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ZL Daily #95 – Thunderbolt Controllers, Dell Streak 10 Pro, Google Music Beta Invites…

The 2011 MacBook Air has a Thunderbolt port. But it turns out that the Thunderbolt port on the Air is a bit different from the other Thunderbolt ports. That's because the MacBook Air uses a different Thunderbolt controller. The other Macs use the Light Ridge controller while the Air uses the Eagle … [Read more...]

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Apple’s MacBook Air Uses Slower Thunderbolt Port

Apple recently announced the mid 2011 MacBook Airs which Apple says have new Intel Sandy Bridge Core i5 and i7 processor inside and include the new Thunderbolt port. But it turns out that the Thunderbolt port in the new MacBook Airs is a different port than the Thunderbolt port inside other … [Read more...]