Laptop with USB-C, without Thunderbolt 3

slodabob

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Jan 14, 2016
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The laptop I'm looking at has USB-C but it doesn't have Thunderbolt 3. Could I connect displays with it still, or would it have the same functions of a USB 3.0?
Thanks
 

Yussif_1

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Nov 19, 2016
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You could connect displays with a USB Type C, but I wouldn't buy any laptop that doesn't have a Thunderbolt 3 port on it today. They look the same but if the port is USB Type C it's transfer rate is a quarter that of Thunderbolt 3.
 

slodabob

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Jan 14, 2016
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Thank you for your reply!
I am aware that USB C with Thunderbolt 3 is far superior to USB 3.1, but I also have a pretty low budget ($600 CAD). If you know of any laptos in this price range, I would be happy to check it out!