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title: "Can I use a 2013 Apple Thunderbolt Display with current model MacBook Pro?"  
description: "Can I use a 2013 Apple Thunderbolt Display with current model MacBook Pro?"  
author: "Rivera fuller"  
published: 2018-09-18  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49964/can-i-use-a-2013-apple-thunderbolt-display-with-current-model-macbook-pro  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["mac troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Can I use a 2013 Apple Thunderbolt Display with current model MacBook Pro? 

Can I use a 2013 [Apple](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12629/apple-cracks-down-on-os-level-ad-blockers) [Thunderbolt](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/102468/explain-the-significance-of-a-laptop-s-thunderbolt-connectivity) Display with current [model](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/61/ado-dot-net-object-model-and-attributes) [MacBook Pro](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/110662/how-to-delete-instagram-account-on-macbook-pro-safari-browser)?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- The metal and glass **Thunderbolt Display,** which measures 27′′ diagonally, employs the same 25601440 screen as the original 27′′ iMac and the LED Cinema Display, with a chassis thickness that falls midway between the last two iMac versions.
- The display is unique in that it contains a Thunderbolt port, making it simple to connect a [MacBook](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/102567/macbook-or-windows-laptop-which-is-better) Pro, MacBook Air, Mac mini, or Mac Pro. Connect your Mac to the display via the Thunderbolt connection after inserting it into a wall socket to obtain access to three powered USB 2.0 ports, a Firewire 800 port, a Thunderbolt port, and an Ethernet port.
- A MagSafe plug can deliver up to 85W of power to a MacBook, and a MagSafe 2 adaptor for newer MacBooks is included. The visual connection must be Thunderbolt; no other video standard is supported.

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