Apple Thunderbolt cable (2m)

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Sumitomo Electric Industries started selling up to 30m (100ft) optical Thunderbolt cables in Japan in January 2013, [17] and Corning, Inc., began selling up to 60m (200ft) optical cables in the US in late September 2013. [18] History [ edit ] Introduction [ edit ] Branscombe, Mary (5 August 2010). "Intel Light Peak: a tech guide". ZDNet. Ziff Davis . Retrieved 22 October 2012. VESA Releases Updated DisplayPort Alt Mode Spec to Bring DisplayPort 2.0 Performance to USB4 and New USB Type-C® Devices". VESA – Interface Standards for The Display Industry. 29 April 2020 . Retrieved 22 November 2021. Verry, Tim (15 September 2013). "IDF 2013: Products With 20Gbps Thunderbolt 2 Appear At IDF 2013". PC Perspective . Retrieved 14 October 2013. Not every device with a USB-C port can do all of these things, of course. A USB hard drive can't output a video signal; it simply uses USB-C for power and data transfer. An Apple iPad uses USB-C to recharge, sync with your Mac or PC, and drive an attached monitor. One port, lots of implementations and uses.

In accordance with The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 we would like to make you aware of the following important information: Video Creation Bolts Ahead – Intel's Thunderbolt 2 Doubles Bandwidth, Enabling 4K Video Transfer & Display". Intel. 4 June 2013.Kim, Arnold (19 February 2011). "Apple to Introduce Light Peak (High Speed Connection Technology) Soon?". MacRumors . Retrieved 25 February 2011.

Thunderbolt interface is the brand name of an external interface developed by Intel in collaboration with Apple. This interface combines PCI Express data transmission technology with DisplayPort display technology, so that it can transmit data and video signals at the same time.

MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) – Technical Specifications". support.apple.com . Retrieved 6 September 2022.

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Thunderbolt is the brand name of a hardware interface for the connection of external peripherals to a computer. It was developed by Intel, in collaboration with Apple. [7] [8] It was initially marketed under the name Light Peak, and first sold as part of an end-user product on 24 February 2011. [1] Video Creation Bolts Ahead – Intel's Thunderbolt 2 Doubles Bandwidth, Enabling 4K Video Transfer & Display". intel.com . Retrieved 1 January 2016. Instead of leaving you to guess, let's walk through the differences between Thunderbolt and USB-C, and explain which one you should use depending on which device you need to connect. In November 2020, Apple announced MacBook Air (M1, 2020), [108] MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020), [109] and Mac mini (M1, 2020) [110] featuring USB4. In April 2021, Apple announced iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021) [111] featuring two USB4 ports. MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) – Technical Specifications". support.apple.com . Retrieved 6 September 2022.

iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021) – Technical Specifications". support.apple.com . Retrieved 6 September 2022. iPad Pro, 11-inch (3rd generation) – Technical Specifications". support.apple.com . Retrieved 6 September 2022.On 24 May 2017, Intel announced that Thunderbolt 3 would become a royalty-free standard to OEMs and chip manufacturers in 2018, as part of an effort to boost the adoption of the protocol. [130] The Thunderbolt 3 specification was later released to the USB-IF on 4 March 2019, making it royalty-free, to be used to form USB4. [103] [131] [132] Intel says it will retain control over certification of all Thunderbolt 3 devices. [133] Intel also states it employs "mandatory certification for all Thunderbolt products". [134] MacBook Air (M1, 2020) – Technical Specifications". support.apple.com . Retrieved 6 September 2022. Before 2020, there were no optical Thunderbolt 3 cables on the market. However, optical Thunderbolt 1 and 2 cables could be used at the time with Apple's Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 adapters on each end of the cable. This achieves connections up to the 60m (200ft) maximum offered by previous versions of the standard. [37] iMac (Mid 2011): Target Display Mode does not accept video over a Mini DisplayPort cable". Apple. 14 July 2011 . Retrieved 17 July 2011. Thunderbolt 4 isn't radically different from Thunderbolt 3; both use identical USB-C connectors and share the same 40GBps top speed. The newer spec supports sending video signals to two 4K displays or one 8K display, where Thunderbolt 3 permitted only a single 4K monitor, and doubles the supported PCI Express data rate to 32Gbps.