G-Technology didn't really have a working prototype that is a possible shipping option; there has been a lot of feedback for a Thunderbolt solution, they just aren't sure which product will be the first with the new port. In their display, they had actually rigged adapter cards and existing chipsets to convert a G-Speed eS Pro into a Thunderbolt cable. The result? Ridiculous speeds on a laptop.
The eS Pro shown is a 4-drive RAID 0 system, with a mini-SAS connector that's very popular on high-speed RAIDs. Their proof of concept has definitely proven Thunderbolt has the capability of pushing data at incredible speeds, defeating connections that typically require an entire desktop tower.
Those speeds are real; it's nearly 1.5x faster than a certain 8-drive Mac Pro system I know...
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