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Are you just trolling here, or are you seriously not understanding the concept of a docking station?
When you plug the display into a Thunderbolt equipped notebook that ethernet port becomes a port for the notebook. The display is now a display plus a docking station.
Take your laptop to work, plug it into the display on your desk and now you're on the office network at gigabit ethernet speeds.
neither...i just need an explanation why would i want to connect a ethernet cable to my display.
No, it would have been a support nightmare then. Thousands of people would be calling in asking why the docking station doesn't work for their minidisplay port. It doesn't make any sense to have it for anything other than thunderbolt.
The thunderbolt Display should work with mini display ports. It just won't transfer any data from the USB/FireWire/Ethernet hub. The display function should work though.
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On the Store, it looks like Apple are still selling the Apple LED Cinema Display as well as the new Apple Thunderbolt Display (notice the subtle difference in their names). Both now show the new Lion backdrop in their pictures.
Looks like they're keeping the old line open to satisfy non-TB customers, so calm down.
Looks like they're keeping the old line open to satisfy non-TB customers, so calm down.
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I'm not sure how great an idea it is to dumb it down and limit its use to only Macs less than 6-months old, solely to avoid writing "Docking functionality only works with Thunderbolt-equipped Macs, DVI connection supports display only" on the box. Sad to shaft all your pro users just for that....
Given the number of posts in this thread and many others, I think the number of people with minidisplayport Macs who will buy this thinking it will work with their Mac, especially given previous statements of "backward-compatibility" (yes, but one-way only) and that the connector is visibly identical, is going to be way higher.
At least my proposed way those uninformed people would only lose docking functionality, they'd still have a nice display to use. On the other hand, someone with a minidisplayport mac who buys this is going to have a very expensive paperweight.
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No, it won't work with MDP ports, at all. It requires the Mac to have Thunderbolt, full stop.
What additional functionality would you get out of the "new" display, if you're not able to use the thunderbolt powered features? The docking station, hd video camera and speakers all are powered by the thunderbolt connection. I guess I just don't see why you'd even want it, when everything but the monitor wouldn't work, especially when you'll be able to get the same monitor without those features for less.
I could use it with both existing and new Macs. I could use it as a display-only on my existing Mac Mini and MBP, and if I get a new Mac, e.g. when new Mac Pros come out, I can use it as a display+dock with that. Seems a simple desire to me, wanting to buy something that's somewhat future-proof.
What I don't understand, is why you would NOT want to be able to use it with all Macs... it simply gives you more options.
LCD is a type of display like CRT or Plasma. LED is a type of backlighting that is replacing the old CCFL.
This is an IPS Panel with LED backlighting. Very few other monitors out there bring this quality.
Thats what I'm going to do! I've got all the pieces except the new TB display.
The thing is that having both displays is not necessarily the perfect solution.
I want to buy the latest Airbook and my wife has the previous Airbook (without Thunderbolt) and so my quandary is this:
I'd like to get a cinema display, but it seems I either get one that does not take full advantage of having the thunderbolt option or I get one that only I can use - both choices are extremely frustrating.
Does anyone know if an adapter for minidisplay ports is being developed anywhere or if it is even a possibility?