Thunderbolt?

Did Apple miss the boat here with Thunderbolt? I have a new iMac 27 with two Thunderbolt connections on the rear but no USB 3.

There is currently nothing useful but very expensive hard drives that support TB as far as I can tell. You cannot even buy a TB card reader, something it seems to be tailored for with the ability to move data quickly. Seems like a huge waste. I really would have liked to see USB 3 supported.

With USB 3 on the new MacBook Pro's and Air's surely the next round of desktops will include this functionality. The TB devices are out there, and pretty expensive in most cases but you can get a 500gb TB drive for under $200.

TB is starting to be adopted by other manufacturers. Once it is, the prices will drop and the TB devices will increase. This is pretty much how it works. USB3 is extremely slow in comparison

Take a look at the new Ultra Books some have TB.

Dysfunction said:

TB is starting to be adopted by other manufacturers. Once it is, the prices will drop and the TB devices will increase. This is pretty much how it works. USB3 is extremely slow in comparison

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Not faster if the devices are not available

Yep, there are about 50 times more than there were when I got my MBP in 2011

It'll continue to increase, newer Macs also support USB3. The iMac simply hasn't been updated to that standard yet.