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Posted on 09/27/2009 10:15:41 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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See #4.
We need all the new bandwidth for all the “free” internet 0bama promised.
right after I buy a laptop and everything
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Based on the documents we had a look at, the short-term plans seem to involve a one-size-fits-all solution (somehow allowing for multiple connections but avoiding "double dongles") which would enable users to connect a variety of devices into a single Light Peak port, while slightly longer-term plans will mean Light Peak obviates the need for almost every type of connector you use today.
Video: Intel's Light Peak running an HD display while transferring files... on a hackintosh
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Intel just did a pretty impressive demo of its new Light Peak optical device interconnect, driving a greater-than-HD display while saturating an SSD RAID all over one cable, but we couldn't help but notice the monster Frankenstein test rig on stage was running OS X -- looks like someone's violating their EULA! Video after the break.
Interesting, but what needs to catch up is mass storage media (i.e., hard disk) speed. In my real-world system the best I ever see is in the order of 100 Mbytes/s (disk-to-disk copy).
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There was a lot of chortling about Intel using a "Hack-intosh" to demo their new technology... but it turns out that the "hack-intosh" was actually a dismantled Mac Pro in an open transparent plastic case.
I’ve got two concerns about Light Peak:
One, it’s a year off for desktops and two years off for mobile devices.
Two, it seems to be playing the role of Firewire by going up against USB3, which is starting to trickle out into the market.
Now, granted, Light Peak is far more versatile than USB3, but that doesn’t ensure adoption, especially if it’s significantly more expensive to manufacture than USB3. Maybe the two can coexist, but they’ve got some overlap.
Wow! I was stoked when I got SATA! Now light speed over everything, this is huge! Thanks for posting this.
It was inevitable, IMHO. Every data trasfer technology has switched to optical when it starts to run into the bandwidth limitations of copper.
Nah, no overlap, I think this is a game-changer and will over-whelm all other connectors. Goodbye SATA, USB 3.0, HDMI, VGA, etc. Finally we get rid of the messy mass of sphagetti all over and FAST, really really FAST, connection speeds. What's not to like? And I bet this will come over us like a tidal wave.
NOT granted. Do you understand how a flash drive (for example) works? Can you power an external device over Light Peak?
That's the goal. USB doesn't deliver enough power anyway. Firewire delivers a lot more.
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