Thunderbolt ports on the latest Macs already support optical cabling, according to Intel.

Hopefully this can be remedied through the Thunderbolt port in the not too distant future.

As an example of industry collaboration, he mentioned the Thunderbolt port that appears on new Macs.

So Thunderbolt ports are not created equal?

Oddly, it does not have a Thunderbolt port for daisy-chaining.

All three models in the line now have a new Thunderbolt port.

The presence of the Thunderbolt port makes these machines particularly enticing.

Thunderbolt ports can support higher speeds, but don't do so right now because the proper transducer is not available yet in the market.

The "Thunderbolt" port would be a nice upgrade.

It's also self-powered by its single Thunderbolt port.