Show us your Thunderbolt/Cinema Display setup!

[JabbaII]

Question for dual TB monitor owners with MBP:

Do the USB / FW800 ports on the monitor support bus power?
The TB monitor has 3 ports + 1 FW800, I have devices like bus powered portal HDDs, TV tuner, USB thumb drives etc.

Will TB monitor support the power requirements of 6 bus powered USB and 2 bus powered FW800 devices (assuming you have 2 monitors)?

[KScottMyers]

Originally Posted by JabbaII

Question for dual TB monitor owners with MBP:

Do the USB / FW800 ports on the monitor support bus power?
The TB monitor has 3 ports + 1 FW800, I have devices like bus powered portal HDDs, TV tuner, USB thumb drives etc.

Will TB monitor support the power requirements of 6 bus powered USB and 2 bus powered FW800 devices (assuming you have 2 monitors)?

From the Apple Website...

Built-in Universal MagSafe cable (up to 85W)
Three powered USB 2.0 ports
FireWire 800 port

Since each monitor has its own power supply, the USB and Firewire ports should be bus powered.

[Akack]

The 27 TB display looks tiny next to a 27 iMac.

[JabbaII]

Originally Posted by KScottMyers

From the Apple Website...

Built-in Universal MagSafe cable (up to 85W)
Three powered USB 2.0 ports
FireWire 800 port

Since each monitor has its own power supply, the USB and Firewire ports should be bus powered.

Cool, that makes sense.

I have a NEC monitor with 3 usb "extension" ports which are not powered by the monitor power supply (e.g. cannot connect portal HDD + memory stick).

[skyline r34]

Originally Posted by jfm010

A question to you lucky owners - whats the thunderbolt cable length?

It's really long here is a picture of my thunderbolt Display the cable can reach almost to the ground

[waitsui]

Thunderbolt + Mac Mini = neat and awesome setup!

Just wondering though, how does the Thunderbolt display perform comparing to iMac 27 in terms of picture quality?

[BklynKid]

Originally Posted by waitsui

Thunderbolt + Mac Mini = neat and awesome setup!

Just wondering though, how does the Thunderbolt display perform comparing to iMac 27 in terms of picture quality?

They're identical.

[KScottMyers]

Originally Posted by JabbaII

Cool, that makes sense.

I have a NEC monitor with 3 usb "extension" ports which are not powered by the monitor power supply (e.g. cannot connect portal HDD + memory stick).

Yes - I'm bus powering a FW800 and USB drive off the TBD now.

[kelfaij]

this is my setup:

MBA 13'' - 256SSD - i7
Thunderbolt display.
Firewire external hard disk (but u can't see it) : http://twelvesouth.com/products/backpack/
wireless keyboard and mouse

I know I need to change the desktop which is ugly.

[duffer6]

My setup: Couldn't be happier. Now I just need a more contemporary desk

TB Display
2011 MBP 17"
iPod Touch
Iphone 4
BT Keyboard and TouchPad
Western Digital 2 TB HD
MacAlly Enclosure with WD 2 TB Drive
Bose 2.1 System

[DarwinOSX]

I'm using my TB display with a 1.8 ghz 13" MBA with these devices plugged in;
FW800 HD
2 USB hard drives, daisy chained to each other,
Gigabit ethernet
Creative Labs USB external sound card to external speakers.
iPad/iPhone USB cable
Facetime HD camera

That and the monitor video feed all over one thin TB cable.
Plus of course power from the monitor to MBA.
So only two cables plugged into my Air instead of four.

I eliminated a mess of cables, USB hub, and five power cables from my setup. Even though I have other Macs with more procs and memory I prefer my Air for most things.
Well worth the money and a pretty great setup.

[danpass]

nice setups

hopefully the next iteration has a second TB port or more

[megaj]

apologies for the krap photo quality.

[LevMac]

Hey megaj, the Mini looks cool in that stand ! Is that the Book Arc ?

I've always seen Macbook's in it but its the first time I've seen a Mac Mini in it

[megaj]

Originally Posted by LevMac

Hey megaj, the Mini looks cool in that stand ! Is that the Book Arc ?

I've always seen Macbook's in it but its the first time I've seen a Mac Mini in it

Its actually the NuStand Alloy. Love it, and works great.

http://www.newertech.com/products/nu...loymacmini.php

[Sunyata7]

Going to buy an external monitor for my new MacBook. Would you guys highly recommend this one? I honestly can't find anything else comparable that I'd like. The UltraSharp doesn't seem like its as good and aesthetically it isnt anywhere near as nice.

Is the glare obnoxious?

[CWallace]

Originally Posted by Sunyata7

Going to buy an external monitor for my new MacBook. Would you guys highly recommend this one?

I'm very pleased with mine, but I like glossy displays.

[AQUADock]

Originally Posted by DarwinOSX

I'm using my TB display with a 1.8 ghz 13" MBA with these devices plugged in;
FW800 HD
2 USB hard drives, daisy chained to each other,
Gigabit ethernet
Creative Labs USB external sound card to external speakers.
iPad/iPhone USB cable
Facetime HD camera

That and the monitor video feed all over one thin TB cable.
Plus of course power from the monitor to MBA.
So only two cables plugged into my Air instead of four.

I eliminated a mess of cables, USB hub, and five power cables from my setup. Even though I have other Macs with more procs and memory I prefer my Air for most things.
Well worth the money and a pretty great setup.

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I love how an X appears when you use a flash on apple displays.

[Apple Expert]

Do you guys find the animations "sluggish" when using the 2011 mba with the thunderbolt display?

[kegler]

Originally Posted by Apple Expert

Do you guys find the animations "sluggish" when using the 2011 mba with the thunderbolt display?

im interested to find out as well

considering to get this

[Apple Expert]

Just purchased this from amazon. It was part of my gold box deals. Final cost was $870. Can't wait till I get this tomorrow.

[Sunyata7]

There is absolutely no way to hook a PS3/360 up to this, right?

[paulisme]

Originally Posted by Apple Expert

Just purchased this from amazon. It was part of my gold box deals. Final cost was $870. Can't wait till I get this tomorrow.

Are you sure you bought the Thunderbolt display and not the old Cinema display? If it's the Thunderbolt display, that's a crazy good price.

[Apple Expert]

Originally Posted by paulisme

Are you sure you bought the Thunderbolt display and not the old Cinema display? If it's the Thunderbolt display, that's a crazy good price.

Positive. Ship and sold by Amazon. It's model MC914LL/A.

[kurtster]

Thinking about getting a thunderbolt display for use with the MacMini in the dining room (which is currently connected via hdmi to the tv).
Since the thunderbolt cable is 2 meters long, am I correct that the only way to extend it would be by putting another thunderbolt device (like the LaCie Little Big Disk) between the MacMini and display?