The 56th birthday of Apple CEO Jobs, Feb. 24, was they day chosen by the company to show off Macbook Pro 2011. Intel’s Light Peak, an exotic I/O interface, has dominated the Macbook Pro 2011 grapevine. Apple is the first to adopt Light Peak and has relabeled the technology as ThunderBolt on the brand new MacBook Pro.
Speed what ThunderBolt is all about
ThunderBolt is the only difference to the MacBook Pro that Apple has a new model of with the technology that the majority is excited about. Formerly known as Intel’s Light Peak, ThunderBolt has dual channel transfer rates as high as 10 gigabits per second. The USB 3.0 will be swapped out by this I/O technology in accordance with Apple. In accordance with Intel, it takes no time at all to transfer an HD film up to 20 gigabits with ThunderBolt on the MacBook Pro. Less than 30 seconds is needed. You will find 5 models, two 13-inches, 2 15-inches and one 17-inch, accessible on Apple's MacBook Pro. Prices run $1,200 to $2,500 before choices. Dual or quad-core versions are available in all MacBooks. The Intel Core i5 or i7 processors are available.
ThunderBolt makes FireWire seem sluggish
Just like FireWire, ThunderBolt could be very flexible. It can be up to three times faster though. Thunderbolt devices will be interconnected to one another. That means, just like FireWire, MacBook Pros only need one port for Thunder Run. ThunderBolt also supplies power, eliminating the need for external power adapters for peripherals. Many functions could be done on one interface on ThunderBolt. The process figures out what the use is automatically. External hard drives, display monitors and every little thing else could be used in the technology. Apple's ThunderBolt utilizes copper wires for bus-powered peripherals even though Intel's Light Peak used optical cables.
Apple makes large change
There could be ThunderBolt devices shipped soon. It will begin in the spring of this year. Meanwhile, Apple’s ThunderBolt taps peripherals directly into the PCI interface, enabling it to support FireWire and USB adapters. The new MacBook Pro also comes with 2 USB 2.0 ports and one FireWire 800 port. The ThunderBolt brings Apple ahead of the competition again just as it was the first to create a laptop, the MacBook Air, without an optical drive last year as it stopped using the floppy drive in 1998. To catch up to Apple, PC manufacturers will likely change to ThunderBolt. This is anticipated to occur in 2012.
Information from
New York Times
nytimes.com/external/venturebeat/2011/02/24/24venturebeat-thunderbolt-intels-light-peak-high-speed-int-56256.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Engadget
engadget.com/2011/02/24/apple-unveils-thunderbolt/
Techland
techland.time.com/2011/02/24/new-macbook-pros-have-landed/
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