Is the MiniDisplay port on these laptops compatible with Thunderbolt external hard drives and RAID arrays?
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I am afraid I can't answer your question directly -- have used the port for VGA presentations and had no problems. Just haven't used it for the Thunderbolt external hard drives and RAID arrays. About all I can say about the Thinkpad is that everything I have tried so far has worked perfectly.
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It has a display port in addition to the USB ports but I don't know if that's the same as a Thunderbolt port. Sorry I can't offer more help. Note the packaging does not list Thunderbolt amongst its ports/capabilities.
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They do not appear to be the same thing although they have the same plug. Here's is what Apple has to say: 16. Can I connect a Mini DisplayPort display to my Apple Thunderbolt Display for computers that support using more than one display?Mini DisplayPort displays will not function if connected to the Thunderbolt port of an Apple Thunderbolt Display. Displays connected via Mini DisplayPort video adapter or cable to the Thunderbolt port of an Apple Thunderbolt Display will not work. This is from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5219#1
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Hi, any laptop with HDMI and VGA ports are compatible with this unit.Thanks, PCrush
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I apologize for not actually answering your question. But, I just want to offer an observation. I do not believe that there will be anything to be gained by Thunderbolt 2 as long as you are connecting it to a 6Gb SATA connected drive... Or, to a spinning hard drive, for that matter. Even with a speed striped RAID won't come near the maximum capacity of a Thunderbolt 1 (or even USB 3). I think that solid state drives, attached through PCIe are going to be required to achieve any speed gains moving forward.
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I have not tested this, but I see no reason why it wouldn't. When you plug it in, it is recognized just like any other USB external would be recognized. No special drivers needed. The RAID is hardware controlled, the machine only sees 1 logical drive.
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As far as I know from the documentation, if you place the drives in with the dip switches set to JBOD then you should be fine. I'm not sure how well that functions since I was mainly interested in the HW RAID.
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I just Received this drive. It is not compatible with the thunderbolt adapter (no I/O sockets for the adapter). It only has a USB-3 and power connection. I'm not sure where they came up with STDU4000100 on the sales page because the model # on the case is: SRD00F2. I will be questioning Amazon on this.
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Errr... no. It's a Thunderbolt drive. The Thunderbolt adaptor is to connect a FW device to a TB connector on the computer.
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I have used it with both, works perfectly with either. Get the thunderbolt adapter.
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Yeah. Mini display and thunderbolt are the same size/thing. Works perfect with my MacBook Air.
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Yes, the thunderbolt port on late 2011 Macbook Pro models doubles as a mini displayport.
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if you're talking about the SATA speed ports, I have mine plugged into a SATA 6GB port and not a problem
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No, that's why I returned it....they did away with the display port and made them thunderbolt ports instead, hope this is helpful
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it only fits for computers or compatible video sources with Mini DisplayPort / Thunderbolt
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I'm sure it would work but I have not used my hard drives yet. You might have to get a Thunderbolt connection.
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I would think that would work. I personally use the "Thunderbolt" to DVI or VGA.