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The biggest thing I didn’t see at CES: Thunderbolt 5. Insiders explain why

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Thunderbolt 5 can transmit up to 80Gbps (or, in certain cases, to 120Gbps ) worth of data.

Device makers blame lack of Intel chipsets with integrated Thunderbolt 5 inside.

The transition to 8 K content is still more of a curiosity than a reality.

Thunderbolt 5 requires an ecosystem and there’s a gaping hole where the laptop is.

Thunderbolt is the foundation of the best Thunderbolt docks, the DisplayLink protocol powers the best DisplayLink docks.

DisplayLink execs say DisplayLink can do more with less, via compression, than Thunderbolt can.

PC gaming could set an accelerated pace toward 8 K content, hauling a more widespread adoption of Thunderbolt 5 in its wake.

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