
With so many different connector types on our laptops and desktops nowadays, such as Thunderbolt™ and Lightning, navigating through the minefield of ports has become quite frightening. Therefore, we thought it would be a good idea to go over one of the newest, most capable interfaces, Thunderbolt 3, with a simple infographic that lays out the basics.
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We started with a thoughtful article about Tb 3 and you guys degenerated the conversation down into a game of symantecs. For goodness sake. Enough already. Let's talk about how to make the original Tb, Tb 2 and Tb 3 all work together on the same linear line and which system should be at the end of the string and which should be closest to the computer.
What is the best way to config two or three 4K monitors with separate RAID?
Using MAC PRO with six (6) Tb connectors, can each connector represent a string of 6 daisy-chained Tb devices?
Hi Jim!
-What is the best way to config two or three 4K monitors with separate RAID?
Each monitor would have to connect to a different Thunderbolt Bus. Please refer to the link below for a diagram of the Bus.https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202801
-Using MAC PRO with six (6) Tb connectors, can each connector represent a string of 6 daisy-chained Tb devices?
Yes, it can.
less theory and go for real use of the USB3.1 or Tb3; I been using it for a year now with my HP Zbook and I can transfer 1Tb in 28min, with USB3 that takes about 2.5 or 4 hr depend on the disk you use...
I think the real issue is how few peripherals are available in the T-3 space at the moment, which means using legacy equipment with adapters. I've had several crashes using the Apple-branded adapters on my new 15" MBP when connecting legacy drives - mostly USB 3 drives in bus-powered scenarios. I'm not sure what the specs are, but it appears that the bus is underpowered, and if one tries to do too much, the lack of available wattage causes problems.
Small detail, perhaps, but one worth noting.
You claim that Thunderbolt 3 is "eight times faster than" USB 3. That should be "eight times as fast as" USB 3. The two do NOT mean the same thing. To see this, consider: A is 50% as fast as B; A is 50% faster than B. Are they the same? Of course not.
To those who believe that this is not worth bothering about, I suggest that you consider how well your computer would work if the engineers who designed it didn't care whether they got the details right.
If I were next to you I'd give you that pat on the back you're looking for lol
Sorry but your reasoning is fallacious. Clearly thunderbolt is to some extent faster than usb. That's a given. Let's say Tb= 10 Usb=1. Clearly Tb is 10 times faster than Usb. It is also true that Tb is 10 times as fast as Usb. Your example, if I replace the A and B for clarity looks like this. Tb is 50% faster than Usb ; Tb is 50% as fast as Usb. Your argument fails if you use the correct equivalence. For example:
Tb is 50% faster than Usb ; Tb is 150% as fast as Usb
Semantics are critical. If TB=10 and USb=1, then TB is 9 times fastER than USB, not 10 times.
Test Pilot,
Finally, someone who understands basic english and math!!
3 times faster than USB 3.0, means it is 4X as fast.
?? 8 times faster than 5gb/s is 40gb/s ... No?
The reason your example works is because you are using 50%. We should be using 800%. Now try. A is 800% as fast as B. Or A is 800% faster than B. You can see the latter makes more sense.