Apple Releases Thunderbolt Cable, Sony Unveils Details Of New PC Featuring Thunderbol

OneMoreThing... · Jun 28, 2011

Apple Releases Thunderbolt Cable, Sony Unveils Details Of New PC Featuring Thunderbolt

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bobtomay · Jun 28, 2011

$50??? for a cable???

All those folks will be waiting for you monoprice...

schweb · Jun 28, 2011

bobtomay said:
$50??? for a cable???

All those folks will be waiting for you monoprice...

yeah reminds of those $100 6' HDMI cables WorstBuy sells.

BrianLachoreVPI · Jun 28, 2011

Yay! A cable and a firmware update - now all I need is something to connect it to.

bobtomay · Jun 28, 2011

schweb said:
yeah reminds of those $100 6' HDMI cables WorstBuy sells.

I was in there a couple of weeks ago. They were down to $79.95. ;D

osxx · Jun 28, 2011

All it will take now is for Dell or HP to come out with one then third party products will roll out quickly.

Ramimac1 · Jun 28, 2011

The part of that article that interested me was the external dock with GPU.

That is an interesting idea.

BrianLachoreVPI · Jun 28, 2011

Ramimac1 said:
The part of that article that interested me was the external dock with GPU.

That is an interesting idea.

I thought so as well. I wonder if that idea will propagate? I can see several potential evolution paths as well as reasons to do this. Should be interesting to see what happens.

iggibar · Jun 28, 2011

That external GPU idea is awesome! Light power on the go for max battery and size efficiency, and max power at home with the dock. I would really like something like this from Apple!

bobtomay · Jun 28, 2011

Sony can come out with a notebook and add-on at $3k that uses a proprietary port to boot. Not a peep.

If Apple came out with the same first, the PC fanboys would be all over it asking why they should pay an extra $2k more than their DIY rig.

iggibar · Jun 29, 2011

bobtomay said:
Sony can come out with a notebook and add-on at $3k that uses a proprietary port to boot. Not a peep.

If Apple came out with the same first, the PC fanboys would be all over it asking why they should pay an extra $2k more than their DIY rig.

I was actually thinking the same exact thing. Technically speaking, if Sony's unit works with a proprietary connection, and still allows for better performance, Apple using their TB connection would open up even more possibilities. I would instantly be in line for one if Apple made it! Instantly!

Soylentgreen · Jun 29, 2011

bobtomay said:
Sony can come out with a notebook and add-on at $3k that uses a proprietary port to boot. Not a peep.

If Apple came out with the same first, the PC fanboys would be all over it asking why they should pay an extra $2k more than their DIY rig.

Or, Apple users complain about the price, but buy two of them.
PC users don’t complain about the price, but they also don’t buy them, or buy a Chinese knock-off for 4.00
O:)

CrimsonRequiem · Jun 29, 2011

schweb said:
yeah reminds of those $100 6' HDMI cables WorstBuy sells.

bobtomay said:
I was in there a couple of weeks ago. They were down to $79.95. ;D

They still have some at that price and well over that as well.

BrianLachoreVPI · Jun 29, 2011

Here's a little more info on the cable itself - it's a good read. The technology inside Apple's $50 Thunderbolt cable

osxx · Jun 29, 2011

If they implement Migration Assistant using the new port imagine how fast thats going
to be.

osxx · Jun 30, 2011

This explains the cable price. iFixit tears down Thunderbolt cable, reveals active parts | 9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence

kieran_r · Jun 30, 2011

Might...

still be worth it to those who require ultra-fast connectivity and data transfer speeds... video, audio, etc

iggibar · Jun 30, 2011

Honestly, for all those stupid expensive scam cables, 50 bucks for what this cable actually is, and with it's limited supply/one producing company, 50 bucks really doesn't seam like much. I'm not sure how easily other companies could copy it since it has apple firmware in it.