Would you rather have Light Peak or USB 3.0 support?

[benhollberg]

In the next update of Macs would you rather have Light Peak or USB 3.0 support?

 

[celticpride678]

I'd take both, but since USB 3.0 is likely to be more widely supported at this point in time, USB 3.0

 

[Scippy]

Since, lightpeak is supposed to be compatible with USB 3.0, I would have to say lightpeak. Then you get the advantages of both worlds. Even though, I would prefer both if possible.

 

[benhollberg]

I'd take both, but since USB 3.0 is likely to be more widely supported at this point in time, USB 3.0

I would agree that most everyone would choose both but this is a one or the other thing. It looks like Light Peak will be coming but I agree with you, USB 3.0 already has support on products, I believe, and would probably be more useful right now.

 

[benhollberg]

Since, lightpeak is supposed to be compatible with USB 3.0, I would have to say lightpeak. Then you get the advantages of both worlds. Even though, I would prefer both if possible.

Oh wow I didn't know that, please explain on this compatible with USB 3.0 thing.

 

[celticpride678]

Since, lightpeak is supposed to be compatible with USB 3.0, I would have to say lightpeak. Then you get the advantages of both worlds. Even though, I would prefer both if possible.

Oh wow I didn't know that, please explain on this compatible with USB 3.0 thing.

I don't think it supports USB 3.0, but rather is faster than it. They are two different technologies - Intel is trying to get rid of USB 3.0, not support it.

 

[benhollberg]

I don't think it supports USB 3.0, but rather is faster than it. They are two different technologies - Intel is trying to get rid of USB 3.0, not support it.

That is what I thought in the first place.

 

[Scippy]

I may be wrong, but my understanding of lightpeak was that USB, Firewire protocols could run though the lightpeak network.

The everything interconnect. Light Peak implements the lowest two layers of the networking stack. You can run virtually any protocol stack-ethernet, FireWire, Infiniband andUSB-on top of it. Connect displays, storage, networks or virtual I/O systems at twice the speed of USB 3.0.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/storage/light-peak-black-hole-or-brilliant-beacon/1183

 

[benhollberg]

I may be wrong, but my understanding of lightpeak was that USB, Firewire protocols could run though the lightpeak network.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/storage/light-peak-black-hole-or-brilliant-beacon/1183

That sounds way cool, so my understanding you can run multiple things over the same port at the same time?

Also just found this interesting thing from another thread:

Light Peak is meant to serve up a pipeline for external IO (like a USB port for example), except that Light Peak isn't USB.

So for example, if Apple built a Cinema Display that is Light Peak capable, then it could serve up display audio and maybe even USB over that connection right to the MacBook over a single connection. It's meant to be fast, and consolidate how many ports you see external to the laptop.

 

[Signal-11]

That sounds way cool, so my understanding you can run multiple things over the same port at the same time?

Also just found this interesting thing from another thread:

Originally Posted by neko girl
Light Peak is meant to serve up a pipeline for external IO (like a USB port for example), except that Light Peak isn't USB.

So for example, if Apple built a Cinema Display that is Light Peak capable, then it could serve up display audio and maybe even USB over that connection right to the MacBook over a single connection. It's meant to be fast, and consolidate how many ports you see external to the laptop.

Not on this first revision they're not. People are already bumping up against HDMI 1.3's ~10Gbps limit. Video is a real hog. Unless you have lower requirements.

I'd rather have USB 3. And Uncle Steve is already wrong in his prediction about USB3 not taking off. They've already become fairly common. The industry's spoken and they've chosen USB3 already.

I have a strong feeling that the LightPeak thing is going to be a repeat of FireWire. Better tech, loser in the marketplace. The search for FW peripherals have always been slim pickens.

 

[res1233]

If the plug they use is the one that we've been seeing, then there is a strong possibility that LightPeak will be compatible with USB 2.0 and maybe 3.0 from the start. Meaning you can just plug it into the LightPeak port and you're good to go. Not sure this is how it's going to be, but lets just say, I wouldn't be shocked. Plus, LightPeak is going to be quite a bit faster than USB 3.0.