Intel Rolling Out Thunderbolt in 2012
The Thunderbolt socket delivers data transfer at a speed of 10Gb/s (roughly equivalent to a full-length HD movie transferred in less than 30 seconds). Thunderbolt’s dual channel interface is bi-directional, so the 10Gb/s transfer speed is available in both directions simultaneously. That compares with USB-3′s maximum transfer speed of 5Gb/s.
Intel new Thunderbolt technology launched in early 2011 but since then its use has been confined to Apple Macs and a smattering of peripherals. Digitimes reports that this is set to change in 2012 when several big name vendors introduce the technology to their products. According to this report, Asus and Sony will begin including Thunderbolt functionality in 2012, and component manufacturer Gigabyte will further help put Thunderbolt on the map by releasing a Thunderbolt-enabled motherboard in April.
Industry insiders suggest Intel has disclosed to partners that Thunderbolt will be officially launched in April, leading to speculation of an announcement at January’s CES 2012 in Las Vegas.
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