Apple Thunderbolt Display Review (with Setup & Demo)

[IntensiveBytes]

holy crap all those macs and none of them can play games.

if i had all the money to buy those macs i can get like a few high end gaming computers with a dual/triple/quadruple monitor display..

[EmoticonMayhem]

Why would you want to pay that much for a glossy montior? Matte FTW!

[barab100]

can someone explain to me why one would buy a thunderbolt display instead of paying 300 more to get a imac

[RICHtech101]

@barab100 Some people have lots of money to spend. some dont :)

[icoopers]

Love it!

[EL3CTR0NICZ]

what type of keyboard is that and were can i get one?

[mojo86753099]

if i get a macbook pro can i connect my 21.5 inch imac to it??

[MoldytoasterMedia]

This would be a lot cooler if you could charge the Air with the thunderbolt cable.

[MoldytoasterMedia]

Isn't the display, the same cost as an iMac?

And you can use a 27" iMac as an external display...

[laxaeN]

@danieldomsgen Is it a mac? or just a display?

[danieldomsgen]

@laxaeN just a display. you can connect a mac to this display. (apple . com/displays)

[MikMayhem46]

3:50 old youtube

[chonito124]

@SogMosee He doesnt have all the macs you idiot!

[Xaahu]

must be nice to have things like that :\

[Xaahu]

0:35 ur serial number :3

[Axeiaa]

Hazro HZ27WC, same panel, also backlit, also glossy, half the price. Quality control isn't quite as good but did I mention half the price?

Also 720p is mentioned as fitting twice on the monitor, which is wrong, it will fit four times ;) 2 by 2.

[austinscreations]

does it work with Mac Pro (not macbook pro) the real desktop mac pro?

[Moe3391]

@austinscreations im guessing it will. i don't own a mac pro and a thunderbolt display, but if your mac pro has a mini display port, and if the thunderbolt display also has one, then im pretty sure that you can connect it to this. personally, i would recommend a monitor other than this one cause it'll save u hundreds of dollars, that's if your only gonna use it for your mac pro.

[ZonaFilms]

@austinscreations no

[Dgon200]

1:18 WINDOWS 8!!!!!!!!!!

[Zakkkk95]

Next video: Mac Miller on the desk.

[40ozDiRtYHaRrY40oz]

1000 bucks wow thats more then my car but this is wayyy better then my car hahaah i wish i had one

[Stalk3rMusic]

What Keyboard is on The Desktop?

[Rocket33r]

@Stalk3rMusic Logitech K750 for Mac.

[Stalk3rMusic]

@Rocket33r Thanks!

[DoseOfEpic]

All I can afford is a big mac :(

[elevn7]

way coool... thanks

-Jack

[SogMosee]

he has like every mac on the table. The only one he is missing is the big mac.

[iOSXthings]

@SogMosee He only has one mac on the table.....

[spevi1234]

@SogMosee There's also the Macbook Pro, Mac Mini and Mac Pro.

[MrMoneyboy4567]

@SogMosee the imac?

[Shadus13]

@SogMosee Not even close.

[spyshocker]

thats awesome it has a thunderbolt out so you can have more displays. 7 would be awesome

[Hellstrom03]

I guess that's a Logitech mouse. How do you enable all the buttons?

Great video btw. High class!

[ccaian1]

@Hellstrom03

Download the drivers for the mouse and go into the configuration menu.

[bas949]

nice setup

[DenSjoveDansker]

can you close you macbook and use it like an imac?

[CameronScribner]

@DenSjoveDansker Yes you can :) thats what most people do... the thunderbolt display functions as an extionsion of your macbook. it includes some of the same ports and when you want to go portable you just unplug the display cable :)

[DenSjoveDansker]

@CameronScribner but i dont got thunderbolt in my macbook pro (its the late 2010 model) can i still use a 27" display, or do i need to but the 24?

[CameronScribner]

@DenSjoveDansker You can still use the mini display cable.... thunderbolt and mini display are basically the same thing. You can use mini display cable from mac to display with the 27 inch or the 24 inch... your choice :)

[McgregorKLB]

I see you using a mouse, I don't like the way a mouse works in OSX. Any tips to tweak it to your liking ? Love that setup man!

