Apple ships first self-branded Thunderbolt 3 cable in wake of iMac Pro launch
Apple began selling its first-ever self-branded Thunderbolt 3 cable on Thursday, timed alongside the introduction of the iMac Pro, which has four Thunderbolt/USB-C ports for monitors, external storage, and other add-ons.
The cable measures 0.8 meters, or about 2.62 feet. It enables speeds up to 40 gigabits per second, and can supply up to 100 watts of power.
The product costs $39, and Apple is quoting a Dec. 18 date for its first U.S. online deliveries. That's well before the iMac Pro, which should only arrive on doorsteps Dec. 27. Orders for 18-core models are only due in about 6 to 8 weeks.
The entry-level iMac Pro costs $4,999, and comes with an 8-core Intel Xeon processor, Radeon Pro Vega 56 graphics, 32 gigabytes of RAM, and a 1-terabyte SSD. Configurable upgrades can push prices as high as $13,199.
Aside from combination Thunderbolt/USB-C ports, the Pro also has four USB 3 ports, a headphone jack, an Ethernet connection, and an SDXC card slot.
The cable measures 0.8 meters, or about 2.62 feet. It enables speeds up to 40 gigabits per second, and can supply up to 100 watts of power.
The product costs $39, and Apple is quoting a Dec. 18 date for its first U.S. online deliveries. That's well before the iMac Pro, which should only arrive on doorsteps Dec. 27. Orders for 18-core models are only due in about 6 to 8 weeks.
The entry-level iMac Pro costs $4,999, and comes with an 8-core Intel Xeon processor, Radeon Pro Vega 56 graphics, 32 gigabytes of RAM, and a 1-terabyte SSD. Configurable upgrades can push prices as high as $13,199.
Aside from combination Thunderbolt/USB-C ports, the Pro also has four USB 3 ports, a headphone jack, an Ethernet connection, and an SDXC card slot.
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On topic: Can we add the info that these cables are different from the regular USB-C cables that Apple sells. The regular cables do not support throughput of high-speed data. That's part of the reason for the higher cost.
Don't confuse USB-C with USB 3.1 Type C and Thunderbolt 3. USB-C means literally nothing about data rate or how much power it can carry. All the term USB-C means is that it uses the USB-C connector.
also, I’m disappointed that the iMac Pro just has Displayport 1.2.
Case in point - The headline clearly states "Thunderbolt 3" cables, not USB-C. You just have selective reading skills.
I'm a little confused by this. USB-c is mainly just a connector type right? The way I look at it, unless it has the TB3 lightning bolt logo on it (and the much higher price to go with it) it's just a USB cable for the masses right? From printers to one's iPhone (with the lightning connector on the other end of course) and there's TB3. That's all one really has to deal with right?
so now we have another usb Frankenstein. This seems to be what happened from the beginning of usb. It just proliferated into a bunch of confusing physical ports. Now USB C is proliferating into a bunch of confusing transport standards. It doesn’t bother me that it’s usb and Thunderbolt, what bothers me is that there’s Thunderbolt 1, 2 and now, 3. Another year or three and we’ll get 4. So, is there a marking as to which Thunderbolt version this is for? Yes, I know it does 3 and backwards. But there were Thunderbolt 1 and Thunderbolt 2 cables as well. But once they moved to USB C can we tell them apart? Ethernet cables have the wire labeled as to the level the cable is, and that makes sense, as just like USB C, the connectors look exactly the same, particularly at first glance, though if you know what to look for, you can see the subtle differences.
so just as with usb Fast vs usb Full Speed cables, you can’t tell which is which.
yes, you can use it for usb too.
That’s right, but these short ones can.