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Thunderbolt is the brand name of a hardware interface for the connection of external peripherals to a computer.It was developed by Intel in collaboration with Apple. [7] [8] It was initially marketed under the name Light Peak, and first sold as part of an end-user product on 24 February 2011.
On the rear of the display is a Thunderbolt port, a FireWire 800 port, three USB 2.0 ports, and a Gigabit Ethernet port. The Thunderbolt port allows for the possibility of daisy chaining Thunderbolt Displays from a supported Mac, or connecting other devices that have Thunderbolt ports, such as external hard drives and video capture devices.
Comparison of legacy USB connector plugs, omitting the current standard Type‑C plugs. (All three Micro connectors are shown inverted.) Unlike other data buses (such as Ethernet), USB connections are directed; a host device has downstream-facing ports that connect to the upstream-facing ports of peripherals.
For the unibody polycarbonate MacBook (2009), the ports from left to right are the MagSafe power connector, Gigabit Ethernet, Mini DisplayPort, 2 USB 2.0 ports, audio out and Kensington Security Slot. On the front, there is a power light and an infrared receiver, while on the right edge, there is only the optical drive.
A four-port "long cable" "external box" USB hub A four-port "compact design" USB hub: upstream and downstream ports shown. A USB hub is a device that expands a single Universal Serial Bus (USB) port into several so that there are more ports available to connect devices to a host system, similar to a power strip. All devices connected through a ...
On the same date, the 13-inch M2 MacBook Air received a price cut from $1199 to $1099. [22] On March 4, 2024, Apple announced a refreshed M3 MacBook Air in both 13-inch and 15-inch sizes. This model retains the same design as the M2 MacBook Air, but adds support for two external displays when the lid is closed.
MacBook Air Unibody (Mid 2009) MacBook Air: September 1, 2010 MacBook Pro Unibody (Mid 2009) MacBook Pro: April 13, 2010 October 20, 2009 iMac Unibody (Late 2009) iMac: July 27, 2010 Mac Mini Intel (Late 2009) Mac Mini: June 15, 2010 Mac Mini Intel Server (Late 2009) Mac Mini: June 15, 2010 MacBook Polycarbonate Unibody (Late 2009) MacBook: May ...