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Originally Posted by relaxo
There is only one serious problem with this Thunderbolt interface and no one is mentioning it amongst all of these insignificant complaints being put forth.
For those of us who have started using Thunderbolt, many many of us are simply stuck already. MacBooks have only one Thunderbolt port, so any TBolt device that has only one TBolt port DEAD-ENDS our TBolt daisy chain. And there are no TBolt hubs in sight to revive the viability of Thunderbolt technology. And even when someone does finally manufacture a TBolt hub, it will be an extra significant cost.
There are dual port TBolt devices, but they're limited in functionality.
What if you use an external monitor with your MacBook?
>no single port TBolt devices possible at all.
What if you have a Tbolt drive with one port, like most?
>no further single port TBolt devices possible. No external monitor possible.
What if you use the Avid Thunderbolt interface?
>no further single port TBolt devices possible. No external monitor possible.
Avid, you now make the most expensive tbolt device in the world possibly. Why no simple second port?!? Arrrgh.
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This does seem a hassle, and good you pointed this out.
But If you use an Apple Thunderbolt display you should be able to connect the HD Native Thunderbolt box to the displays outgoing Thunderbolt port. Now wether that works in practice who knows.
Several high end Thunderbolt storage boxes do offer multiple ports. Many smaller storage boxes, especially the portable drives often have one port, I suspect that is largely cost driven, with vendors just using the relative low-cost Intel "Port Ridge" single port Thunderbolt controller chip.
This might be a deliberate decision on Avid's part to avoid bus contention, or hassles with users connecting multiple bus powered boxes, or might just be cheapness. I hope it's the earlier, and Avid explains why.
Darryl