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Apple Thunderbolt Cable and Promise Thunderbolt RAID Systems Hit the Apple Store

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Earlier this week, we mentioned that the first Thunderbolt-equipped peripherals had briefly appeared on Apple's online store earlier this month, although they carried shipping estimate of several weeks out and were quickly removed.

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Those products have returned today, with a set of four Thunderbolt-equipped RAID storage systems from Promise making their debut in the store and shipping within 24 hours. The new Thunderbolt RAID systems include the Promise Pegasus R4 in 4x1TB ($999) and 4x2TB ($1499) capacities and the Promise Pegasus R6 in 6x1TB ($1499) and 6x2TB ($1999) capacities. The R4 offers bandwidth of over 500 MB/sec, while the R6 offers over 800 MB/sec.

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In order to provide connections to the drives, Apple has also released a new $49 Thunderbolt cable.

Thunderbolt technology supports blazing-fast data transfer with two independent channels of 10Gbit/s each. Use the Apple Thunderbolt cable to connect your Thunderbolt-equipped peripherals to your new iMac or new MacBook Pro.

Apple Thunderbolt cable can also be used for Target Disk Mode between two Macs that support Thunderbolt, or to use a new iMac as a display for a MacBook Pro equipped with Thunderbolt.

The new Apple Thunderbolt Cable is sold separately from the Promise Thunderbolt RAID systems, and ships within 24 hours.

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Top Rated Comments

tkermit Avatar
tkermit
195 months ago
$50 just for the cable?! :eek:
Score: 26 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jabbawok Avatar
jabbawok
195 months ago
Oh apple. $50 is just silly.
I guess its hand soldered by virgins in the Foxconn factory.
Score: 20 Votes (Like | Disagree)
BornAgainMac Avatar
BornAgainMac
195 months ago
For $1048, you can get the same exact RAID system with a FREE Apple Thunderbolt cable.
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
xUKHCx Avatar
xUKHCx
195 months ago
Promise don't include a cable, seems pretty cheap of them.

Granted the cable is expensive but still.
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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BJMRamage
195 months ago
back to Printer days where you need to purchase a cable to get it to work! yeah:rolleyes::rolleyes::mad:
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Lesser Evets Avatar
Lesser Evets
195 months ago
And there goes the need for me to ever buy a MacPro again. With what I use a computer for, any iMac with Thunderbolt can now become a MacPro, in essence, with one of these. The external storage now has enough speed to be worthwhile. I prefer the iMac's form to the clunky Pro; this storage can be placed out of sight or on a shelf to keep the desk clean.

Holy Moly thats pricey :eek:

Welcome to the world of premier technology.

Give it 2 years and that thing'll be half that price and the cables $20.
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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