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I’ve been wondering about this for quite a while now but could never find a proper answer to it. I understand that Thunderbolt 3 is a complex interface that just uses USB C, but could I in theory replace the hub or port on my laptop with a Thunderbolt compatible one? Or is it more like there’s an extra controller/chip that’s missing in the relay that makes it possible? I’ve been interested in external GPU’s for some time but never had a device with Thunderbolt3, just a plain USB-C. So yeah idk if this question even makes sense from a hardware point, but that’s the whole point of me asking. Thanks for any info at all, I’d love to learn more about it.
Sadly the laptop needs to have the logic internally. What is confusing is the connection is physically the same as USB-C but the pin assignments are a bit different as well as the signals them selves. Sorry I don’t see any economical way to retrofit your laptop.
Hi, The D-LINK DUB-M810 is equivalent to Dell Docking Station WD15 or WD19… Maybe, you can connect it to a Thunderbolt port, but it will not add Thunderbolt capability to your Latitude 5591 (or my Latitude 3590 ;-) Latitude 5591 are available with or without Thunderbolt option. Do you check if USB/Thunderbolt configuration option listed in the BIOS are grayed out? https://www.dell.com/support/article/en-… Regards
