USB 3.1 Gen 2 / Thunderbolt 3

[Donald]

Is USB 3.1 Gen 2 and/or Thunderbolt 3 going to be the predominant method to connect high speed devices to PCs.

I am not seeing many laptops with this connectivity.

Maybe it's finally time to upgrade from ESATA.

 

[JustinH]

the new dell laptops we are getting at work have thunderbolt docks. That seems to be the new thing for PC laptops this year.

 

[itguy08]

Yes - it's been the standard since mid or end of 2016. The new PC and Mac laptops are mostly coming with at least 1 USB 3.1/TB 3 port and some 2 or 4.

I just picked up the 2017 HP Spectre x360 and it's got 2 USB-C ports, one Regular USB 3.1 and one with TB.

Definitely get one with the port - it's super fast and future-proofs you for the short to near term.

 

[jhellwig]

Anything USB is going to win out in my opinion. It is well recognized and backwards compatable.