English pronunciation of HWhat the hell is HachDMI?![]()
It was their language first...
English pronunciation of HWhat the hell is HachDMI?![]()
Doesn't the Belkin one have issues? Such as kernal panicks when actually plugging and unplugging the dock on the fly? Hope this is better.
Anyone know if this supports optical audio out like the rMBP's have?
Would I see any performance lost on games with this? I would have 2x 24" monitors plugged into the dock (1x HDMI and the other DVI-MiniDisplay), plus ethernet and all the USB ports. Seems like a lot for 1 TB cable and this device.
Also, would the laptop know to switch between the Intel graphics and the dedicated nvidia still?
So does this device effectively move the USB CPU overhead from the computer to a chip
in the device?
From my reading only:
No optical output. Simply standard 3.5 jacks on the dock.
HDMI would shut off when you plugged in the Dvi-MiniDisplay. In order to use two monitors at once (other than built in displays on a laptop/iMac) one of the monitors MUST be thunderbolt, not Displayport or any other type.
No idea about the graphics, but I would assume that it would work like normal.
Just because there's a short phrase doesn't mean that's their "way to sell". But please enlighten us with your pro marketing experience.
So using a DVI-to-DisplayPort adaptor that would plug into the available thunderbolt port on the dock, plus an HDMI monitor on the dock as well would work? I keep the laptop closed and just use my 2x monitors. I want everything plugged into this station.
Their FAQ seems to make it seem so.
I just preordered this for my 2011 iMac, here is my reasons.
1. The 2011 iMac has thunderbolt 1 only, so thunderbolt 2 dock (whenever they are developed) wouldn't help.
2. The 2011 iMac has USB 2, this will allow me to upgrade to USB 3.
3. The 21.5" 2011 iMac only has one thunderbolt port, so I didn't want something that would force the chain to end.
Basically I am using this to add usb3. The other ports with this device are not needed by me as the iMac already has sound. Ethernet, 2nd screen via Apple TV screen sharing, etc.
The belkin dock only goes 1/2 usb 3 speed, for $100 more, the matrix dock doesn't have 2 thunderbolt, which would end the chain. Both are deal breakers for me.
There are 2 other unreleased products, a kanex thunderbolt to usb 3 (ends chain) and a Sonnet dock that looks very capable but very expensive (although it does have DVD/bluray & internal hard drive support., so the cost is justified for those who truly need all the expansion offered.)
Anyway, although I would prefer a cheaper ($224 with cable) usb 3 upgrade, I went ahead and decided it was worth it.
USB throughput is always managed by the CPU. It's one of the major differences between USB and FireWire. That said, in the realm of today's multi-core processors, having the CPU manage I/O overhead for USB traffic just isn't the strain it once was with the previous generations single-core processors.
Yes - that's a slight minus.From my reading only:
No optical output. Simply standard 3.5 jacks on the dock.
HDMI would shut off when you plugged in the Dvi-MiniDisplay. In order to use two monitors at once (other than built in displays on a laptop/iMac) one of the monitors MUST be thunderbolt, not Displayport or any other type.
Just because there's a short phrase doesn't mean that's their "way to sell". But please enlighten us with your pro marketing experience.
It is hard to imagine a thunderbolt to USB 3 only adaptor would retail for less.
Wow, that blows.
Assuming everyone that has dual monitors uses an Apple Thunderbolt display is dumb, IMO. But whatever, just won't buy their product.
Will just keep on waiting for the Henge Horizontal Docking. Though the fact that you need to use their software to use the dock makes me cringe. I just want straight hardware-to-hardware.
Looking at their material, they always mention a thunderbolt monitor in addition to using the hdmi. There is an older thread where someone said they were told by Caldiget that if you use the hub's hdmi it has to be a thunderbolt monitor, an adapter will blank the hdmi port.
Post 147 by wshamp:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1568512/
That "sounds" correct because the HDMI would use the ONE backward compatible DisplayPort signal reserved for older monitors. When you add another "thunderbolt" monitor it MUST be thunderbolt and not DisplayPort because the "end of the chain" is the only one that gets to use the DisplatPort signal.
It was their language first...![]()
I'd buy a Thunderbolt to USB 3 adapter in a heartbeat if it was <$50.
It still is, and I hate hearing it pronounced "haitch".
I feel like the market this is going after must be ridiculously small... most people either need to maximize performance and will jump for the MacPro in a few weeks, or they don't need it and so can sit tight with whatever they have.
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So all you'd actually need is some kind of splitter that plugs into your thunderbolt port and offers up a second thunderbolt port and a USB 3. I wonder how many people like you exist. I guess it doesn't matter since I'm not an EE kind of guy and I swear circuits hate me, so I couldn't make the product for you.
What about "zed" for the letter "zee"? Or their pronunciation of "aluminum"?![]()
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