-C: Qhov txawv yog dab tsi?

Nco tseg: WSD thov kom hais txog 2019 qhov tseem-tsis-muaj USB4, uas yuav tsum tau ua ke cov kev sib tshuam, qhov chaw thiab txuas mus rau USB4 tsab xov xwm

Yuav tsum tau them lub xov tooj ntawm tes, lossis txuas lub peripheral rau PC lossis Mac? Tej zaum koj yuav tau siv qee qhov tsw ntawm USB chaw nres nkoj lossis Thunderbolt chaw nres nkoj.

Hauv lawv qhov kev rov ua dua tshiab, txawm li cas los xij, xaiv ntawm ob - lossis tsuas yog qhia lawv sib nrug - tuaj yeem tsis meej pem. Qhov ntawd yog vim qhov tshwm sim ntawm USB Hom-C (feem ntau hu ua USB-C), Thunderbolt 3, thiab Thunderbolt 4 interfaces hauv xyoo tas los. Peb qhov kev qhia tshwj xeeb no qhia cov khoom sib txuas sib txuas thiab cov kab hluav taws xob uas lub cev sib haum nrog ib leeg. Tab sis lub laptop, desktop, thiab cov chaw tsim khoom lag luam tsis tas yuav muab cov ntawv lo uas pab koj yooj yim qhia qhov twg yog qhov twg.

Es tsis txhob tso koj los twv, cia peb taug kev los ntawm qhov sib txawv ntawm Thunderbolt thiab USB-C, thiab piav qhia seb koj yuav tsum siv qhov twg nyob ntawm seb koj xav tau kev sib txuas. 

USB-C yog dab tsi?

Universal Serial Bus yog ib qho kev lag luam-tus qauv txuas rau kev xa tawm ob qho tib si cov ntaub ntawv thiab lub zog ntawm ib lub cable. USB-C connector zoo ib yam li cov laus micro-USB connector thaum xub thawj siab ib muag, tab sis nws yog ntau oval nyob rau hauv cov duab thiab me ntsis thicker kom haum rau nws zoo tshaj plaws feature: flippability. Tsis zoo li lub duab plaub USB hom-A, USB-C connector tsis muaj sab xis los yog upside down; Koj tsuas yog kab nws thiab ntsaws rau hauv. Cov qauv cables kuj muaj tib lub txuas ntawm txhua qhov kawg yog li koj tsis xav tias qhov kawg mus qhov twg.

Thunderbolt 4 / USB-C chaw nres nkoj ntawm Apple iPad Pro
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USB-C connector yog tsim los ntawm USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), cov pab pawg ntawm cov tuam txhab uas tau tsim, ntawv pov thawj, thiab shepherded tus qauv USB ntau xyoo. Muaj ntau dua 700 USB-IF cov tswv cuab cov tuam txhab, suav nrog Apple, Dell, HP, Intel, Microsoft, thiab Samsung. Raws li qhov tshwm sim, ntau yam khoom siv tshiab hauv ntau hom kev siv thev naus laus zis tam sim no ntaus pob USB-C chaw nres nkoj. Sab nraud hard drives, smartphones, thiab cov khoom siv hauv tsev ntse txhua tus siv USB-C rau kev them nyiaj, xa cov ntaub ntawv, lossis ob qho tib si.

Ua tsaug rau nws txoj kev siv dav dav thiab muaj peev xwm ua tau zoo, USB-C tau dhau los ua ib qho chaw nres nkoj los txiav txim rau lawv txhua tus. Lub oval-shaped connector tuaj yeem xa cov ntaub ntawv ntawm qhov nrawm mus txog 20Gbps (lub qab nthab yog nyob ntawm qhov chaw nres nkoj tshwj xeeb USB SuperSpeed ​​ntsuas) thiab xa tawm ze li ntawm 100 watts ntawm lub zog los them lub xov tooj, ntsiav tshuaj, lossis lub laptop lub roj teeb. Qee qhov xwm txheej, USB-C tuaj yeem xa tawm DisplayPort suab thiab cov teeb liab video rau kev txuas koj lub cuab yeej mus rau ib qho saib sab nraud lossis TV. (Lub chaw nres nkoj hauv nqe lus nug yuav tsum txhawb nqa tus qauv hu ua DisplayPort ntawm USB(Qhib lub qhov rais tshiab).)

Tsis yog txhua lub cuab yeej nrog USB-C chaw nres nkoj tuaj yeem ua txhua yam ntawm no, tau kawg. USB hard drive tsis tuaj yeem tso tawm cov teeb liab video; nws tsuas yog siv USB-C rau lub zog thiab hloov cov ntaub ntawv. Apple iPad siv USB-C los them rov qab, sync nrog koj Mac lossis PC, thiab tsav lub monitor txuas. Ib qho chaw nres nkoj, ntau qhov kev siv thiab siv.

