Using the 27" Thunderbolt and Apple 24" Cinema LED displays
I hope everything is having a good weekend. I have been trying to find an answer and no avail I am not able to find any solid answer.
Setup:
2011 MacBook Pro 15" (MacBookPro8,2 model)
27" Apple Thunderbolt Display
Additional Equipment:
Apple 30" Cinema HD Display
Apple 24" LED Cinema Display
Ideally I would like to have all three monitors connected this macbook pro, but I know it may be hard. At the minimum though I would setting for the 27" and 24" to be the two monitors. Some time ago, I saw a web posting and a podcast talk about some entity achieving this feat, but it require the Pegasus RAID system. I have noticed that I cannot directly connect the 24" to the 27" as the result is the 24" has a black screen and the MacBook Pro does not recognize the 24".
Now I have seen products which offer the monitors to be connected using some third party peripherels:
- Newer Technology USB to DVI/HTML/VGA display adapter (which uses display link)
- Mini Display Port | Thunderbolt +USB to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
Unfortunately the results would mean that my Thunderbolt will not be useful after I connect the 24" since it will not allow any more thunderbolt connections. That is acceptable, but I will like to hear from anyone who is willing to share their experience. I cannot find the link to a solution which allow the 24" to be connected to the MacBook Pro thru USB device (siimlar to the display link device).