But it also makes for a much nicer working environment.Ĭurrently though, only the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air laptops have Thunderbolt. One cable, with a twin end, does the same as sending audio and video to the monitor, while powering your Mac via its power port. Ready to dockĪside from being a mammoth screen, one of the key reasons to get the Apple Thunderbolt Display for your desk is to take advantage of the de-cluttering effect it will have on your desktop. It also means that you can treat the monitor as a docking station. This reduces the number of holes you need on the side of your laptop's chassis.
Here the monitor uses the technology in place of VGA and DVI ports (Digital Visual Interface) meaning you can plug a Mini DisplayPort screen straight into the Thunderbolt port, or connect DisplayPort, DVI, HDMI or VGA displays using an adaptor. And if you thought that was fast, then you'll be pleased to hear that the technology has the potential to become even quicker in the future – all backwards compatible of course. In fact, its more than 20 times faster than USB 2.0 and more than 12 times faster than FireWire 800.
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What that means, in reality, is that if used in a hard drive you can transfer a full-length Blu-ray movie in less than 30 seconds, far quicker than USB 2.0. Apple's latest lineup of MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops are the first products to feature Thunderbolt, which Apple describes as "the most powerful, most flexible Input/Output technology ever in a personal computer". If you’re wondering what all this talk of Thunderbolt actually is, here is a quick recap. One for the power, the other to connect your MacBook's Thunderbolt port. There are two cables that trail out of the back. There is no power button, because the screen automatically comes on when you connect a laptop to it, and no other buttons, because why would you need them?Īs for those connections, there are plenty: Three powered USB 2.0 ports one FireWire 800 port a Gigabit Ethernet port so you can benefit from a faster connection rather than rely on your Wi-Fi only MacBook Air, and a Thunderbolt port to connect a suitable hard drive or another Thunderbolt display. What it doesn’t have is power button - yes we went mad trying to find it when we first got it out of the box - or any other button for that matter. The back, which still looks like an iPad, is clad in metal, has a large L-shaped stand protruding from the rear that allows you to angle the screen, up to 20 degrees, and features a number of connections and ports. Don’t, however, expect it to fill the room with music. It sounds good, and is perfectly ample for music while sitting at your desk. The bottom of the panel includes a 2.1 speaker system (49 watts) that is hidden within the monitor. It doesn’t glow, it doesn’t double as a power button, it just sits there looking pretty and advertising one of the world's most valuable brands. There are just two marks an HD webcam at the top and the Apple logo sitting bottom centre in the bezel, finished in silver. From the front, the design is typical Apple minimalist with no lights, no buttons, and no faff to clutter the stylish fascia.
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