tst123@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoIntel announces Thunderbolt 5 with double the bandwidth (40 Gbps to 80 Gbps)www.macworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1202arrow-down13
arrow-up1199arrow-down1external-linkIntel announces Thunderbolt 5 with double the bandwidth (40 Gbps to 80 Gbps)www.macworld.comtst123@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareMooseBoys@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoCan we just switch to fiber interfaces already? TB5 apparently has a one-meter maximum passive cable length, compared to TB4’s already short two meters.
minus-squarekalleboo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoThunderbolt optical cables exist if you need them, and for anyone who doesn’t the extra cost of the optical interface is a waste.
minus-squarestevehobbes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoYou still need copper unless you don’t want to transmit power too. Interestingly, fiber technically has more latency than copper - light moves slower through fiber than electrons through copper.
Can we just switch to fiber interfaces already? TB5 apparently has a one-meter maximum passive cable length, compared to TB4’s already short two meters.
Thunderbolt optical cables exist if you need them, and for anyone who doesn’t the extra cost of the optical interface is a waste.
You still need copper unless you don’t want to transmit power too.
Interestingly, fiber technically has more latency than copper - light moves slower through fiber than electrons through copper.