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TB iMac What is the difference between thunderbolt and MDP iMacdisplayport iMacs when used as monitors?

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Somewhat confused by the TBThunderbolt/MDPMini DisplayPort compatibility rules, and the apple store people were unhelpful, so I ask here (maybe I should ask here first :) Hopefully we can come to a complete compatibility matrix.

I have a 27" iMac from December 2010 ("old imac") and another 27" iMac ("new imac") from July 2011. The first is MDP and the second is TB. I also have a MBP from July 2010 (which is MDP) and a MBA from August 2011. I would like to make a unified setup.

What devices can be used as monitors for other devices? For example, I know that I can use an MDP cable to connect the MBP to the old imac.

Somewhat confused by the TB/MDP compatibility rules, and the apple store people were unhelpful, so I ask here (maybe I should ask here first :) Hopefully we can come to a complete compatibility matrix.

I have a 27" iMac from December 2010 ("old imac") and another 27" iMac ("new imac") from July 2011. The first is MDP and the second is TB. I also have a MBP from July 2010 (which is MDP) and a MBA from August 2011. I would like to make a unified setup.

What devices can be used as monitors for other devices? For example, I know that I can use an MDP cable to connect the MBP to the old imac.

Somewhat confused by the Thunderbolt/Mini DisplayPort compatibility rules, and the apple store people were unhelpful, so I ask here (maybe I should ask here first :) Hopefully we can come to a complete compatibility matrix.

I have a 27" iMac from December 2010 ("old imac") and another 27" iMac ("new imac") from July 2011. The first is MDP and the second is TB. I also have a MBP from July 2010 (which is MDP) and a MBA from August 2011. I would like to make a unified setup.

What devices can be used as monitors for other devices? For example, I know that I can use an MDP cable to connect the MBP to the old imac.

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TB iMac and MDP iMac as monitors

Somewhat confused by the TB/MDP compatibility rules, and the apple store people were unhelpful, so I ask here (maybe I should ask here first :) Hopefully we can come to a complete compatibility matrix.

I have a 27" iMac from December 2010 ("old imac") and another 27" iMac ("new imac") from July 2011. The first is MDP and the second is TB. I also have a MBP from July 2010 (which is MDP) and a MBA from August 2011. I would like to make a unified setup.

What devices can be used as monitors for other devices? For example, I know that I can use an MDP cable to connect the MBP to the old imac.