People,
I did a quick search, but came up with nothing conclusive, so here goes.
My venerable MBAlu is at the end of it's life (dropped it one time too many).
So I need a replacement laptop. I currently also have a iMac (27" i7 (Rev.A)), which is used for the heavy lifting (but honestly it has more "oompah" than I need), and for juggling massive amounts of data (photographs and 25 years worth of digital archive - basically everything I've ever done).
I started out thinking that I'd just replace the laptop, but I've been bugged by the extra amount of table space needed for two machines for some time now (thanks to dropbox I've been able to handle the syncing seamlessly). So I started thinking I'd maybe just get a top of the line MBA, and ditch the iMac altogether. Whether this is doable depends on one single item, namely how well the Thunderbolt Display works, and especially, how well it's hub functions work.
As Apple is not the whitepaper company, I'm having trouble with some details.
The TB display has connections for FW800, Gigabit ethernet and Thunderbolt (and some USB's).
The FW800 port is critical, as if I'm to ditch the iMac I will need to use my current external FW-drives to handle all the data. Has anyone got any experience on how well this works?
Also, my experience until now is that Time Machine/Capsule is more reliable over wired LAN (the only time I usually miss wired LAN). Is the Wired lan on the TB display as plug-and-play as Apple professes?
As I see it, the thunderbolt port on the back of the display would allow me to some day (if and when TB drives become acceptably priced) replace my FW-drives with TB-drives. Correct?
does connecting the laptop to a LAN-enabled display automatically switch off (or away from) airport?
Further, I'd like your view (speculations?) on whether Apple may release a smaller (say 23") TB display? The reason I ask is that (IMO) the 27" resolution is overkill - I'm continuously overwhelmed by the 27" display on my iMac (the viewing angle is so large it makes my neck ache) and would gladly settle for a fullHD 23" as long as the connections stay the same.
What would be awesome, is if the LAN-enabled Thundebolt drive would be able to "serve" the attached storage over the LAN, but I'm sure that won't be happening.
Eagerly awaiting your comments.
RGDS,
Pekka
I did a quick search, but came up with nothing conclusive, so here goes.
My venerable MBAlu is at the end of it's life (dropped it one time too many).
So I need a replacement laptop. I currently also have a iMac (27" i7 (Rev.A)), which is used for the heavy lifting (but honestly it has more "oompah" than I need), and for juggling massive amounts of data (photographs and 25 years worth of digital archive - basically everything I've ever done).
I started out thinking that I'd just replace the laptop, but I've been bugged by the extra amount of table space needed for two machines for some time now (thanks to dropbox I've been able to handle the syncing seamlessly). So I started thinking I'd maybe just get a top of the line MBA, and ditch the iMac altogether. Whether this is doable depends on one single item, namely how well the Thunderbolt Display works, and especially, how well it's hub functions work.
As Apple is not the whitepaper company, I'm having trouble with some details.
The TB display has connections for FW800, Gigabit ethernet and Thunderbolt (and some USB's).
The FW800 port is critical, as if I'm to ditch the iMac I will need to use my current external FW-drives to handle all the data. Has anyone got any experience on how well this works?
Also, my experience until now is that Time Machine/Capsule is more reliable over wired LAN (the only time I usually miss wired LAN). Is the Wired lan on the TB display as plug-and-play as Apple professes?
As I see it, the thunderbolt port on the back of the display would allow me to some day (if and when TB drives become acceptably priced) replace my FW-drives with TB-drives. Correct?
does connecting the laptop to a LAN-enabled display automatically switch off (or away from) airport?
Further, I'd like your view (speculations?) on whether Apple may release a smaller (say 23") TB display? The reason I ask is that (IMO) the 27" resolution is overkill - I'm continuously overwhelmed by the 27" display on my iMac (the viewing angle is so large it makes my neck ache) and would gladly settle for a fullHD 23" as long as the connections stay the same.
What would be awesome, is if the LAN-enabled Thundebolt drive would be able to "serve" the attached storage over the LAN, but I'm sure that won't be happening.
Eagerly awaiting your comments.
RGDS,
Pekka
