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To: John Koligman who wrote (101155)	9/13/2018 11:37:38 PM
From: nicewatch	1 Recommendation Recommended By goldworldnet Respond to of 110603

Yes, thunderbolt 3 is a high bandwidth i/o channel pushing video, data and power. Devices can be daisy chained. I've never owned any thunderbolt pc or device but decided the other year my next high end laptop should have it because it sounds versatile and may help a pc age better in terms of productivity. The video part of thunderbolt 3 is based on the displayport 1.2 standard. If you have monitors supporting displayport 1.2, I believe they can be connected and daisy chained directly at fairly high resolution. My understanding though is that if you use a hdmi/dvi/vga to displayport adapter then the maximum resolution is capped at a much lower number, like 1920x1200 which is fine for many 24" and smaller monitors. I haven't purchased dedicated monitors in a few years but any new ones I buy will be thunderbolt 3 capable. Of course all of this is theoretical until actually tried and used which I have not. In refreshing my own recollection of the standard I stumbled across this link which may help, fwiw. thunderbolttechnology.net

To: John Koligman who wrote (101155)	11/9/2018 7:32:44 PM
From: nicewatch	Respond to of 110603

This is from a third party source but supposedly the Lenovo Black Friday area online deals. I took screenshots of the models discussed, it's a 14 page list and don't have single download for it but will include link at bottom. In the past when customizing laptops, I've gotten lucky a few times opening up a chat window and negotiating, or at least trying to, and saved an extra 5-10%... but, it really depends on which salesperson you talk to and the hardest screws will keep trying multiple times. It never hurts to ask and be willing to walk away for a bit, or even a few hours on these limited sales if not an absolutely necessary purchase. FWIW. theblackfriday.com