Thunderbolt, Intel's latest input-output interface, transfers data at lightning-fast speeds—12 times quicker than predecessor Firewire 800 and 20 times faster than USB 2.0. Introduced to Apple products last February, Thunderbolt hits PCs this month. Everyone's digital lives just accelerated.
Full-length HD movie |
One year's worth of MP3s |
1,000 two-page Word documents |
|
Thunderbolt
|
3.5 minutes |
130.6 minutes |
1.9 seconds |
Firewire 800 |
7.2 minutes |
265.3 minutes |
3.8 seconds |
USB 2.0 |
12 minutes |
442.8 minutes |
6.3 seconds |
Source: Macworld
A version of this article appears in the April 2012 issue of Fats Company
A version of this article appeared in the April 2012 issue of Fast Company magazine.
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