[OSX-Users] Re: New MacBook Pros and Thunderbolt update 1.2

[Steve Harris]

On 13 Jun 2012, at 19:21, m.c. schraefel wrote:
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> On 13 Jun 2012, at 10:34, Steve Harris wrote:
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>> Or use daisy-chaining on the display - plug the gig ethernet adaptor into the display, and use the displays TB port to connect.
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> Steve, this is great - and thanks for coming back in
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> alas (or not)  the TB displays already have giga ethernet. it's a really expensive hub with display attached. so the one display where it would work it seems, it's currently redundant.

Ah, I didn't know that. Useful - almost worth the upgrade to the new display, but I don't need two of the things!

>> Doesn't work if your display is DisplayPort though (like mine). Also the fact that the power and TB ports are on opposite side of the Air is a right pain when using them with the old DisplayPort monitors.
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> truly.
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>> 100 meg ethernet over USB is probably fast enough anyway, unless you're attaching to an iSCSI device or something.
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> good to know - i've always been a bit curious if those speeds actually move through the usb/ethernet adaptor. 
> and where does wireless max out usually - i've seen some arguments that on a local network, wireless will be faster than the usb ethernet. not been my experience but doesn't mean it's not possible. 

I'm sure it could happen in some circumstances, but I bet not very often.

> i'm looking forward to experimenting for the heck of it anyway with this dongle.
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> it's amazing to look at this for 25 quid when the hubs on the horizon by belkin are going to be 300USD 
> http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/9/2690454/belkins-thunderbolt-express-dock-will-finally-go-on-sale-this-summer

Well, that dock does an awful lot more than just gig ethernet. Non-thunderbolt docks are expensive too.

- Steve

>> On 2012-06-13, at 18:27, m.c. schraefel wrote:
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>>> Right 
>>> The computer Has two ports but the dongle does not so those of us with airs have to make that choice
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>>> Sigh
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>>> Sent from my iSomething
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>>> On 2012-06-13, at 10:06 AM, Steve Harris <swh at me.com> wrote:
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>>>> It has two TB ports.
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>>>> On 2012-06-13, at 17:44, m.c. schraefel wrote:
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>>>>> ah
>>>>> so one has a choice: high speed internet OR a display?
>>>>> dang.
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>>>>> On 13 Jun 2012, at 08:27, Chris Andrews wrote:
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>>>>>> On 13 June 2012 16:09, m.c. schraefel <mc at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
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>>>>>> On 13 Jun 2012, at 06:49, Chris Andrews wrote:
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>>>>>> > Gorgeous screens, by all accounts, and There's a TB gig ethernet adaptor out now. Allegedly there's FW800 coming but it's not on sale at the moment.
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>>>>>> where?? link?
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>>>>>> http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MD463
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