Will next nMP still have Thunderbolt?

[td2243]

Hello,

I have a question for the masses. I am running out of HD space and I have data spread and copied across four drives. It is getting rather messy and I want to consolidate. I want to buy a 4 bay HD enclosure and looking at a Thunderbolt enclosure. My question is, with the recent announcement of USB-c, do you think there will still be a Thunderbolt jack on the newest MP update, assuming one ever happens?

I have a spec' out late 2013 iMac which will hopefully keep me going until a next MP, which I would be inclined to get (although Adobe has yet to get on board with the design like say...FCPx does).

Is it stupid to buy anything Thunderbolt at this point?

Thanks.

 

[RoastingPig]

it Will have usb-c with thunderbolt 3 "backward compatible" integrated and there will be adapters so you can continue to use yours T1 and T2 devices.

 

[crjackson2134]

Thunderbolt isn't going anywhere soon.

 

[Mago]

Sure will come with at least 4 TB2 ports, maybe w/o Video Signal, and 4 TB3/USB-C/USB 3.0/Display Port, not USB 3.1 not supported by STD X99/C612 Chipsets, unless Apple requested it, I dont consider it likely to occur soon.

Adaptesr for TB2<=>TB3 (USB-C) may be availble but with some limitations on which directions is possible to send TB23/TB3 signals, morelikely will see only adaptors for USB-C <==> DisplayPort/USB3 w/o thunderbolt signal.

The Updated Mac Pro sure will axe old style USB ports

 

[Mactrunk]

Thunderbolt is more like Kittenmew at this point.
Dubious future... functional, but will soon be eclipsed.
I'm almost certain that the upcoming new 2017 nmp will have much better connectivity.

 

[Derived]

"Much better" - how? What does that mean? It will obviously have TB3...