[iCouldAppThat]

check out the cinema view for something similar to this, but only $400

[mariokid2115]

The Thunderbolt display isn't that expensive in comparison to other Macs. A 27 inch iMac costs $1,699. You could Buy a Mac Mini and a Thunderbolt display for less than a iMac. It is geared towards professionals as are high end Macs.

[lCONlC]

Hey, i am going to start Electronic music and i will need to connect all my gear up, i listened and this could be it :) i could leave all my gear connected to the thunderbolt display and i can just take TWO cables out and go on vacation or facetime with my friends. Good Video bro!

[appleloveTK]

Apple should make a 21.5" Cinema Display.. Can't afford or justify investing on a 27" Monitor, and to be honest having downgraded from a 24" to a 21.5" I prefer the smaller size and better pixel density over a 24" with 1080P resolution..

[cr0mecat]

Does it work with the mid-2010 white unibody Macbook?

[skaterguy1423]

i never seen so much shit in one pile

[OmarElEtrProductions]

Sorry for the silly question.. but what mouse are you using and is it good?

[ajalyamani]

at 3:59 who would hook an imac to a thunderbolt display

[TheSmartPresenter004]

I would buy another Macbook Air instead...

[rajesh454522]

Do not miss to read, ONE BOOK FOR LIFE SUCCESS

[Demoras]

Hi! Is that Macbook Air the 11 or 13 inch version? Thanks!

[hoffbrand]

@Demoras 13

[Demoras]

@hoffbrand Thanks :)

[TheMicromedia]

That's a funny shaped mouse..

[Joehhh69]

What Logitech keyboard is that? And is there a windows version?

[Demoras]

@Joehhh69 It actually looks like the Logitech K750, which is powered by light!

[MrOnlinegamer2252]

apple is so awesome

[iphonepunker]

i would have loved to buy this but i have a 15" 2009 MBP with no thunderbolt port balls

[daro2096]

Why do americans say whatsup? Maybes its because I am english or getting old but you do sound retarded when you say it.

[KvizY]

@daro2096 why do british people say init? It makes you sound retarded.

[daro2096]

@KvizY

No only Londoners say that. I am from the north. And I agree it does make you sound retarded.

[journey994]

$1000? you can get a high end samsung 27" monitor for $330 sorry bro macs are over priced

[couer1911]

@journey994 I agree, how can anybody justify this, it is retarded.

[SeanWalshUK]

Question - can I run Safari in full screen on one display (for example) and use the other display for something else? (like running another app or using Finder).

[Trun187]

I work on a pc hooked to a 42inch hdtv and you say it looks "stretched". Not sure what kind of computer u got but it doesn't look stretched at all on mine.

[DubRXSTi]

Jealous. 

[makavelidada]

Would you be able to hook up an audio interface through it? like if i had a interface via usb then hook some xlr speakers in. would it word?

[MrTheduderocks]

WHY DOES EVERY UNBOXING/REVIEW GUY ON YOUTUBE HAVE THE SAME VOICE???

[xtype64]

its not a magic keyboard.. it has solar panels on top

[KingSt3w]

Does anyone know if you can set up the macbook so that when you close it, it doesn't go into stand by mode? I'm looking to do a setup similar to this, but while at home, I want to close the macbook and put it out of the way.

[rolandvparidon]

@KingSt3w You can. Just make the external screen the 'main' screen, like Jonathan described above.

[draxoX1]

for 200 more dollars you could have bought an imac!

[Marcel3540]

@draxoX1

yes, but only the 21 inch one.. and this display is 27ich with thunderbolt technology.. the "cheap" imac with 27inch costs like 1600EUR, i think its 2100 US Dollars, uhm, i have the apple cinema display too with a macbookpro 13 inch.. so, i'm lucky.. lol

[MrJoelWyncott]

By the way, for all asking, the keyboard is the Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750, which can be bought from the Apple website, or from Amazon.

[MrJoelWyncott]

Even with six different desktops open at once, and several different external drives plugged in, this tiny MacBook is loading everything instantly. . . . Apple rocks, face it.

