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I have it, it's up and running, and I'm very pleased with it. Lovely solid piece of kit.
I mentioned that pdf as a possible starting point to research which manufacturers to consider.
As for actual part numbers:
- CableMatters: click here.
- Corning: click here.
- Delock: 83149; 83150; 83151; 83154; 83165; 83166; 83605; 83606; 83607; 83608.
- Foxconn: 2GTBDPX-01T.
- Foxlink: click here.
- Kanex: click here.
- Startech: TBOLTMM1M; TBOLTMM2M; TBOLTMM3M.
- Sumitomo: click here, page 3.
That’s a bit outrageous even though those cables are very expensive when new. But I wanted to show that non-Apple TB cables are out there.
You have it now.
What display, and to what Mac?
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Thanks for compiling. That was a generous gesture, and I appreciate it. This deserves a wikipost so it won’t get buried or lost.
Past-tense and finding those as used, yes. For present-tense and finding a new source assured to be a reliable source, this is not as straightforward.
You have it now.
I do! Cheers.
You might have sussed from recent replies how I’m on the fence about an Apple display (but open to other displays which use the same IPS LG panel series as on the A1316, A1407, or the 27-inch iMacs from that 2009–2014 period).
I’ve also evaluated A1267 units, but I understand those aren’t IPS (nor do I think one can swap in, say, another LG 24-inch IPS LCD in its stead). I don’t have a giant desk or space to be adding a bunch of external displays to do something like, say, Erik does (or you, for that matter), but I do want to have a supplementary display for a second desktop work space for, at a minimum, my Thunderbolt Macs (A1418, A1278, etc., but more than likely for my A1418 I recently upgraded).
[If this were a better world, there would be an Apple display at 24-inch like the A1267, would have IPS, would use mini Displayport input and, a technical feasibility for an end user (like one of us who likes to modify and tinker) to be able to swap out that panel with an HiDPI panel. But this is very much not a better world. The A1267 is perfect in form factor/footprint dimensions for my desk, whereas with a 27-inch, there would be some ungraceful overhang.]
But if, ultimately, I go with pre-A1407, then the reason I’m looking for a TB cable is for either interconnect between TB Macs, for running data transfers, and/or adding a Belkin-type TB1/2 dock to my workflow — something like the F4U055 Dock.
Separately, what I haven’t disclosed here until now is as of last month, I have an Atlona AT-DP400 which I found for USD$5 (well, shipping made it more like CAD$30, but details, details ::waves hand dismissively::). I got it for use with my A1261 and A1139 laptops, in the event I pick up a display with Displayport or mini Displayport input. (In theory, it could also be used with my Power Mac G5’s dechets GeForce 5200 card with the ADC and DVI outputs, but I’m probably preparing to pass that — and my 20-inch ACD — along to someone else relatively soon.)
[If this were a better world, there would be an Apple display at 24-inch like the A1267, would have IPS, would use mini Displayport input and, a technical feasibility for an end user (like one of us who likes to modify and tinker) to be able to swap out that panel with an HiDPI panel. But this is very much not a better world. The A1267 is perfect in form factor/footprint dimensions for my desk, whereas with a 27-inch, there would be some ungraceful overhang.]
But if, ultimately, I go with pre-A1407, then the reason I’m looking for a TB cable is for either interconnect between TB Macs, for running data transfers, and/or adding a Belkin-type TB1/2 dock to my workflow — something like the F4U055 Dock.
Separately, what I haven’t disclosed here until now is as of last month, I have an Atlona AT-DP400 which I found for USD$5 (well, shipping made it more like CAD$30, but details, details ::waves hand dismissively::). I got it for use with my A1261 and A1139 laptops, in the event I pick up a display with Displayport or mini Displayport input. (In theory, it could also be used with my Power Mac G5’s dechets GeForce 5200 card with the ADC and DVI outputs, but I’m probably preparing to pass that — and my 20-inch ACD — along to someone else relatively soon.)
So that’s why I’m being restive and squeaky-wheel about finding a TB cable which is absolutely assured to work when I need it as a TB cable. And for something mechanically complex like a TB cable, I’d feel more at ease with a new — NIB/NOS/OEM — example than a used one, when it would be my only TB cable on hand. (All other cable types, save for maybe TOSLINK optical cables? Buying used doesn’t concern me terribly much, because they’re cheap enough to eat the cost if they don’t work, but chances are also usually high they will work due to their relative simplicity.)
All Cinema Displays are IPS. The A1267 uses this panel AFAICS.
There are 24/25inch 2560×1440 displays (not from Apple or with their design language though), combining the resolution of a 27 with the form factor of a 24 (or a slightly larger one).
My pleasure as usual
I even did it all on my iPhone! Since those cables are TB1-compatible, I think they’d fit in quite nicely here.I see. You can also use your A1418 as a display for another TB Intel Mac. As for the F4U055, it’s decent apart from the slow USB 3.0 ports but if you don’t use USB SSDs or RAIDs much this isn’t much of a thing.
