Apple has been purging its Macs of competitor silicon for a while now and has now gone from an Intel diet solution to a truly free one from Intel. Intel’s USB4 timer chips were the last impact Team Blue had on modern Macbooks, as the two companies ended their 15-year partnership in 2020, and Apple’s latest M2-based laptops no longer included the Intel solution.
Without an official statement about the change, it’s hard to say exactly when Apple pulled the last piece of Intel from the guts of its devices. This was noticed first by iFixIt repair staff who cleverly noticed that the USB4 codename had changed from “JHL8040R Retimer” to “U09PY3”. It’s unclear which brand Apple switched to and whether it’s doing its own thing now, but sky juice He says it is a personal decision.
With the red team, same story as with The Twitter user also points out that AMD Rembrandt laptops also avoid going down the Intel route. Instead, the USB4 chips inside the latest Ryzen laptops were called the Matterhorn and are made by the Swiss company Kandou.
Will this Intel change affect you?
Perhaps, depending on the type of laptop you want.
For one thing, Intel has licensed third parties to use Thunderbolt 3 in their own USB4 solutions. They are virtually identical with the same maximum speed and the same reversible USB Type-C connector. On the other hand, this support is optional and the responsibility lies with the individual manufacturer.
Thunderbolt 3 is important for gamers looking to upgrade their laptop with an external GPU. As Apple products infiltrate the gaming space, vying with flagship processors and heralding XeSS and DLSS competitors, the lack of compatibility could spell disaster for some. The same goes for those looking for AMD solutions, so be sure to do your research before shelling out any money in your bank account.
Source : PC Gamesn
