Question

Hi, I just purchased the Presonus Quantum2626 unit. While I absolutely love this audio interface, after seeing Apple's announcements last Tuesday, I am afraid the lifecycle of my Quantum2626 will be very short lived because of the lack of Thunderbolt 3 Support on future ARM Macs. 
Because of this I am now seriously considering returning the unit within the 30 day return period. 
What is the wise thing to do?

Answer 1

There is no Thunderbolt on the Developer Transition Kit. However, that's not a final Mac and Apple says there will be Thunderbolt on the ARM Macs.

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2020/7/8/21317980/apple-silicon-intel-thunderbolt-arm-macs-support-usb-c

Answer 2

The USB 4.0 spec is absorbing Thunderbolt 3. That means backward compatibility to all thunderbolt devices via qualified controller from a hardware perspective. The REAL question is whether Presonus will be releasing Universal Control for ARM Macs.