Last week, Apple held a press conference, bringing new products such as the iPhone SE3, iPad Air5, and Mac Studio. Except for the appearance of the M1 Ultra, which is a surprise, other products are relatively tasteless. However, people who know Apple should know that in addition to the new products at the conference, Apple will generally quietly list some accessories on the official website. This time Apple quietly put on the shelves is a data line, a line that sells for 949 yuan, and once rushed to the hot search in a short period of time.
Where does this line come from? Why is it so expensive to sell?
This seemingly unremarkable line is called Thunderbolt 4, also known as Thunderbolt 4. There are two versions to choose from on Apple's official website, which are 1.8 meters and 3 meters, and the price is 949 yuan and 1169 yuan.
Raiden 4 is a protocol that supports high-speed data transmission and video signal transmission, which can provide a bandwidth rate of 40Gbps, and the simple point of explanation is that when users use Raiden 4 to transmit data, a few brushes can be completed. Raiden 4 can be said to be the fastest transmission speed line at present, although USB 4.0 is theoretically the same 40Gbps rate, but usually measured only 20Gbps.
Raiden 4 also supports a video transmission protocol that makes it easy to drive two 4K displays or connect a single 8K display, increasing the available bandwidth for data transmission to 32Gbps.
In terms of power transmission, Raiden 4 supports USB PD3.0 fast charging standard, the maximum support current is 5A, and the maximum power transmission provides 100w of power. It can be said that all aspects of the performance of The Thunderbolt 4 are full, strong is strong, but the question is, such a powerful performance ordinary people in their daily lives can use it?
Who is this line suitable for?
Such a powerful performance is originally intended for professionals with speed needs, such as video, images, music and other related professional staff. It is often necessary to transfer materials, hundreds of gigabytes or even a few terabytes of data, and the use of Thunderbolt 4 can greatly improve efficiency. At the same time, Raiden 4 also supports two 4K displays, or 8K displays, which are undoubtedly biased towards image work.
If you don't have the above work requirements, but just want to have the speed of Thunderbolt 4, it doesn't matter, as long as your device has a Type-C interface, then you can experience it.
Compared to other manufacturers' Raiden 4, is Apple's price expensive?
As early as Apple released Raiden 4, many well-known 3C manufacturers released The Data Line of Raiden 4, although the price is not cheap, but compared with Apple, it is purely a small witch. Taking Greenlink as an example, the Lightning 4 currently on sale is 0.8 meters and 2 meters, priced at 299 and 499 respectively, which is half cheaper than Apple, and people are also certified by Intel.
Geek Jun also looked at the Thunderbolt 4 launched by other manufacturers, the price is cheaper, and the individual 0.8 meters more than a hundred pieces are there.
Of course, cheap is cheap, but whether it can actually be used to meet the required standards, this can not be guaranteed, but then again, Apple's Thunderbolt 4 can meet the required standards, we do not know.
Apple's products, whether it is accessories or equipment, are usually more expensive than other manufacturers, which is already a matter of habit, a mobile phone case sells 399, a mobile phone film sells 348, and a screen wipe cloth sells 145.
To say that these accessories are particularly easy to use, it feels that there is no feeling, and the difference between dozens of pieces does not seem to be large, but apples dare to ask for prices, can only say that apples are indeed not poor.
Geek Jun has something to say
Apple can become the most profitable company in the mobile phone industry, and the credit for various "luxury" accessories is definitely not small. So what accessories have you used from Apple? Is the difference between the same accessories significant compared to other manufacturers? Tell us about your experience.