tst123@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoIntel announces Thunderbolt 5 with double the bandwidth (40 Gbps to 80 Gbps)www.macworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1357arrow-down16cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoReally, my question is why ThunderBolt isn’t more widely adopted?
minus-squareSimplePhysics@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·10 months agoMy guess is the cost of Thunderbolt compatible hardware, which explains why only premium devices (ie Macs) have TB ports. TB cables are also much more expensive than the average USB-C.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoThat’s true. I didn’t consider the cost. Good point.
Really, my question is why ThunderBolt isn’t more widely adopted?
My guess is the cost of Thunderbolt compatible hardware, which explains why only premium devices (ie Macs) have TB ports. TB cables are also much more expensive than the average USB-C.
That’s true. I didn’t consider the cost. Good point.