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Nevermind, here's what I'm getting:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/9/2695668/seagate-thunderbolt-adapters-goflex/in/2464703
My biggest drives already support this. Done!
 

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Sam Posten said:
while the larger desktop variety is due before the end of the first half of this year, priced at $189. The company will also be selling a Thunderbolt cable for $50.
So, counting the cable you pay $239 to adapt a SATA HDD to Thunderbolt. Sam, can you tell me what in the world is the benefit there?
 

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Originally Posted by Sam Posten /t/293386/one-cable-to-rule-them-all-light-peak/60#post_3886846
I hope you are reading it wrong and not me, looks like my portable drives will only require a $99 adapter.
That's for a 2.5". It doesn't include the cable ($50). So, $149.

Again, though, since it's an adapter that connects to a SATA interface, the speed is still not beneficial
 

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Goddamn this stupid forum, I didn't copy and paste this one before posting.
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$100 off the TB display today only:
http://9to5mac.com/2012/02/01/thunderbolt-display-900-free-shipping/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29
 

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Intel needs to make Thunderbolt more prevalent and cheaper, not faster but.....
http://www.macgasm.net/2012/03/09/thunderbolt-will-get-even-faster-with-pci-express-3-0/
http://www.cultofmac.com/151931/intel-wants-to-make-thunderbolt-ports-even-faster/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter
 

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Intel says optical cables coming this year:
http://www.macworld.com/article/165826/2012/02/intel_optical_cables_for_thunderbolt_coming_this_year.html

Apparently one of the downsides of the optical cables is that devices that pull power from the cable will need their own power supply. At least they should be compatibile with current devices.

-Keith
 

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Yeah, so that's a non starter for me for the uses I have for it. I guess if you are using it for RAIDs it's no big deal. The separate power supply is why I took back the Little Big Disk. That and the fact that you can't bootcamp from it.
 

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Anyone tried this?
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-GoFlex-Thunderbolt-Adapter-STAE121/dp/B006P1QWOQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345142953&sr=8-1&keywords=seagate+thunderbolt
 

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Finally:
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/12/31/fiber-optic-thunderbolt-cables-begin-mass-production-available-up-to-30m-in-length/
And i finally have a thunderbolt product of my own, the g-drive 8tb G-raid.
Review soon
 

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Of particular interest to Mac users -- current Thunderbolt connectors can't support enough bandwidth for a theoretical Retina 27" LED Thunderbolt display. This one could.
New controllers will be available this year that support 4K/display port 1.2 although there will not be a performance increase with these according to an Anandtech article. I would assume that the first gen of Apple's new "pro" machines won't be available until these new controllers are available.

UPDATE: Anandtech is now reporting Falcon Ridge (new, faster TB) will go into production late this year ramping up in 2014. It could be they might ship a Mac Pro replacement late this year with the new chipset.

-Keith
 

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