Hello, I am happy with my T530 that has USB 3.0 and mini-Displayport. USB 3.0 has a 5GB maximum compared to 10GB of Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt is an extension of Displayport that includes PCI Express.
Most hard drives can not even max out a USB 3.0 connection, so I doubt that going to Thunderbolt will half the transfer times in most cases. At least some of the new MacBooks need Firewire and Ethernet in the monitor, because they only have Thunderbolt ports and a couple of USB 3.0 ports. I have a need to connect to wired Ethernet on the road so I cannot lug around a Monitor. I have a Auria EQ276W 27 inch monitor that supports Displayport and it was neat to use with my T530. You may have to wait for the xx40 series of laptops are released for possible inclusion of Thunderbolt ports beyond the T430s. The inclusion of them in the T430s maybe testing the waters. Regards Eric Smart is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wise is knowing better than to put one in a fruit salad. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stuart Biggar Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 2:48 PM To: Thinkpad Mailing List Subject: [Thinkpad] ThinkPad(s) with Thunderbolt port? I'm thinking about purchasing a new notebook. Some expensive (double the cost of the well optioned notebook) software now recommends an i7 CPU, lots of RAM and a separate GPU with min of 1 GB of RAM. So I was thinking of something along the lines of a W530 but I wonder if anything from Lenovo has a Thunderbolt port for video and PCIe expansion? I think certain T430s models (i7) do but I don't see it for a W530. Anyone know for sure? Or better, if a W series with Thunderbolt will appear soon? Some coworkers are quite happy with MacBooks with an Apple thunderbolt display (video, Firewire, USB, and gigabit ethernet in the display). However the MacBooks don't have a TPM chip and we are getting pressure to use an encrypted filesystem (Bitlocker for example) on Windows 7 Enterprise and that seems easier on a notebook with a TMP chip and appropriate bios. Thanks for any advice, pointers, brickbats, .... Stuart _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
