Companies that make stupid "docks" like this should have to pay for all the damaged machines.
Apple's laptops ARE NOT designed to operate properly with the display closed. They overheat, and they fail prematurely.
NEVER try to use your laptop with the screen closed. It's just plain stupid anyway - put it on a stand beside the big display, and take advantage of the extended desktop.
The thunderbolt PCIe enclosure has some serious limitations:
1: It's based on PCI Express 2.0 X4 electrical slot. The PHYSICAL slot may be x16, but the pins are x4. You see this allot on lower end AMD and Intel motherboards.
2: At a 75W limitation you are going to have problems with higher end cards. Although I think the reason why MSI didn't include it was because any card that requires a 6 pin PCIe connector for the card (and subsequently over 75 watts) will require more than x4 of bandwidth.
X4 is fine for storage arrays; my MSI Megaraid in my Server 2008 R2 machine works perfectly fine. It's too slow for high end video cards.
SO it looks like a final solution will not happen until Thunderbolt 2.0 comes out with the same bandwidth as PCIe X16. This will require a thicker, bigger cable, something Mac users typically can't deal with.
They've got the orientation of those Henge docks BACKWARDS - I'm NEVER likely to use a Thunderbolt connection to my MBA but I use the power, USB and audio connectors every day. Why would I buy this contraption if I'm still left with 2 of those 3 cables dangling off the top?
These so-called docks are designed to hold the laptop with the screen closed. Since you are NEVER likely to use a Thunderbolt connection to your MBA, what will you do for a monitor?
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Apple's laptops ARE NOT designed to operate properly with the display closed. They overheat, and they fail prematurely.
NEVER try to use your laptop with the screen closed. It's just plain stupid anyway - put it on a stand beside the big display, and take advantage of the extended desktop.
Mac Mini + AMD 7970?
The thunderbolt PCIe enclosure has some serious limitations:
1: It's based on PCI Express 2.0 X4 electrical slot. The PHYSICAL slot may be x16, but the pins are x4. You see this allot on lower end AMD and Intel motherboards.
2: At a 75W limitation you are going to have problems with higher end cards. Although I think the reason why MSI didn't include it was because any card that requires a 6 pin PCIe connector for the card (and subsequently over 75 watts) will require more than x4 of bandwidth.
X4 is fine for storage arrays; my MSI Megaraid in my Server 2008 R2 machine works perfectly fine. It's too slow for high end video cards.
SO it looks like a final solution will not happen until Thunderbolt 2.0 comes out with the same bandwidth as PCIe X16. This will require a thicker, bigger cable, something Mac users typically can't deal with.
They've got the orientation of those Henge docks BACKWARDS - I'm NEVER likely to use a Thunderbolt connection to my MBA but I use the power, USB and audio connectors every day. Why would I buy this contraption if I'm still left with 2 of those 3 cables dangling off the top?
These so-called docks are designed to hold the laptop with the screen closed. Since you are NEVER likely to use a Thunderbolt connection to your MBA, what will you do for a monitor?
Since you are NEVER likely to use a Thunderbolt connection to your MBA?
That's quite presumptuous.
Did an edit. Better?
HDMI is pretty much on all monitors and TV'S now. I don't like having to use an adapter. They did put one on the mac mini... why not the MacBooks?
seem like it would work on a mac mini ok ... boot in to windows 7