One cable for connecting all: USB Type-C and Thunderbolt 3 join hands in strength

2015-08-07 11:03:38  

Nowadays, whether you are crazy about the news about the Apple event, or you are looking forward to the future of the technology of USB cable, there's a handful of exciting new features packed in this tiny cable. USB Type-C is becoming more and more world-renowned for its distinctive features. As a professional manufacturer of cables, Unite Cable Enterprise CO.,LTD is also producing the USB 3.1 Type-C cable that will surely be used by most people in the world in the next couple of years. More importantly, USB Type-C is highly acclaimed and supported, even by its commercial counterparts.

 Apple MacBook 2015:  The USB 3.1/USB-C connector

 At Intel's keynote address for Computex 2015, Kirk Skaugen, the chip maker's senior vice president and general manager of the Client Computing Group, announced that Thunderbolt 3 is set to unify ports with the latest USB Type-C standard.

When built into a computer, the new Thunderbolt 3 acts as a "superset" host for USB 3.1 (at full 10Gbps speed), DisplayPort 1.2, PCI Express Gen 3 and its own Thunderbolt standard.

"This superset capability means Thunderbolt will deliver the best Type-C you will find," said Jason Ziller, Intel's Director of Thunderbolt Marketing. "For the first time, one computer port connects to Thunderbolt devices, every display and billions of USB devices."

Why is the tiny cable so powerful? Why is it be regarded as a new revolution of USB technology? As a professional manufacturer and domestic well-known brand suppliers, having produced all kinds of cables and electronic accessories, Unite Cable Enterprise CO.,LTD have summarized the following main reason.

      Reversible to plug in

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           Most of people have ever been faced with one serious problem about USB cable. The near-universal frustration over attempts to connect USB devices to computers has been a staple of nerd humor. People are always made fun of by the USB, in that they have to try at least three times to plug the USB into the port. This kind of electronic humor will not only make us in a bad mood, but also cause great damage to our electronic equipments.

           USB Type-C promises to solve this age-old problem with a universal connector that’s also capable of twice the theoretical throughput of USB 3.0 and can provide far more power. Therefore, there will be no more fiddling with the cord to make sure it's plugged in the correct way every time, because both connection ends are the same and there is no "upside-down." Hopefully this means fewer scratches all over your device's charging port area from trying to plug it in with the lights off.

       With powerful data transfer and power capability

     

               USB 3.1 Type-C cables offer a transfer rate of 10Gbps, which is double the transfer speed of USB 3.0 (5 Gbps). Additionally, these cables will offer 20 volts and 5 amps of power, compared with the 5 volts and 1.8 amps of its predecessor. This means less waiting around for devices to transfer data or for their batteries to charge. 

       With the function of backward compatibility

           Apart from its high speed and large capability, another shining point is the function of backward compatibility. USB 3.1 standard is backward compatibility with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0, but we need to use a suitable adapter, which lays a solid foundation for its popularization in the future

        

           However, the Type-C standard hasn't reached widespread adoption (yet). In the meantime, you'll need to collect some dongles to connect your favorite things together (like an HDMI screen, or a device with an older USB version). If you're purchasing a new MacBook, there's a multiport dongle available to make the transition less of a hassle.