[4nc3st0r]

@MrJoelWyncott ..as does my dell running windows 7. really no difference there mate

[MrJoelWyncott]

@4nc3st0r Except that every Windows OS to date is a virtual 500 pound barbell, and in time, every computer running Windows has to either be wiped free of debilitating viruses, or scrapped.

I'm just saying, Apple has done something right. I don't hate Microsoft, but they just don't do what Apple does.

[TheMrReynawa]

what keyboard did you use on the front of the imac?

[MrRobTopping]

what keyboard is that?

[Blumentopf1003]

looks great :)

[DoCkTaRoCkSo12]

apple.com



[Prence]

Just wondering at what point Microsoft is going to copy this idea for winblows?

[BradtheCrazy]

@Prence I lol'd. I lol at the fact that you spend 1000 dollars for the brand name "Mac" "Apple", etc. and support slave labor. I can build a PC for the price of a Mac and use it as a business level server. I lol at the fact that if you max out a Mac, it will eventually reach 18 thousand dollars. Yeah. I don't quite remember 16 gigabytes of ram being 400 dollars. Have fun on your Shatbook Pro or whatever you use.

[Prence]

@BradtheCrazy I lol'd at the fact you wrongly assumed I own a macbook, FYI, this is a winblows pc that I'm typing away on, and the only apple product that I own is the ipod touch 4g, and you can say that all apple products are way over priced, but there isn't another mp3 player that can touch the ipod touch in ease of use and versatility. And I know you can build a better computer for 1/3 the cost of any mac, I know because I built this one for just over $800.

[BradtheCrazy]

@Prence Regardlessly, you criticize a company that holds more honor to its name.

[Prence]

@BradtheCrazy No, I criticized not the company, but the substandard product it released, Vista ring a bell. And you criticize Apple in the same breath that you hold Microsoft in such high regard. Both companies are just about honor less when it comes to business practices. So please take a step back and reevaluate your view on who is better in the computer world. Because when the lights are turned on, both Microsoft and Apple hide what they don't want you to see.

[socoolRoberto]

@BradtheCrazy the apple laptops are so fast and high performanced. I have windows laptop and it is low performanced ans its new! nothing can compare apple products.

[mariokid2115]

Cool but should cost about $500 not $1,000. You fanboys are going to hate me but, it is just one of the many things Apple charges too much for. I still feel guilty about spending $2,300 on my 15 inch MBP with the high res antiglare, SSD, and upgrading the ram myself :( It is the best computer I have ever owned though :)

[BradtheCrazy]

@mariokid2115 You are not wrong at all, read my previous comment.

[ChadimusMaximus11]

Can you use this in combination with the new iMac?

[appleman53210]

@ChadimusMaximus11 yes you can

[davidajmartinez]

It would be a must buy if this display came with a discrete GPU, internal hard drive and 3 USB 3.0 ports. Oh well, hopefully next revision

[KirbyKoot401]

@davidajmartinez So you want.... an iMac? ok.

[SiaSound]

I have a i7 macbook air. I didin't know the integrated graphics could output that resolution. The fans kick up on the laptop when I play HD youtube videos. Do the fans kick up or the laptop overheat with that setup?

[shnunk1]

@FreeForAllGamerz A single core, 3.0 GHz Pentium IV, could not trump a 1.7 GHz Core i-series.

[Linasslepikas]

Great speech and great tutorial, thank you.

[bryno92]

Nice set up! $1000 bucks is still too steep for me. I'd rather use that money towards an iMac which will end up running much better than my Macbook Pro. So my advice would be to spend $1700 on a 27 in. iMac rather than spending $1000 on a display that is only as good as your laptop.

[aleksandersandstrom]

@bryno92 my advice is to get an dell u2711 much cheaper but with the same ips-panel. and the get an pc with better hardware for only like £500. And if you would somehow think osx are better than windows you get ubuntu for free and then a flashy mac skin for it. there i just saved you guy £1000 and you'll get a better computer for money!

