Well, a new rumors states that Apple will reportedly introduce a completely re-designed MacBook Pro this April that will borrow features from the recently released MacBook Air. The new Pros will reportedly come with an SSD and Light Peak technology, a transfer protocol capable of 10 Gbps both up and down. Light Peak, jointly developed by Intel and Apple, will reportedly be an Apple exclusive at first.
Well, Apple has FireWire 800, but USB 3 offers the same on paper specs (Firewire has a better sustained rate, but on paper USB 3 looks comparable). Â So Light Peak would be an excellent option to boost their data transfer rates…. Â But I personally would expect it to appear after Light Peak items start to appear on the general market.
Apple has FireWire 800, but USB 3 offers the same on paper specs .
Yes, that is correct… But, the same issues with USB still apply, the sustained rate is significantly less than FW 800. It is CPU bound, and doesn’t allow bus-negotation between the devices… Firewire is better. Light Peak is still an relative unknown in the consumer market…