Maximum PC compares Thunberbolt to USB 3
Maximum PC compares Thunderbolt to USB 3 to see who wins overall.
Thunderbolt is the speed king, but not as ubiquitous and certainly more expensive. Check out the article.
Thunderbolt vs USB 3
VideoMaker has a quick little breakdown on the differences between USB 3 (which should be getting a speed improvement to 10Gbps from 4.28Gbps) and Thunberbolt, which is is currently 10Gbps, but with optical cables can go up to 20Gbps in the future and can carry video and more power (though I don’t see how that will be possible with optical).
I have a feeling this will be like Firewire and USB, where USB will eventually win as it is cheaper and backwards compatible, even if Thunderbolt is superior in some way.
Matrox DS1 Thunberbolt Docking Station
MacOSRumors has the news on this Docking Station for a Thunbderbolt equipped Macbook Pro.
It has a Gigabit Ethernet Port, Two USB 2 ports, AUdio in and out jacks, and either HDMI or DVI port (depending on the model).
A very cool idea for around $250.
mLogic mLink and mLinkR Thunderbolt Chassis
Engadget has the news on this new Thunderbolt PCIe expansion chassis. The normal model is $399 and fits half length PCIe Card to thunderbolt, but the $699 version which will ship later is made specifically for the RED Rocket transcode accelerator, so you can take it on the go, or use it with your iMac. This company was started by the guy who started G-RAID so they are quality. You can check out mLogic.
Intel Shipping new Thunderbolt Controllers
MacRumors has the story of Intel’s newly shipping Thunderbolt controllers.
The high end DSL3510 can even interface with a discreet and integrated graphics chip, so would great for Apple iMac’s and Laptops, and hopefully a new MacPro if that ever comes to pass.