[bryno92]

@aleksandersandstrom I was talking to the people who had a Macbook and were looking to buy this "display". Obviously if you want to save money, you should buy a PC. I personally, can't stand PC's. I remember when I used to use Windows, I'd have a lot of problems. Now I've been using a Mac for the past 4-5 years and I don't see myself going back to PC. Never tried Ubuntu though. But yeah, what you said is a much better way to save money for people who aren't die hard mac fanboys like myself haha.

[rsfeller]

@aleksandersandstrom yes Ubuntu with a Mac skin makes it run as well as OSX...have you even tried Ubuntu...not user friendly.

Additionally, this is not just a monitor but a one step dock for future thunderbolt as well as high speed FW800.

[mariokid2115]

@aleksandersandstrom Hackintosh bro. Linux doesn't cut it :(

[yopeople70]

What kind of mouse is he using?

[gbblackknight]

@yopeople70 Looks like he is using the same mouse as I do, the Logitech Performance MX - I use it as a gaming mouse, and I will say its as good as a wired one for it. Just need to make sure there is a good rechargeable for it... Very comfortable mouse to use.

[rxbartolo]

Nice review, but I couldn't justify paying that much for a monitor, I mean it costs about as much as a macbook air...

[rsfeller]

@rxbartolo It's not just a monitor so it depends on your need. It's also a facetime camera, speakers, usb port, firewire800 port and ethernet port. Several of those features the MBA do not have...so if you need the portability on the road and the functionality at the office there is nothing that compares...it's a great monitor. 

[Demoras]

@rxbartolo The monitor doesn't just act as a monitor alone, but I certainly get your point. It's not something that makes the wallet happy.

Wallet: ":c"

[ibanez0830]

@rxbartolo It is because it uses IPS display

[TheMasterofganja]

@rxbartolo Its actually inexpensive compared to similar 27in monitors at 2560 x 1440.

[smathproductions]

@rxbartolo you have a point, but every high end display cost about the the same

[guillermovidal1lfb]

@rxbartolo Hi, tomorrow I thought the same as you, but the Thunderbolt display has an HD webcam (a normal one costs about 100 euros), it has a microphone (30 euros), amazing quality (I don't know if samsung ones can get this huge quality). It's also a Thunderbolt display, it has 3 USB connectors and it has a beautiful design. But I think that this product would ship a lot better at 600 dollars more or less.

[flabnblab]

thanks I got all that...(EYES ROLLING)

Host/ person (Tldtoday) talking or doing this demonstration...

Please...i beg you...dont buy any tech toys for 1 week or so

take the money instead

register for a a BASIC COMMUNICATIONS COURSE/ media information.

how to structure/ write basic information, or a few paragraphs

Its obvious, you SHOULD NOT be doing demonstrations off the top of your head...weee look how fast I can do this!...you're not 12

no more than $400 at a community college.

[MrEpidemik]

@FreeForAllGamerz Does your 2004 laptop have a 2nd generation sandy bridge chip? LOL, no it doesn't... not even intel core 2 duo was out in 2004.. do your research.

[iToasterman]

iphone 4s not 5

[theoharis27]

please help my iMac does not play audio through the headphone jack and the jack will not hook properly! (please respond)

[snareman95]

What kind/brand of keyboard is that again?

[snareman95]

@snareman95 Nevermind. Found it.

[snowlover71]

can someone give me their opinion on the size of the monitor?

[TechW0RLD101]

you went to a POWER HOUSE MOTHER STATION WITH THE IMAC, to a Wimpy editors mac, dude that was a bad move , you shood have kept the iMac

[Ariful4305]

Dam it now I gotta look for @MinDControlDx

[Noi5ee]

can't wait for thunderbolt screens for pc, then we have docks for all laptops.

[shawnericolson]

How do you shut the macbook lid and not have it sleep and just use the thunderbolt?

[Ahamadou20]

what is that wndows 8 ?

[MewingFugur]

@Ahamadou20 Yes, the Developer Preview. Its free.

[daviddsiuser]

i wish they had a display this cool for pcs

[emirozmen]

Does this work with non thunderbolt macs? With adaptors and so on?

[fetsen1]

Do Apple LED Thunderbolt work with a windows pc?

I love the looks of the screen so i want to buy on but i don't have a mac so do it work on a windows pc?

