The Apple Store Will Now Fulfill Your High-Speed Thunderbolt Needs

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Tuesday, June 28th, 2011


Intel introduced Thunderbolt connectivity alongside the refreshed Thunderbolt MacBook Pros a few months back. Since then, several compatible peripherals have became available and now the Apple Store is selling a few, too. This includes two different Promise RAID units (R4 & R6) and the official $50 Apple Thunderbolt interconnect. The cable ships separately from the external storage units but both are available for immediate shipping.