Uses for Thunderbolt cable connected to iMac

kylera · 11:19 PM

I bought a Thunderbolt cable to connect my Air with my iMac for Target Display and Target Disk usage. Are there other uses for the connection besides these two?

jbzcar · Nov 11, 2012, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by kylera

I bought a Thunderbolt cable to connect my Air with my iMac for Target Display and Target Disk usage. Are there other uses for the connection besides these two?

It will be useful for any conceivable TB accessories you might purchase in the future.

Idefix · Nov 12, 2012, 12:02 AM

and maybe it will function as a radio antenna while we're waiting for Thunderbolt accessories to appear...

kylera · Nov 12, 2012, 01:10 AM

So in the short term, at least with iMac connectivity, there aren't any other uses, I take it?

orangezorki · Nov 12, 2012, 03:24 PM

Does the new iMac really have target display mode? I thought that died out a couple of years back, and before the advent of thunderbolt...

David

peeaanuut · Nov 12, 2012, 03:26 PM

I think TDM still works on the 27" iMacs.

kylera · Nov 12, 2012, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by peeaanuut

I think TDM still works on the 27" iMacs.

Yup. At least the 2011 variant that I have works.

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kylera macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Seoul	Uses for Thunderbolt cable connected to iMac I bought a Thunderbolt cable to connect my Air with my iMac for Target Display and Target Disk usage. Are there other uses for the connection besides these two? __________________ Current Macs: 2012 13" MBA \| 2011 27" iMac \| PowerBook G4 12" \| eMac 700Mhz Current iOS: iPad 4 3G 64GB \| iPhone 4S 16GB Last edited by kylera; Nov 11, 2012 at 11:19 PM.
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kylera Thread Starter macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Seoul	So in the short term, at least with iMac connectivity, there aren't any other uses, I take it? __________________ Current Macs: 2012 13" MBA \| 2011 27" iMac \| PowerBook G4 12" \| eMac 700Mhz Current iOS: iPad 4 3G 64GB \| iPhone 4S 16GB
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Idefix macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2012	and maybe it will function as a radio antenna while we're waiting for Thunderbolt accessories to appear...
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orangezorki macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2006	Does the new iMac really have target display mode? I thought that died out a couple of years back, and before the advent of thunderbolt... David
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peeaanuut Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southern California	I think TDM still works on the 27" iMacs.
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