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Sumitomo Electric's Thunderbolt Cable
by Anand Lal Shimpi on January 13, 2012 2:02 PM EST- Posted in
- Mac
- Apple
- Intel
- CES
- Thunderbolt
- CES 2012
- Trade Shows
Since the launch of Thunderbolt the only cable supplier has been Apple. Given that no current Thunderbolt devices come with a Thunderbolt cable (save Apple's own Thunderbolt Display which comes with one for video input), anyone who wanted to use Thunderbolt had to pick up a cable at the Apple store for $50. Sumitomo Electric started shipping its Thunderbolt cables at the end of last year and Intel had a pair at CES this week. They are functionally identical to Apple's cable but come in a dark grey instead of white. No word on pricing unfortunately, although I do know that there's a definite push to drive the cable cost down this year.