Apple may be looking to add USB 3.0 support to its computers before Intel add support for the technology to its chipsets, reports VR-Zone.
Sadly we can't reveal all the information at hand, as not only would we cause problems for our source, but also the entire company in question, but suffice to say, Apple has been looking into USB 3.0 host controllers, especially as the price has finally reached an affordable level. A USB 3.0 host controller is priced at somewhere between US$2-3 in large quantities today which should be compared to US$10-15 for Intel's Thunderbolt chip.
Apple is also said to be working its partners to create more affordable Thunderbolt storage solutions. Currently only high-end RAID enclosures targeted at professional users are available.
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Sadly we can't reveal all the information at hand, as not only would we cause problems for our source, but also the entire company in question, but suffice to say, Apple has been looking into USB 3.0 host controllers, especially as the price has finally reached an affordable level. A USB 3.0 host controller is priced at somewhere between US$2-3 in large quantities today which should be compared to US$10-15 for Intel's Thunderbolt chip.
Apple is also said to be working its partners to create more affordable Thunderbolt storage solutions. Currently only high-end RAID enclosures targeted at professional users are available.
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