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Originally Posted by PB PM
I think that leap would just keeps thunderbolt attractive to people who are already on board, high end movie/audio and photography studios. For the average person? No more than today.
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Yep.
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Originally Posted by Frank777
In that case, do we need to care when Intel supports it? Isn't it up to Apple Silicon to support it now, or do we need Intel to move first?
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I think we need Intel to certify a new Thunderbolt release.
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Originally Posted by Frank777
I could be wrong, but it was my understanding Apple just went to PCIe 4.0 recently, so 5.0 is a ways off.
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Yeah, M1 Pro is PCIe 4.0. Assuming M2 Pro is even a thing (I wouldn't be surprised if they skip that), one of its improvements could be PCIe 5.0. I don't think it's more than a year or two off.