The connectors all look the same (technically known as a “Type-C connector”), but there are significant differences, particularly on data-transfer speed—with USB-C maxing out at 10Gbps ...

The USB-C (40Gb/s) maintains high-speed transfers - ideal for 8K video files and RAW image files. However, it's still advisable to reformat the device on Mac the first time you use it. it's not ...