Plus how it's used on your PC
What is Thunderbolt technology?
In the “good” old days of personal computing, it seemed like every peripheral needed its own connection standard. Eventually, we were blessed with USB, but what it had in universality was marred by relatively slow speeds, low power, and a confusing array of connectors.
What is Thunderbolt? Thunderbolt is a computer peripheral interface that represents the most elegant total solution for connecting things to a computer yet. Currently, the latest version of Thunderbolt is Thunderbolt 3, and by the end of this article, you'll know everything you need to know to use this fantastic new connection standard.
Thunderbolt is the result of a collaboration between Intel Corporation and Apple Computers. Since Apple computers have traditionally been used by creative professionals, they have always needed a fast peripheral connection. For years, Apple's answer to this was FireWire, but as time went on, the limitations of FireWire began to show.
