Slightly OT but I can't believe the low cost of the TB to GigE. I would have expected $49.99.

Its still quite pricy for what it does. In my opinion, it should come with the Retina MBP. 

Didn't this update make your Mac not boot on some? If so, then how do you run the update? Reload the OS and then run the update? Thats pretty shitty Apple!

Hmm - does that mean I could add a second gigabit network port to my Mac Mini Server? 

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Originally Posted by lilgto64 

Hmm - does that mean I could add a second gigabit network port to my Mac Mini Server? 

 

As long as you install the thunderbolt firmware update and have that port available, yes. Also, it has to have a Thunderbolt port, not a mini display port. If all of those are met, then yes it should work fine. 

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Its still quite pricy for what it does. In my opinion, it should come with the Retina MBP. 

 

Didn't this update make your Mac not boot on some? If so, then how do you run the update? Reload the OS and then run the update? Thats pretty shitty Apple!

What? It's an ethernet card stuffed into a little cable. It's cheap. Should it come with the Retina MBP? Why? How many MBP owners do you think use the GigE port? I use the GigE port in my MBP, but even I agree it should be relegated to a dongle (not included) if I'm in the small minority.

No...its the worlds most expensive network adapter. Typical Apple! It should be a $9 item. Someone will make one. They already overcharge for their thunderbolt/mini display port  video adapters. I always get mine elsewhere for half the price. The only thing that makes it more expensive is its thunderbolt...which is why I don't think it will take off. Its just way too expensive for everything thunderbolt. USB is almost always cheaper. I know thunderbolt can do more, but I don't think it makes up for the cost of thunderbolt devices. 

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You need to go read what the word "overcharge" means.

It means to charge more than its worth...which is what Apple is doing. Otherwise, I couldn't go to some other place and buy one that works just as well for less than half the price. I use a $5-10 DVI adapter every single day on my 15" MBP at work and it works flawlessly. It even looks just like the Apple one. 

And yes...the ethernet adapter is the biggest rip off ever. Certainly not worthy of $30 of my dollars if I were to buy one. 

I didn't say I was going to buy it...nor would I ever. No, there isn't a thunderturd ethernet adapter out yet, but there will be. The place I get my stuff from has everything else. Obviously its too early for 3rd parties to get in on that.