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I hadn't realized how small this is. I was imagining something about 1.5x to 2x as tall from the previous pictures I had seen. It is impressive how modular th

I hadn't realized how small this is. I was imagining something about 1.5x to 2x as tall from the previous pictures I had seen. It is impressive how modular they have made it in such as small package, but the inability to expand without thunderbolt is a turnoff to me personally. Maybe once thunderbolt becomes more ubiquitous and cheaper it won't be as big of a deal. Apple wants $30 for a half meter cable http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD861ZM/A/apple-thunderbolt-cable-20-m http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD861ZM/A/apple-thunderbol...

agumonkey 13y ago
First picture with a hand on it got me mouth-agape. It's a big soda can. Impressive indeed. I wish they chose a more angular form factor, circular feels odd, and oddly not Apple-ish enough. psedit: I didn't see the can / macpro picture the first time (slow DSL today) psedit2: this level of custom hardware reminds me of the ~70s era, on IBM machines, every piece was as specific as it could get. Beautiful to see, maybe less fun when in need for parts.
- calinet6 13y ago
  It's actually a special-edition New Belgium Patagonia-themed beer... just discovered it thanks to this. Cool can design.
- gfodor 13y ago
  Circular not Apple-ish enough? :) http://www.cupertino.org/inc/img/apple_campus-cover.jpg http://www.cupertino.org/inc/img/apple_campus-cover.jpg
  - agumonkey 13y ago
    They don't ship this one.
superuser2 13y ago
FYI, that "half meter cable" is not simple electrical continuity. There are microcontrollers in the ends handling the data as it passes. http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/06/29/thunderbolt.cable.torn.down.by.ifixit/ http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/06/29/thunderbolt.ca...
- konstruktor 13y ago
  I assume the majority of people posting in this thread know this. From a functional point of view, it's still a 30$ half meter cable, and it is also sold as such (not as a transceiver chip/cable kit). It's an interesting technology, though.

agumonkey 13y ago

First picture with a hand on it got me mouth-agape. It's a big soda can. Impressive indeed. I wish they chose a more angular form factor, circular feels odd, and oddly not Apple-ish enough. psedit: I didn't see the can / macpro picture the first time (slow DSL today) psedit2: this level of custom hardware reminds me of the ~70s era, on IBM machines, every piece was as specific as it could get. Beautiful to see, maybe less fun when in need for parts.

calinet6 13y ago
It's actually a special-edition New Belgium Patagonia-themed beer... just discovered it thanks to this. Cool can design.
gfodor 13y ago
Circular not Apple-ish enough? :) http://www.cupertino.org/inc/img/apple_campus-cover.jpg http://www.cupertino.org/inc/img/apple_campus-cover.jpg
- agumonkey 13y ago
  They don't ship this one.

superuser2 13y ago

FYI, that "half meter cable" is not simple electrical continuity. There are microcontrollers in the ends handling the data as it passes. http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/06/29/thunderbolt.cable.torn.down.by.ifixit/ http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/06/29/thunderbolt.ca...

konstruktor 13y ago
I assume the majority of people posting in this thread know this. From a functional point of view, it's still a 30$ half meter cable, and it is also sold as such (not as a transceiver chip/cable kit). It's an interesting technology, though.