Thunderbolt Display Is Out Of Date
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Staten Island, NY Posted: 2/27/2015 1:00:00 AM
When Apple released the Thunderbolt Display, it was groundbreaking, and expensive. Now, it's just expensive.
It's been quite a while since Apple has updated their "Flagship" monitor, the Thunderbolt display, so it's showing it's age.
When you look at the list of features, you have to wonder why they haven't replaced it with a new model by now. By the name, you know it's connected via Thunderbolt... meanwhile Thunderbolt 2 has been available for quite some time, and it's twice as fast.
The most obvious problem with the current Thunderbolt Display is that it uses USB 2.0, not USB 3.0, which is over 10 times faster.
As of today, the Apple website still proudly says: "The fastest, most flexible I/O ever lets this display do things others simply can't." and "... With two channels of 10-Gbps throughput in both directions, it’s up to 20 times faster than USB 2.0 and up to 12 times faster than FireWire 800." and my favorite quote "The ultimate docking station".
The fact that Thunderbolt is half the speed of Thunderbolt 2 is a minor difference when you consider the "Ultimate docking station" quote. Do they actually think anyone would use this relic as a docking station anymore? There is simply no reason for anyone to use USB 2.0 ports for anything but low speed items like keyboards, scanners, and printers.
I realize Apple is most likely working on a new model with 5K and all sorts of bells and whistles.... but this one should've been upgraded to USB 3.0 a long time ago, and another model with Thunderbolt 2 should've been released the same day as the release of the Late 2013 Mac Pro.
Joe Crescenzi, Founder
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