Thunderbolt yog dab tsi? 

Thunderbolt 3 thiab Thunderbolt 4 cov chaw nres nkoj zoo ib yam li USB-C chaw nres nkoj, thiab qhov tseeb lawv cov khoom txuas yog lub cev zoo ib yam. Rau feem ntau, lawv tuaj yeem ua txhua yam USB-C chaw nres nkoj tuaj yeem, tshwj tsis yog nrawm dua. Tseeb tiag, Thunderbolt yog superset ntawm USB-C; Koj tuaj yeem ntsaws USB-C ntaus ntawv rau hauv Thunderbolt 3 lossis 4 chaw nres nkoj ntawm PC thiab nws yuav ua haujlwm zoo.

Niaj hnub no Thunderbolt 4 cov cuab yeej tso cai rau koj hloov cov ntaub ntawv mus txog 40Gbps - ob zaug nrawm dua li 20Gbps qhov siab tshaj plaws ntawm hnub no tus ceev tshaj USB-C chaw nres nkoj, thiab plaub zaug nrawm dua li thawj Thunderbolt interface. Dhau li ntawm kev xa thiab tau txais cov ntaub ntawv mus rau thiab los ntawm lub hard drive sab nraud, Thunderbolt tuaj yeem qhib lub peev xwm ntxiv rau kev sib txuas lus thiab nthuav dav docks. Qhov chaw nres nkoj Thunderbolt txhais tau hais tias ib lub cable yog txhua yam koj xav tau los thawb lub zog thiab xa cov ntaub ntawv ntau (xws li cov ntaub ntawv video rau ob lossis ntau dua 60Hz, 4K daws teeb meem sab nraud saib) rau thiab los ntawm lub computer. 

Ib qho hard drive sab nraud nrog USB-C chaw nres nkoj
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Cov tuam txhab lag luam tau nrawm los siv cov peev txheej no. Apple yog ib qho ntawm cov neeg siv khoom ntxov tshaj plaws ntawm Thunderbolt 3, thiab Thunderbolt 4 muaj nyob rau ntawm txhua tus qauv Macs lig nrog rau iPad Pro. Video tso zis muaj peev xwm nyob ntawm qhov system, tab sis qee qhov iMacs txhawb nqa dual 6K Apple Pro Display XDR saib txuas nrog ntawm Thunderbolt cables. Koj tseem yuav pom Thunderbolt 4 cov chaw nres nkoj ntawm ntau qhov-txawm tias tsis yog qhov pheej yig tshaj plaws, thiab feem ntau ntawm Intel- ntau dua li AMD-powered-Windows laptops thiab ob peb lub desktops, nrog rau kev xaiv ntau zuj zus ntawm sab nraud hard drives thiab expansion docks. 

Thunderbolt 4 tsis radically txawv ntawm Thunderbolt 3; ob leeg siv tib yam USB-C connectors thiab sib qhia tib yam 40GBps sab saum toj ceev. Cov tshiab spec txhawb nqa xa cov teeb liab video rau ob lub 4K cov lus lossis ib qho 8K zaub, qhov twg Thunderbolt 3 tso cai tsuas yog ib qho 4K saib, thiab muab ob npaug ntawm cov ntaub ntawv txhawb nqa PCI Express rau 32Gbps.

Raws li tau sau tseg, Thunderbolt cov chaw nres nkoj yog rov qab-tshaj nrog USB-C li. Yog li yog tias koj tau txais qee qhov khoom siv uas txhawb nqa Thunderbolt thiab qee qhov uas txhawb nqa USB-C nkaus xwb, ob qho tib si yuav tsum muaj peev xwm ua haujlwm zoo nrog Thunderbolt chaw nres nkoj, txawm hais tias USB-C peripherals yuav txwv rau USB-C nrawm thiab muaj peev xwm.

Kuv Yuav Qhia Li Cas Qhov Sib Txawv Ntawm Cov Ports?

Thaum lub USB-C chaw nres nkoj uas txhawb nqa Thunderbolt muaj peev xwm ntau dua li qhov tsis muaj, nws tsis yooj yim los qhia qhov txawv ntawm ob. Apple's MacBook Pro thiab MacBook Air laptops muaj ntau li plaub qhov chaw nres nkoj Thunderbolt, tab sis tsis muaj ib qho ntawm lawv dais daim ntawv lo lossis txheeb xyuas cov cim ntawm txhua yam - koj tsuas yog yuav tsum paub tias lawv yog txhua qhov chaw Thunderbolt. Ib yam yog qhov tseeb ntawm qee cov khoom siv 'USB-C chaw nres nkoj.

