Razer is upgrading the 2022 Blade 14’s two USB-C ports to USB 4
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The software update is available for all 2022 Blade 14 laptops, whether it's black, silver, or pink. | Image: Razer
Razer's 2022 Blade 14 gaming laptop now comes in silver, making it look even more MacBook-like. But in bigger news, the company is releasing a software update for all 2022 Blade 14 models that upgrades its two USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 ports to the more feature-rich USB 4 spec along with Thunderbolt 4 support.
The USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 spec tops out at 20Gbps, but Razer spokesperson Gilberto Williams-Gamboa confirmed to The Verge that this update to USB 4 has doubled the bandwidth of the Blade 14's two USB-C ports to a maximum of 40Gbps. Razer claims that the upgrade to USB 4 will provide expanded peripheral compatibility," including support for Thunderbolt 4 docks and external graphics card (eGPU) enclosures as well as for other use cases, like...