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Having USB ports on the front of your desktop is convenient, but they might cost you power and speed.

As with most USB colors, it indicates the port’s capabilities. At least it should.

It’s not as immediately apparent what to do with your PS5’s USB ports compared to the many uses for your phone’s USB port or everything they can do on your PC. And while you might have used them for some basic purposes, there are others you may not have considered yet.

Your PC probably doesn’t need both ports, but workstations and servers can put them to work.

If you’ve wondered whether Thunderbolt is the same as USB-C, the simple answer is “not exactly.” USB-C isn’t a charging standard or speed; it simply describes the shape of the port and connector. Thunderbolt is a standard that uses the USB-C connector for its modern iterations. So on a modern Mac, every Thunderbolt port is USB-C,…

You don’t need a new router to get more Ethernet ports; the solution is much simpler.