Microsoft Surface Laptop's USB-C chaw nres nkoj tsis muaj daim ntawv lo.
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Hauv cov xwm txheej zoo li no, tib txoj hauv kev los qhia qhov koj tab tom saib yog nyeem cov khoom tshwj xeeb ntawm lub ntim lossis cov chaw tsim khoom lub vev xaib lossis tshawb xyuas nws cov ntaub ntawv. Tib yam mus rau cables. Qee qhov Thunderbolt ports thiab cables muaj me ntsis xob laim bolts emblazoned rau lawv, thaum lwm tus tsis. Txij li thaum koj yuav xav tau Thunderbolt ntau dua li USB-C cable txhawm rau qhib txhua lub peev xwm ntawm Thunderbolt chaw nres nkoj, kev nyeem ze ntawm lub ntim tau rov ua dua. 

(Credit: Zlata Ivleva)

Ntau lwm yam khoom siv, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog cov laptops, muaj ob qho tib si USB-C thiab Thunderbolt 4 chaw nres nkoj, feem ntau txheeb xyuas nrog USB thiab cov cim hluav taws xob sib txuas. Uas tau hais tias, USB-C thiab Thunderbolt labeling yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws.

Qhov Chaw nres nkoj twg kuv yuav tsum siv: Thunderbolt, lossis USB-C?

Thaum nws yuav zoo li pom tseeb tias koj yuav tsum siv qhov nrawm dua, muaj peev xwm Thunderbolt ntau dua li USB-C, qhov kev txiav txim siab tsis yog ib txwm yooj yim. Feem ntau, koj tsis tas yuav xaiv ntawm ob qho tag nrho. Txhawm rau pom yog vim li cas, siv lub peev xwm tshaj plaws ntawm ob qho chaw nres nkoj: them lub roj teeb. Ntawm cov khoos phis tawj uas txhawb nqa rov them dua USB-C thiab muaj ob qho tib si USB-C thiab Thunderbolt txuas, feem ntau tsis muaj qhov sib txawv ntawm lub peev xwm ntawm qhov chaw nres nkoj kom them nyiaj rau lub cev (txawm tias muaj qee qhov kev zam(Qhib lub qhov rais tshiab)).

Lwm qhov xwm txheej uas Thunderbolt thiab USB-C hloov pauv tau yog thaum koj txuas tus neeg siv lub khoos phis tawj uas txhawb nqa Thunderbolt (hais tias, lub laptop) rau lub cuab yeej uas tsis (hais, lub xov tooj lossis lub hard drive sab nraud nrog USB-C. kab). Hauv cov xwm txheej no, lub cuab yeej yuav ua haujlwm tab sis lub laptop Thunderbolt chaw nres nkoj yuav tsis ua cov ntaub ntawv hloov pauv sai dua. Thiab ntau lub peripherals, xws li tshuab luam ntawv, nas, thiab cov keyboards, tsis xav tau tag nrho ceev ntawm USB, cia nyob ib leeg Thunderbolt.

(Credit: Zlata Ivleva)

Tab sis muaj cov xwm txheej uas koj yuav tsum xaiv rau Thunderbolt qhov twg ua tau, txawm tias qhov ntawd txhais tau tias xaiv lub cuab yeej kim dua. Qhov no feem ntau muaj tseeb rau cov kws tshaj lij xov xwm uas nquag luam tawm ntau cov duab thiab cov yeeb yaj kiab mus rau thiab los ntawm cov tsav sab nraud. Rau qhov muaj tswv yim zoo nrog Thunderbolt-nruab computer, nws yog ib qho tsis muaj tswv yim los yuav Thunderbolt es tsis txhob siv USB-C sab nraud tsav los txo lub sij hawm siv tos cov ntaub ntawv hloov mus ua kom tiav. 

Zuag qhia tag nrho, tsis yog Thunderbolt lossis USB-C yog tus yeej meej. Lawv tsuas yog sib txawv, thiab txhua qhov kev ua tau zoo hauv kev siv sib txawv. Thaum kawg, yog tias keeb kwm ntawm hardware interfaces yog ib qho kev qhia, lawv ob leeg yuav raug hloov los ntawm tus qauv tshiab nyob rau hauv ob peb xyoos - tej zaum qhov tsis muaj USB4 - thiab yuav muaj tag nrho cov txheej txheem tshiab ntawm qhov sib txawv los kawm thiab subtleties kom daws tau.