Though now I can't find where I read it... I did find an article about a company attempting to marry two PCIe 3.0 cards to a thunderbolt interface. However, this still doesn't help us, being that the workstations you already purchased likely do not have PCIe 3.0. Like the ASUS above, some mobos are advertising it as "future ready". It's still going through testing.
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Found this after posting above:
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HP has committed exclusively to USB 3.0 as it sees no “value proposition” in Thunderbolt. That is bound to hurt the specification overall, as HP is the world’s largest PC maker by a decent margin. Second place Dell has so far been quiet on its plans, further adding to the uncertainty.
In another article, I read that HP expects thunderbolt to go the way of firewire within 3-5 years. Meaning - to go away.
Surely, another company will make a PCIe/thunderbolt card that will be compatible with most mobos. It'll take some time though. 2 years perhaps.
Hey! Blackmagic!!! Product idea: Why not make your own PCIe + Thunderbolt card that works for both PCs and Macs?
That would be a god send to companies who already have workstations, and who really love your products!
Mark D. Walleman