That identical-looking port might be your laptop’s biggest bottleneck.

A port is a numeric identifier for software that runs on a computer, like Web server or email server software. When a port is open, it's accepting connections from the outside world. It's not uncommon ...

You look at a laptop’s CPU, storage, RAM, and screen size when you shop. But do you look at the ports? A laptop’s port selection can vary from one, single USB Type-C port, to a ridiculous number ...

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Data sent over a network is directed through specific ports, numbered 1 through 64435. A computer uses port numbers – similar to channels on a television – to determine how network traffic should be ...

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As laptops have become thinner and lighter, there have been sacrifices along the way. Often, those sacrifices come in the area of port selection, as ultra-portable laptops keep getting bolder about ...