Thunderbolt I/O technology has deservedly garnered praise in recent years for allowing data to be transferred at lightning-fast speeds between a growing number of compatible devices.
But while a lot of the attention has gone to the transfer speeds afforded by Thunderbolt, in addition to the increasing amount of compatible devices on the market, the cabling that connects them has almost existed as something of an afterthought.
As a result, although you might be enjoying faster data transfer speeds using Thunderbolt-compatible devices, you might not be eking maximum performance out of them. By paying attention to the cabling that connects them, you could enjoy all the benefits that add up to provide a premium experience – from maximum transfer speeds to supreme flexibility and added convenience.
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You’re more likely to experience all of those benefits by opting for Corning’s Thunderbolt Optical Cables, which lie at the heart of the company’s mission to help people eke out maximum performance from their Thunderbolt-compatible devices and get the most from their investments.
Internally constructed with glass fiber, Corning’s cables are longer, thinner, lighter, stronger and simply a more efficient option compared to copper-based alternatives, which have come to the end of the road in terms of potential evolution.
Corning’s optical varieties are 20x longer, up to 50% thinner and up to 80% lighter – and they’re also stronger to boot. You could try to bend, knock and pinch them to cause damage, but you wouldn’t get very far.
They’re plenty durable, but it’s the data transfer rates that make them suitable for any use case you can think of. They can reach up to 10Gbps in both directions over the dual channel with Thunderbolt, and if you’re using more modern Thunderbolt 2-compatible devices and hosts, you can expect that speed to double to 20Gbps in both directions. That’s 20 times faster than USB 2 and up to 12 times faster than FireWire 800.
They can transfer data faster than copper cables, but also further. Corning’s optical offerings can deliver high-volume HD video, audio and other data up to 60 metres. They’re also super lightweight, meaning they’re highly portable and easy to weave aroundyour property if your devices are located in different rooms.
Always active
The cables are of an active optical cable (AOC) variety, a type of cabling technology that accepts the same electrical inputs as a traditional copper cable, but uses optical fiber "between the connectors".
This allows for higher data transfer rates and gives creative professionals the highest performance of connectivity between high speed peripherals – such as Ultra High Definition Cameras, storage subsystems, video and audio editing equipment and powerful host computers that act as editing workstations.
The cables can transfer data and video on a single cable, and if you want to get really technical you can daisy-chain up to six Thunderbolt devices – including storage NAS boxes and monitors such as Apple’s Cinema Display – using multiple cables.
Corning’s Thunderbolt Optical Cables are available now.
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