Port Thunderbolt, the new port which will compete with the USB

The Thunderbolt is a technology developed by Intel, which is a port and as a means of communication between devices give high speed and several properties and characteristics of the company says that it makes the port is the future for all requirements.

Name of the port during the development of the Light Peak, and was under development for several years. But now the official brand name is the beginning of the Thunderbolt was put in the hardware at the beginning of 2011. But the port is still rare and there are few devices that support it now.

Some are provided by the new port:

- Speed ​​up to 10Gb / s

- He works in two directions, for example, can transport and the copies in the same time and at the same speed

- Can be used with data and video, so it can be used for example with the external disk, monitors and other

- A higher power in the cable (10 watts) which may help in the operation of some external devices in the case of shipping

- Support for a large number of ports through an adapter, for example (DisplayPort, DVI, HDMI, VGA)

- You can connect several devices in series

The biggest challenge facing the new port is the USB, The user unfamiliar with the USB is present everywhere. The new version USB 3.0 offers several improvements, but were not in the level of the Thunderbolt. But do not forget that behind this port Intel, the giant company, which find segments and processed in the most devices, so the marketing support and will not be difficult for the company.