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Intel's Thunderbolt has struck!

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robin1989:
tried to get it fixed?

i thought the power board in mine had gone and it turned out it was only my battery that was dead

Bonz:
there is a good chance this could fail better and faster doesn't always mean it will win...  beta failed over vhs.  fire wire failed over usb. yes i know it still exists but you don't see things with fire wire all that often... but because it is lintel and apple it will problem succeed.  great article Twist.

45th Assassin:

--- Quote from: [HoP] on February 25, 2011, 11:30:35 AM ---install windows... i installed win7 on a macbook pro and it plays all the games that i have thrown at it descently. only problem i have is that the power board is fried and the system will not start from battery power, it will only start when power adapter is plugged in, i would love to use it, however this limitation and lack of time keeps me limited to my netbook

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and then again there is the problem with macbooks.... "it plays all the games that i have thrown at it decently"
...I am not looking for a "decent" gaming machine, but something that will make me have to change my pants just about every time I turn it on!



that is a very good point bonz.... I only very recently started using firewire and have been almost oblivious to it ever since it came out! Not saying I don't appreciate it... just that most people doing "average" things on their computers won't actually need Intel's latest technology or won't use it to its full potential!

robin1989:

--- Quote from: Bonz on February 25, 2011, 01:03:29 PM ---there is a good chance this could fail better and faster doesn't always mean it will win...  beta failed over vhs.  fire wire failed over usb. yes i know it still exists but you don't see things with fire wire all that often... but because it is lintel and apple it will problem succeed.  great article Twist.

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yeah firewire did fail but i get the feeling this will last a lot longer by the fact that it uses the same port as the display-port tech and is backwards compatible with it and it also is compatible with various usb protocols.

i also get the feeling that its the right step forward at the right time as people are wanting better monitors with better graphics at better refresh rates as well as having less cords and faster data rates so that these high graphics can be read fast enough and to do all that you need bandwidth and lots off it so 10gbps unilateral bandwidth is a big leep its at least twice as fast as usb3's theoretical limit and peripherals are already being announced. i can see this becoming a lot more popular than firewire ever did especially with intel backing it as well and offering it to other oem's for integration in there next motherboards

FOOKz™:
sounds to me now the data transfer speed will transfer storage space on the device. That paradox will bring larger devices that will store more data thus making it expensive but over time the price will come down as usual.

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