On the lookout for “the final word docking station” to your Mac notebook? Look no further than the recent Thunderbolt display, a single 27-inch model packing a 2560 x 1440 res 16:9 IPS display, one in every of Apple’s fancy new connectors, integrated 2.1 speaker system, or even a Firewire 800 slot. There’s also a built-in FaceTime HD camera and Mic, Gigabit Ethernet, three USB 2.0 ports and MagSafe charging to your laptop, however the difference is that single speedy DisplayPort outlet. It could daisy chain as much as six high speed devices and all those connectors mean when it is time to take your laptop at the go there is a minimum of cables tether it for your desk. It’ll cost $999 to bring home in exactly a couple of days, if resolving cable clutter is an efficient enough reason to ditch your old Cinema Display.
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CUPERTINO, California-July 20, 2011-Apple® today unveiled the recent Apple Thunderbolt Display, the world’s first display with Thunderbolt I/O technology and the final word docking station in your Mac® notebook. With only a single cable, users can connect a Thunderbolt-enabled Mac to the 27-inch Apple Thunderbolt Display and access its FaceTime® camera, prime quality audio, and Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire® 800, USB 2.0 and Thunderbolt ports. Designed specifically for Mac notebooks, the brand new display features a chic, thin, aluminum and glass enclosure, and features a MagSafe® connector that charges your MacBook® Pro or MacBook Air®.
“The Apple Thunderbolt Display is without equal docking station in your Mac notebook,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice chairman of world Product Marketing. “With only one cable, users can dock with their new display and fasten to high performance peripherals, network connections and audio devices.”
With a fantastic 16:9 edge-to-edge glass design, the Thunderbolt Display uses IPS technology to produce a super image across an ultra wide 178 degree viewing angle. Any Thunderbolt-enabled Mac notebook can dock with the display to quickly and simply create an entire-fledged desktop solution. The Thunderbolt Display encompasses a built-in FaceTime HD video camera for crisp video conferencing, a 2.1 speaker system for top of the range audio, an integrated MagSafe charger to maintain Mac notebooks charged, three USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 800 port, one Gigabit Ethernet port and a Thunderbolt port for daisy chaining as much as five additional Thunderbolt devices.
The Thunderbolt Display is the world’s first display to incorporate Thunderbolt I/O technology. Featuring two bi-directional channels with transfer hastens to a terrific 10Gbps each, each Thunderbolt port delivers PCI Express on to external peripherals together with high performance storage and RAID arrays, supports DisplayPort for prime resolution displays and works with existing adapters for HDMI, DVI and VGA displays. Thunderbolt-based Macs with discrete graphics can drive two external displays giving professional users over 7 million additional pixels of display real estate and the power to daisy chain additional Thunderbolt devices, in addition to video and audio capture devices.
The Thunderbolt Display includes an ambient light sensor which automatically adjusts the display brightness according to external lighting conditions and uses only as much energy as essential to provide an optimum viewing experience. Made with mercury-free LED technology, arsenic-free glass and highly recyclable materials, the recent display meets Energy Star 5.0 requirements and achieves EPEAT Gold status.* The recent display contains no brominated flame retardants and all cables and components are PVC-free.
Pricing & Availability
The brand new Thunderbolt Display shall be available in the next 60 days throughout the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of $999 (US). The Apple Thunderbolt Display requires a Mac with a Thunderbolt I/O port.
*EPEAT is an independent organization that helps customers compare the environmental performance of notebooks and desktops. For additional information visit www.epeat.net.
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