Will the 27" Thunderbolt Display power a USB SuperDrive?

My SuperDrive works only if I plug it directly into my Retina Display MBP, thus taking up one of the USB ports. My powered USB hub will not power the SuperDrive, and neither will the USB ports on the back of my 30" Cinema Display monitor.

If I get the 27" Thunderbolt Display, can I plug the SuperDrive into one of the USB ports on the back of the display and draw enough power from it?

• Asked by Roger B from Los Angeles
• Jan 12, 2013
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Thunderbolt display cable length/extension

Apple doesn't say, but I've read that the integral Thunderbolt cable is just one meter (or three feet approx.). I have also read that it is possible to extend this by purchasing the two meter Thunderbolt cable from Apple and connecting to the extra port, but then I will not have powered USB / Firewire ports on the display.

Question: is there a connector that would allow me to extend the integral cable by adding Apple's cable and thus retain use of the Thunderbolt port and allow power to the USB & Firewire ports.

I am will be using this with a rMacbook Pro. I have some work I need to do at a few feet distant from the monitor.

Thank you.

• Asked by Jonathan B from Miami
• Oct 9, 2012
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Can I connect to an external Thunderbolt HDD using the Thunderbolt on the display?

I have purchased a Thunderbolt NAS drive from Apple recently and also have a Thunderbolt enabled Macbook Air.
My question is that if I purchase then new Display, can I connect the NAS through the Thunderbolt port on the back of the Display?
I know this is the case for USB but does it work for Thunderbolt connected drives as well?
Thanks!

• Asked by John H
• Mar 27, 2012
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Will the usb ports on this keyboard work with the Thunderbolt display?

• Asked by Brynne P from Charlottesville
• Jan 12, 2012
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Can a Thunderbolt display switch between two computers?

Can a Thunderbolt display switch between two computers?
If a Thunderbolt display is the primary display for a Mac Mini, is it possible for the display to switch to a MacBook Air? Without necessarily pulling the Thunderbolt connection from the Mac Mini? (Extra credit if this means the two machines could share the same USB-connected keyboard and mouse, via the same display?)

• Asked by Marc Y from Stony Brook
• Nov 23, 2011
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Can a Thunderbolt display switch between two computers?

If a Thunderbolt display is the primary display for a Mac Mini, is it possible for the display to switch to a MacBook Air? Without necessarily pulling the Thunderbolt connection from the Mac Mini? (Extra credit if this means the two machines could share the same USB-connected keyboard and mouse, via the same display?)

To the best of my knowledge, there aren't any Thunderbolt console switches yet. I'd prefer never to buy one.

• Asked by Marco N from Moraga
• Nov 21, 2011
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does the thunderbolt have the same glare issues as the standard 27" display?

I mainly use my MacbookPro for fine PS adjustments of photographic images. Glare is a deal breaker for this otherwise fabulous well priced monitor.

• Asked by Morris C from Austin
• May 24, 2012
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Dual 27" ACD possible? 2011 MBP 15 --> ACD 27" (thunderbolt) --> ACD 27" (display port)

I have a 2010 27" ACD (non thunderbolt) and I have an MBP 15" 2011 with thunderbolt. I want to buy a new 27" ACD with thunderbolt and connect my MBP --> Thunderbolt 27" ACD and then connect 27" ACD displayport to the back of the Thunderbolt 27" ACD.

• Asked by Efstathios M from Dallas
• Dec 24, 2011
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Can the Apple Thunderbolt Display (27-inch) be rotated 90° (into a portrait display)?

• Asked by Andrew S from Seattle
• Jan 24, 2012
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What are the thunderbolt display dimensions

I have a space in which I'd like to insert the display, 21"x23"-
Is there a display to fit that space?

• Asked by Eva T from Bermuda Dunes
• Mar 16, 2013
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