Apple recently unveiled the new MacBook Pro lineup that comes incorporated with Intel's new high-speed Thunderbolt technology.
Intel claims that its Thunderbolt technology, which was originally called Light Peak, can transfer data at a speed of up to 10Gbps.
It means that Thunderbolt technology consumes less than half a minute to move a complete Blu-ray film from disc to PC, at a much faster speed than existing USB 3.0. It may be noted here that USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 offer data transfer speeds of up to 800Mbps and 480Mbps.
However, planning & marketing director of Thunderbolt, Jason Ziller, said that Intel would not ditch USB.
Speaking on the topic, Ziller said, “We don't see it replacing USB. USB is a mainstream IO on all products, and Intel will continue to fully support it.”
Thunderbolt technology supports both the PCI Express as well as DisplayPort protocols. Intel said that it picked up PCI Express due to its flexibility; and it selected DisplayPort as it was optimized for use with PCs.
Meanwhile, Engadget has claimed that innovative Thunderbolt technology can be incorporated by other manufacturer in the future machines as Apple does not have exclusivity over the use of the technology.
No comments:
Post a Comment