I have seen 1.5 years since the Thunderbolt Display was updated. No USB 3.0, which was an issue when the product first appeared (
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4832/the-apple-thunderbolt-display-review).
I have been teased about dwindling inventories for the last six months.
I need a 27" monitor for my MBA. I do not want a refurb of the current Apple model.
I can take a hint. This product ain't getting updated any time soon, and there is an alternative:
* 27" ASUS PLS monitor for $650, with DisplayPort for 2560x1440 goodness.
* A decent USB 3.0 HUB.
I don't need firewire, ethernet, audio, and I can use my MBA for the camera. Those things would have been fine, and well implemented with Thunderbolt, but they, plus the admitted beauty of the design are not worth $300.
* With the ASUS, I get a monitor that display portrait mode and is height adjustable.
Someone want to talk me off the ledge? Thanks friends...