Thunderbolt: Intel’s Light Peak high-speed interface gets a new name

With the announcement of new MacBook Pros this morning That Came the news of Intel's Light Peak technology is now known as Thunderbolt.

News hit yesterday Apple That Would likely be the first company Thurs Adopt the new I / O technology, Which is Capable of incredible speeds of 10 gigabits per second in Both directions. Thunderbolt ports will look like the Existing Mini DisplayPort connection is a generation older MacBook Pros and will sport a lightning bolt icon.

According to Intel, the Thunderbolt's speeds will Allow the user to transfer a full high-definition movie (Between 10 gigabytes and 20 gigabytes in size) in less than 30 seconds.

The Technology Allows external devices Thurs tap Directly Into the PCI Express interface is computers, Which Allows for the incredibly fast transfer speeds. As with FireWire devices, it will be Possible Thurs daisy-chain multiple devices Thunderbolt Together, Which MEANS Computers Will not have a need for more than just one port Thunderbolt. The interface provides power Also, Also like FireWire, so users do not have to worry about connecting extra power adapters Thurs external hard drives.