Assessing the quality of Apple 27 inch Display Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt of the Apple Display can be viewed as the display smartest ever. And let's see if this screen is really true to expectations from consumers?

Thunderbolt Display is connected to the MacBook Air. On the right is a storage port supports R6 Pegasus Promise Thunderbolt and left the Promise SmartStor DS4600 storage port supports FireWire 800

Thunderbolt Display is $ 999 with an impressive specification, but not significantly different from the screen 27 inch LED Cinema Display, but its release last year. Both two-screen also supports LED backlight technology with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, Brightness is rated at 375 cd/m2 level, connected MagSafe charger for laptop support, and three USB 2.0 ports. Thunderbolt Display FaceTime integrated HD camera, while the LED Cinema Display iSight camera is only.

Thunderbolt Display (right) have more connectivity options than the Cinema Display

A new feature is really interesting is the Thunderbolt Display Apple added a FireWire 800 port, Gigabit Ethernet port and a Thunderbolt on the back of the screen. Thanks to Thunderbolt, the user can reduce the number of connections and USB 2.0 Mini DisplayPort is the LED Cinema Display Thunderbolt by a single cable connection to transfer content to other devices from Apple.

Thunderbolt and MagSafe cable (front) for Thunderbolt Display. Meanwhile, 27-inch Cinema Display cables MagSafe, Mini DisplayPort, and USB at the back

This means that if you have a FireWire 800 hard drive, you can connect it to the Display Thunderbolt, then connect to your Mac via Thunderbolt port. Ethernet and USB connection works the same way.

Check the connection with the MacBook Air Display Thunderbolt

Apple Display Thunderbolt was announced in July the same time as the launch of MacBook Air should be considered a pair of attractive products for MacBook Air owners with property in 2011 when a connection I / O's fastest speed today.
Apple MacBook Air has never been able to use connections to Gigabit Ethernet or FireWire 800 connection to connect external devices. This device can only connect via LAN connection options and USB-to-Ethernet connectivity with external drives via USB 2.0 connection speed is limited.
However, when the MacBook Air comes with a 2011 Eagle Peak Thunderbolt controller comes, the product can get a two-way connection is super fast speeds of up to 10 Gbps (Thunderbolt) and support a DisplayPort connector.
Thunderbolt port, users can connect to the MacBook Air Display 2011 Thunderbolt, then proceed Thunderbolt Display connected to the LAN via Gigabit Ethernet. And almost immediately, on the stage of the MacBook Air options have emerged to announce the network connection was made.

Ethernet connection on Display Thunderbolt appear in the list under the name Network Display Ethernet

Performed using storage devices connected to the Promise Pegasus R6 Display Thunderbolt Thunderbolt through the back gate, drive immediately was able to connect and display on the MacBook Air. Next, use the DS4600 storage SmartStor to connect to the monitor through a FireWire 800 port on the back of the Display Thunderbolt again this drive also automatically appear on the screen of the Apple ultra-thin laptops.

Check the connection with the MacBook Pro Display Thunderbolt

MacBook Pro, iMac and Mac mini uses Light Ridge controller provides four channels Thunderbolt 2 Thunderbolt 2-way connectivity with DisplayPort support.

A MacBook Pro 17 inch Display Thunderbolt connected to the left, connected with R6 Pegasus Promise Thunderbolt Display, while the Cinema Display is connected with R6 Pegasus.

As with the MacBook Air, the Thunderbolt Display connection with 17-inch MacBook Pro before the LAN connection via Ethernet ports, the MacBook Pro screen also displays the ability to identify the network connection immediately. In doing the drive connected with R6 Pegasus Promise Display Thunderbolt Thunderbolt through the port, immediately drive also meets the display on the screen MacBook Pro.

Set on a MacBook Pro, with Display Thuderbolt (right), Cinema Display (left) and R6 Pegasus Promise (next to the laptop).

Display Thunderbolt required to be installed Mac OS X 10.6.8 or higher to be able to identify the device.