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Apple Says Thunderbolt Display and Original iPad Air Now Obsolete
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I have its precursor, the Apple Cinema Display. Still works great, even after 15 years or so. Both ACD and Thunderbolt displays were outstanding products.
Me too! Still use it everyday, I've been debating getting the Studio Display, but haven't yet.
Yeah reading the description, those specs at that price is actually still good today.
Devices without security updates not on my network. If a device is not connected to the internet, meets one’s requirement, use until it drops.
The only "obsolete" part is the Thunderbolt cable, something that is easily fixed with an adapter, which Apple still sells.
Damn.
I just bought one of these on goodwill's online auction site for $35 but they wanted $105 for shipping... glad I refused to pay.
I just bought one of these on goodwill's online auction site for $35 but they wanted $105 for shipping... glad I refused to pay.
My 23-inch Apple Cinema HD Display, which cost $800 when I bought it with my Mac Pro in 2008, is still functioning well. I have no problems with it, I don't look at the bezel so its size does not matter. In 2018 when I bought my Mac mini (2018) I bought an adapter to plug into the mini and the ACD. As I have said already, no problems. Any problems that it may have exhibited in the past were from the Mac Pro. Not bad at $53 per year.
My wife is still using my old Thunderbolt display. Been in use probably 9 hours a day, on weekdays, since new. No issues.
... I replaced it with a Studio Display for me, but she didn't want to spend money when she could use the Thunderbolt display for free.
... I replaced it with a Studio Display for me, but she didn't want to spend money when she could use the Thunderbolt display for free.
I have 4 of the Thunderbolt displays, in which I had 3 in use until about a year ago. Great monitors, and once the pandemic hit and people started upgrading, I managed to pick up a couple for really cheap (like $100 or so). Great displays! But too heavy for my two dual monitor stands I’m using at our desks. I may pull one out of storage for my daughter to use though.
Why would display be obsolete ? i don't understand.
What next TV is obsolete ?
Thunderbolt Display is the best display Apple made.
I have 2 at work and 2 at home i still use.
I don't need 4K Display.
What next TV is obsolete ?
Thunderbolt Display is the best display Apple made.
I have 2 at work and 2 at home i still use.
I don't need 4K Display.
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Security updates for Display ?
only thing i can think of is Firewire may not work moving forward.
For decades the trend was electronics improved in function and quality, while price decreased. Then Tim Cook stopped all that nonsense.
Yeah I almost added “just replace Thunderbolt with USB-C” but I think this thing was Thunderbolt 3 anyway right so that’s still not bad today, just as you say there’s no more native ports for it.
Even though iPad Air is now added to obsolete list, there may be some still working well.
Really? Apple Silicon has been the biggest leap forward for Macs in many many years. Macs are more capable than ever and prices are basically flat when you factor in the high rate of inflation. But whatever!
Many modern peripherals - including high-end displays, SSDs, WiFi interfaces, even keyboards - are based on microcontrollers and have upgradeable firmware. They only require firmware updates if there's a bug.
(See e.g. https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/...-updating-the-firmware-for-your-dell-monitor; https://support.logi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360035037273).
People got in a tizzy because someone discovered that the Studio Display was running iOS (most likely a heavily stripped down version) on an A-series SoC rather than some third-party display controller & embedded OS. It needs something reasonably powerful to handle the webcam and pseudo-surround speakers. Once any initial bugs have (hopefully) been squashed there's absolutely no reason why it should "require" another upgrade. You're not installing Apps on it, it's not on the Internet, it doesn't have WiFi, so security is a non-issue - and if some security vulnerability did show up its at least possible for Apple to send out a fix and save it from landfill.
I actually use the Studio Display next to my Thunderbolt Display. I know the tech specs are different of course, but I don't see too much of a difference lol.
I sure am! I often use my Thunderbolt Display with my M1 MacBook Air. In fact, due to the recent keyboard issue I mentioned, I generally only use the Air in clamshell/desktop mode hooked up to the Display. I don't think I really needed to do any color profile or calibration settings, though.