USB 3.1, the upgrade that includes performance as high as single channel Thunderbolt, 10 Gbps. MSI will be shipping USB 3.1 on a new revision of the GT72 gaming notebook as well as on the X99A Gaming 9 ACK motherboard shipping in February or March. Each will feature two ports of USB 3.1 capable of some impressive speeds.
Source:CES 2015: MSI Implements USB 3.1 and USB Type-C Connector | PC Perspective
Finally, we'll be able to charge laptops with USB ports.
Also since it has a bandwidth of 10GBps we'll have eGPUs through USB.
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Looks like desktop era will come to and end soon.
