Thunderbolt 1 or 2?

[stanw]

The Apple website does not make any mention of the Thunderbolt that comes with the new iMac being Thunderbolt 1 or 2. Which is it?

Thanks.

 

[MacOG728893]

the apple website does not make any mention of the thunderbolt that comes with the new imac being thunderbolt 1 or 2. Which is it?

Thanks.

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[yjchua95]

The Apple website does not make any mention of the Thunderbolt that comes with the new iMac being Thunderbolt 1 or 2. Which is it?

Thanks.

Currently, the only Thunderbolt-2 equipped Macs are the new rMBPs and the cylindrical Mac Pros.

 

[stanw]

Is the speed difference going to be noticeable when transferring lots of files, or is TB2 really going to come into play when doing 4K video?

 

[slammer0]

Is the speed difference going to be noticeable when transferring lots of files, or is TB2 really going to come into play when doing 4K video?

For most users - 4K video, I think. It would be the most important factor for me and I regret that the current iMacs doesn't have decent support for 4K displays. TB1 gives you transfer of about 1GB/s and TB2 doubles that - there are only a few people needing that now.