may prove to be a great near - and long-term choice. For all the promise of ThunderBolt drives and devices - USB 3.0 SuperSpeed is an inevitability for Mac and PC's in the years ahead. Mac users can enjoy full USB 2.0 backup speeds on thier current Mac - and be USB 3.0 SuperSpeed ready when Macs and Windows systems start broadly incorporating USB 3.0 ports in 2012 and beyond.
As Professional-market SHIPPING ThunderBolt hard drives
reach the market, the price premium is going to be too stiff for the average consumer. Especially since ThunderBolt almost REQUIRES SSD solid-state drives to even begin to take advantage of TBolt's 10GBps bandwidth. For the rest of us Mac users -- It's just smart money to think to the future, and look for an affordable spinning platter laptop drive for today's Mac backup needs that's USB3-ready.
