Goodbye USB? 10Gbps Light Peak goes retail in '11

ThraxThrax 🐌Austin, TX Icrontian
edited April 2010 in Science & Tech

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  • BuddyJBuddyJ Dept. of Propaganda OKC Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    Fresh to death. Light Peak is gonna rock.
  • AnnesAnnes Tripped Up by Libidos and Hubris Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    Good god ya'll. Gimme summa that.
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    If Light Peak and USB 3 can peacefully co-exist, then it's win-win all around. Fast transfer speeds and backward compatibility.
  • timuchantimuchan Fishers, IN Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    And I...

    Jizz in my pants.
  • TimTim Southwest PA Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    Not a good idea. Fiber optic cables running all over the place inside a computer would be prone to damage far more easily than USB cables, and most USB ports are right on the motherboard in the first place.

    It transfers data faster, so that part is ok.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    The fiber optic channels would be embedded in the motherboard, genius. Have you never seen an engineering sample of a new technology before?
  • Cliff_ForsterCliff_Forster Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    Tim wrote:
    Not a good idea. Fiber optic cables running all over the place inside a computer would be prone to damage far more easily than USB cables, and most USB ports are right on the motherboard in the first place.

    It transfers data faster, so that part is ok.

    I thought fiber optics were reasonably durable as long as they are cabled accordingly?

    Toslink cables have been in our home theater set ups for more than a decade, I don't think I've ever had to replace one due to failure?
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    Fiber optic cables are actually more durable if you leave them alone. Yes they can be broken easier than a copper cable but only if you mess with them. Fiber optics do do degrade, oxidize, or breakdown if left alone. It's glass or high quality plastic with a sheath. The question is, will Intel let the Light Peak go for cheap (Licensing fee).
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    You're right, Cliff. Fiber optic cables are very durable, and new nanoparticle technologies have made them incredibly resistant to signal attenuation even with sharp or a large number of bends.
  • BandrikBandrik Elkhart, IN Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    At first when I heard of Intel trying to play this new cable format, I was highly skeptical. "It'll die very quickly, why are they wasting their time," I asked. But after reading this here... perhaps it isn't so bad after all. Especially if it sits along with USB 3.0 as well so I can continue to use my lineup of USB peripherals.
  • CantiCanti =/= smalltime http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9K18CGEeiI&feature=related Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    100Gbps within 10 years? Holy fffffff
  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    Not sure if I understood correctly, USB 3.0 and Lightpeak can be combined?
  • GooDGooD Quebec (CAN) Member
    edited April 2010
    If it can live with USB, im all for it and can't wait for it to go retail :)
  • mertesnmertesn I am Bobby Miller Yukon, OK Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    Tim wrote:
    Not a good idea.
    Says the guy running IE6
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