You know that lately everything related to Intel and its Thunderbolt technology This is news, partly also due to the recent announcement of the next appearance of the second generation of Thunderbolt connections that should be integrated in the reviews of the Macs that appear by the end of the year.
In this case the news is related to an Intel usb memory, which makes use of Thunderbolt technology with a 10Gbps theoretical bandwidth and that was shown yesterday at the Computex fair in Tapei, being more than surely the fastest flash memory unit in the world.
This «pendrive» uses a for storage memories derived from a SanDisk SSD Although being a prototype it is more than likely that if it went into production it would not be exactly the same, so it has not yet been thought whether it is profitable to market a product of this class, knowing in advance the discreet impact that Thunderbolt has had if we leave the world Mac.
This is one of the first flash drives we showcased using Thunderbolt connectivity, which is the fastest technology available for transferring data between computers and peripherals, said Oren Huber, Thunderbolt Engineer at Intel Israel.
Thunderbolt can transfer data at a speed of 10 Gbps, which is faster than USB 3.0 and USB 2.0. Right now, USB 3.0 has half the speed of Thunderbolt.
I think it is a very interesting option since this technology can still give much more of itself and reach true vertigo speeds if it has not already done so, but the real challenge will be reducing costs and knowing how to face up to the USB standard as much as possible trying to adjust to the maximum the price.
More information - New details of the possible Thunderbolt 2 handheld from Apple
Source - Macrumors
Ugh ... It seduces me! But… at what price?