I find it ironic that Apple chose to name the technology Thunderbolt. As we all (hopefully) know, thunder is sound. Lightning is light. Thunderbolt uses light though... It just made me laugh, I'm not trying to troll or anything. Just wondering if anyone else realized that.
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Thunderbolt naming.
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Thunderbolt is not Apple's naming of Light Peak, it's Intel's. Light Peak is not called Light Peak anymore, it's called Thunderbolt.
The next upgrade from copper, but not quite light could be called:
Thunder
then next one can be called Lightning.
Eventually when quantum computing is invented, maybe the new port could be called "StormCloud" or something.
Thunder
then next one can be called Lightning.
Eventually when quantum computing is invented, maybe the new port could be called "StormCloud" or something.
Oh, I was under the impression that it was using light. Based on how it was called "Light Peak" before, and the 2 way data transfer. I guess I was wrong.
I don't really care. I just thought it was ironic. Why don't you ask all the people thinking iPad's naming was too much like women's sanitary napkin why they care what a company names their product?
Yeah I agree, and was thinking the same thing. I think the name is stupid.
Lightpeak sounds futuristic, clean, precise and at the pinnacle.
Thunderbolt makes me think of some caveman period cartoon character with a war hammer and crazy hair. ie. Archaic.
Lightpeak sounds futuristic, clean, precise and at the pinnacle.
Thunderbolt makes me think of some caveman period cartoon character with a war hammer and crazy hair. ie. Archaic.
I dont know how I'd use it other than maybe for an external HDD. Well I'm getting a 15" MBP next spring as a graduation present so maybe there will be an even better (and useful) technology then.
I didn't think about that.... It would have to be ultra portable though so I could use it on the road. Bus powered obviously.
Why does it sound awesome? You can get an external Blu-ray player powered by USB for under $100 now.
Right now, you're not limited by bandwidth, but read/write speed on the drive. It wouldn't help a bit.
Sorry I meant the name "thunderbolt" I am all for faster ports/faster whatever. I do hope they come out with some external hardware soon that actually uses the port though.
Yeah, so did Macbook when that name was dropped. I'm not into TB either but it'll grow on us.
