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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
Laptop for holiday. 13" MacBook Pro MC700/A or Windows 7 13" Laptop?
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1239328" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>As near as I can tell, either should be fine.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Thunderbolt and Mini-DisplayPort are one and the same. Having "Thunderbolt" simply means that the port is capable not only of hosting a display (or several displays), it also means that there is a high-speed data bus there as well. Thunderbolt is a new technology that is based on Intel's much vaunted "LightPeak" technology. Apple was the first to integrate this technology into consumer machines. </p><p></p><p>LightPeak is more or less a direct connection to the PCIExpress bus, so it's a boon to those who need to run high-bandwidth peripherals like RAID arrays or even an extra video card. It's still pretty early on and there are no Thunderbolt peripherals on the market, but I'd imagine that it will trickle out eventually as a compliment to USB 3.0, which Apple has not yet adopted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1239328, member: 24098"] As near as I can tell, either should be fine. The Thunderbolt and Mini-DisplayPort are one and the same. Having "Thunderbolt" simply means that the port is capable not only of hosting a display (or several displays), it also means that there is a high-speed data bus there as well. Thunderbolt is a new technology that is based on Intel's much vaunted "LightPeak" technology. Apple was the first to integrate this technology into consumer machines. LightPeak is more or less a direct connection to the PCIExpress bus, so it's a boon to those who need to run high-bandwidth peripherals like RAID arrays or even an extra video card. It's still pretty early on and there are no Thunderbolt peripherals on the market, but I'd imagine that it will trickle out eventually as a compliment to USB 3.0, which Apple has not yet adopted. [/QUOTE]
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