[lolcibolci]

@fetsen1 Check out the Apple LED Cinema Display 27", its the same monitor, but with different connections. It has mini DisplaylPort, so you need a video card with that, or a mini DP - DVI converter.

[Problemstarta]

Nice review. By chance, does your internet slow down when you close your notebook? My internet speed drops 4/5 when i close my notebook.

[tolisBFMV]

great keyboard

[coolgabe123]

@everyone here you're dumb

[ThePineappleEater]

if i connect a tv to my mbp would i have the same brightness display options for the tv

[SAMAHAWK251]

what keyboard was that it looks good

[unc3unc3unc3baby]

@SAMAHAWK251 magic keyboard, you can get one at appleDOTcom

[Lorenzo763]

@unc3unc3unc3baby its a logitech solar keyboard

[k12wickstrom]

Nice review. Well done. Do you know if the MBA will support more than 1 external monitor with this high resolution via Thunderbolt?

[EpicXb0xReviews]

@k12wickstrom macbook air can't support two. Only MBP can.

[Ivlawspiers]

so its not a mac on its own you cant use it as a computer without a macbook

[BARCA882]

What was that windows 7 icon? U can have windows on a mac?

[sary6776]

@BARCA882 yes

i got windows 8 on my Air

[lameKidification]

rich person is rich. but seriously i want this display. nice review btw

[TheNaruto787]

can you conect two imac's to the thunderbolt?

[akyeren]

3:35 Is it *HD* Facetime camera with MacBook Air?

[tomsky]

I love this display a LOT! the only reason still didnt get it is because coping with enormous frustration that this monitor is lacking backward connectivity with previous generation macs Thunderbolt is new amazing technology and surely will set new standard for the PC speed etc i simply share frustration of many potential buyers shocked by apple's decision to "cut off" from previous video connection standards i think for the money it is amazing monitor just wish i didnt have to look elsewhere

[lukehardy98]

yh van u use a mac book air without thunderbolt technology 4 it

[DPCB01]

Can you have dual monitors with DVI with 2011 Mac mini?

[videopost987]

Apple is just so amazing to use! Thank You Steve Jobs! RIP

[Popalicious100]

Watch anooflow support and sub to her

[roccckkerrr]

does your mac air heat up alot around the top left of keyboard when say importing videos? (around wasd area)

[MrTcamp42]

what kind of imac is that? why does that not have the silver bottom part?

[lucasm191]

@MrTcamp42 it's a monitor

[hughnonr]

The thing that made me get the dell u3011 over this display is the high gloss.

It's just makes for way too much glare with my setup (window at my back). That said, for anyone who's in front of their computer a lot, and especially if you do video/photo editing/3d modeling/animation/2d painting or programming for that matter, a good IPS display is about the best investment you can make. That and an awesome chair.

[dellarsoul]

All the info you provided about screen arrangement and setting primary screen and spanning is 10 years old. nothing new there at all from previous mac os x generations or displays.

[Manjottoor007]

good review brother

[tylertyler82]

Just bought this off of Amazon. Just thought I'd share. That's all!

[Imadhatterr]

Hello there! I was wondering , how fast does this Thunderbolt Display perform connected to the new 2011 i5 processor macbook air 11.6 inch ? There is a decision for me to make and the only thing that stops me from buying such a setup is the performance question. Like,how good will this setup run photo editor or surfing internet or watching HD films and such things. Could there be any hard lags or something like it ? taking in account "air" performance.

[deadsearolls]

@AlexFoShizzle no. It is only a display with a camera and microphone. It also acts as a central place to charge/keep organized.

[AlexFoeShizzle]

Can you just buy the thunderbolt display as a computer? D you have to have a MacBook air? Please someone explain :/

[iphoneloretz]

Nice video. Beautifully shot too.

[keaper]

Great Review John, quick question, i want to get a lacie 1TB Thunderbolt, i am not really going to use it on the locations to capture and edit footage

So my other option would be to get a Thunderbolt Display and will this mean can i get Thunderbolt Speeds from the Display without buying the Lacie 1TB ?

15inch is so small to edit with...

[tiggerjayeward]

@Hanomag1996 ok