M1 iPad Pro - is Thunderbolt SLOWER than USB??

Surely Thunderbolt SSD storage will always be much faster than USB-C external storage...? In this video, I'm testing the new M1 iPad Pro's Thunderbolt and USB speeds - along with the M1 Mac Mini and an Intel i9 iMac. The results may surprise you!

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:33 Test Overview
3:01 USB Read Performance
4:41 USB Write Performance
5:17 Thoughts on USB
5:39 Thunderbolt Read Performance
6:55 Thunderbolt Write Performance
7:34 Thoughts on Thunderbolt
8:37 Uses for the Thunderbolt Port
9:53 Conclusions

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