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Light Peak isn't going to eliminate multiple cable standards.... the biggest bottleneck in computing is not transfer speeds ... but rather access time, especially on traditional magnetic platter HDDs.

Maybe you are right but I wouldn't bet on it. This looks to me like an on-ramp to the next level, promising both simplicity and speed. Who could resist? And as for access times, rotating memory's mechanical glory days are over. SSD Solid State Disks are coming on fast. I have seen 2 Terabyte disks, and 128G disks are less than $500... Capacity goes up, price goes down, and speeds increase. I can't wait!

Maybe you are right but I wouldn't bet on it.

I would. USB still hasn't fully supplanted serial ports. HDMI hasn't supplanted component on the TV set, nor DVI on the PC, and looks like it's getting locked out of the PC market via DisplayPort. Now you're telling me that Light Peak is going to instantly replace everything? No. It's great technology, but, no.

128G disks are less than $500...

When they hit $30, then we can rejoice.

25 posted on 09/27/2009 2:29:31 PM PDT by Terpfen (FR is being Alinskied. Remember, you only take flak when you're over the target.)