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title: "What is Thunderbolt 3? What is the difference between USB-C and Thunderbolt 3? What Thunderbolt 3 adapters and docks are available?"  
description: "What is Thunderbolt 3? What is the difference between USB-C and Thunderbolt 3? What Thunderbolt 3 adapters and docks are available?"  
author: "Cox elliott"  
published: 2018-10-30  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51620/what-is-thunderbolt-3-what-is-the-difference-between-usb-c-and-thunderbolt-3-what-thunderbolt-3-adapters-and-docks-are-available  
category: "gadgets"  
tags: ["macbook"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is Thunderbolt 3? What is the difference between USB-C and Thunderbolt 3? What Thunderbolt 3 adapters and docks are available?

What is [Thunderbolt](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/102468/explain-the-significance-of-a-laptop-s-thunderbolt-connectivity) 3? What is the [difference](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/5016/chia-vs-basil-seeds-what-s-the-difference) between [USB](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13074/what-makes-usb-c-cables-better-than-other-usb-cables)-C and Thunderbolt 3? What Thunderbolt 3 [adapters](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12797/power-plug-adapters-your-perfect-travelling-companions) and docks are available?\
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