24.02.2011 20:50 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

Intel Thunderbolt: a closer look

So what's this ThunderBolt stuff, and why is it in your new MacBook Pro? Intel just broke it down for us, and now we'll do the same for you. Simply put, ThunderBolt's a familiar-looking port, a brand-new chip, and a cord, which allows devices to pipe two data streams simultaneously -- in both directions -- over a single cable at up to 10 gigabits per second to start, primarily using PCI Express x4 for data and DisplayPort for video. The ThunderBolt controller chip -- required for the system, but Intel says it's hardware-agnostic and doesn't require an Intel process

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