Modern laptops come with a dizzying array of ports—or maybe only one, in the case of some extremely svelte ultraportables. But how can you know what they all do, or what you might want in a new system ...

A good laptop is only as good as its ports. That’s a saying I just made up but there’s some truth to it. While there are some ultraportable laptops that can make do with just a couple of USB-C ...

Docks Let You Connect More Monitors, Storage, and Peripherals to Your Laptop Most modern laptops are severely lacking in connection ports, but a Thunderbolt/USB-C dock can make all the difference to ...

Your laptop's USB-C port placement matters more than you think. Having two USB-C ports that both support Power Delivery—one on each side—changes how you work, travel, and connect devices. Yet most ...

The first USB port hit the market in 1996, and the Universal Serial Bus quickly became the go-to port for connecting peripheral devices to computers. It remains a popular connection port today, with ...