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Those are handy to have around.
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Everymac got it wrong, then, omitting that fine, but important detail.
Alas, I’d rather upgrade the panel inside an A1267, but I know full well differing LVDS connectors would all but make such a swap infeasible.
My pleasure as usual
A) Yes, they would, and B) you’re a masochist.
Yes, but then I wouldn’t have upgraded the i5-4570 CPU last month with an i7-4771, nor would I have maxed the RAM and also swapped out the OEM spinner with a NVMe blade and a SATA SSD.
This cheap upgrade (I already had the NVMe m.2 from another Mac) made it so that I now want to use the iMac as a standalone (with, of course, a second display as a potential path).
Interesting. I’ll have to bear that in mind if I do find one for cheap. As it is, the only USB 3.0 peripheral I have in use also has FW800 ports, which I can bridge in series with other FW devices. There isn’t also a TB bottleneck on the Belkin’s ports, is there?
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I’ve only plugged it in to the A1261 to verify the green LED was working. I still could have a dud, but the seller had a well-established, 100 per cent rating, so I’m not too worried — not for USD$5 (far, far less than its original price).
CalDigit‘s and Elgato’s is 60W. (I should hook up an ammeter to my docks.)
Use Display Finder, set size to 25 inches maximum and resolution to 2560×1440, adding other filters you like.
@Amethyst1
Thanks. I'll try.
Guys, maybe someone can advice some books or web-pages about MacOS internal UNIX utilities? Like waht can be configured in /etc/fstab (if it is supported) and similar things?
Thanks. I'll try.
Guys, maybe someone can advice some books or web-pages about MacOS internal UNIX utilities? Like waht can be configured in /etc/fstab (if it is supported) and similar things?
My (through-hole) soldering skills are pretty solid but a refresher never hurts. This terrific guide is available for free from here and I read through it tonight with the assistance of Adobe Pro DC on my 13" 2012 MBP w/ Ventura.
Now that my panoramic desktop is complete, I am starting to go back through older stuff to pull out anything I find interesting and file it for other uses.
This was part of an early version and I think will go nicely inside some InDesign documents of mine.
And yes @Amethyst1, this means no more tinkering. For the record it took 27 versions and 13 variations of version 27 over three years and almost six months (from May 17, 2021 to November 07, 2024).
Note…that's just for this MacPro.
This was part of an early version and I think will go nicely inside some InDesign documents of mine.
And yes @Amethyst1, this means no more tinkering. For the record it took 27 versions and 13 variations of version 27 over three years and almost six months (from May 17, 2021 to November 07, 2024).
Note…that's just for this MacPro.
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I always liked EEVblog's tutorials on soldering. Made it look easy.My (through-hole) soldering skills are pretty solid but a refresher never hurts. This terrific guide is available for free from here and I read through it tonight with the assistance of Adobe Pro DC on my 13" 2012 MBP w/ Ventura.
It is probalby better to sell it for what it is TB2 and buy a much more common TB3 dock for the price.
The TB2 docks get rare and are much sought devices.
TB1 or 2 is what I actually needed. Anyhow, now have the Apple TB2-to-TB3 adapter, so all is good. However, TB2 cables cost a fortune!
Just seen a couple sell for a tenner each on eBay via auction. Only one bidder. Maybe the market is settling down.
Have always been slightly peeved by keyboards. Specifically, having to have multiple items for the most-used machines.
Have finally found one that will pair with up to three devices, is compact yet has a full number pad (AND a Delete key!), and looks a bit Mac-like. It's an iClever IC-BK10, USB-C rechargeable and pretty good to type on, not unlike a Magic Keyboard 2.
Now all I need is a multi-device Bluetooth mouse!
Have finally found one that will pair with up to three devices, is compact yet has a full number pad (AND a Delete key!), and looks a bit Mac-like. It's an iClever IC-BK10, USB-C rechargeable and pretty good to type on, not unlike a Magic Keyboard 2.
Now all I need is a multi-device Bluetooth mouse!
A KVM switch may be worth looking into to share one ‘board and mouse between them.
Probably overkill for my usage, which, compared to most on here, is trivial. Realistically, my entire computing needs could be covered by a 7th gen Celeron sub-notebook, including gaming! And I have one, of course, as backup backup backup!
It just occurred to me that I should make sure the TB to FW adapter works before depositing it to my adapters storage box. So, I took the first FW thing I could see and gave it a try. It works and the CF reader is as slow as always. 😂
Eyeing up a "1996" Macbook in Facebook Marketplace - in reality an A1181 Whitebook of some description, so probably 2006 is what's meant. Peanuts money, so let's see...
This was totally in a different direction than where my mind was when I wrote that, but sure, let’s run with it!
“wanh-wahhh, wa-wah-wanhhh…”