I've been scrounging the internet for a good and complete list of laptops that have Thunderbolt. Many companies aren't even trying to use Thunderbolt as a selling point, which really surprises me. This is a ongoing list that I'd like to build as a reference tool for everyone.
Available for purchase
- Acer Aspire S5
- OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
- Processor: 1.9 GHz 4 MB dual-core i7-3517U
- Memory: 4 GB
- Storage: 256 GB SSD
- Display: 13.3 in 1366x768
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000
- Camera: webcam (sensor/resolution unknown)
- Audio: stereo speakers built-in
- Microphone: included
- Ports: HDMI, Thunderbolt, 2 USB 3.0, VGA via adaptor, Ethernet via dongle, 3.5 mm headphone
- Optical Drive: none
- Wireless: IEEE 802.11 a/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
- Battery: 4-Cell Li-Polymer 6.5 hours
- Touchpad: multi-gesture
- Weight: 2.6 lbs
- Apple MacBook Air
- OS: OS X Mountain Lion
- Processor: 1.7 GHz 3 MB dual-core i5 to 2.0 GHz 4 MB dual-core i7
- Memory: 4 GB to 8 GB
- Storage: 64-512 GB flash storage
- Display: 11.6 in 1366x768 or 13.3 in 1440x900
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000
- Camera: 720p FaceTime HD camera
- Audio: stereo speakers
- Microphone: omnidirectional microphone
- Ports: 2 USB 3.0, Thunderbolt, MagSafe 2 power port, SD card slot (13 in only)
- Optical Drive: none
- Wireless: 802.11 n Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11 a/b/g, Bluetooth 4.0
- Battery: 35 Wh Li-Polymer 5 hr (11 in), 50 Wh Li-Polymer 7 hr (13 in)
- Touchpad: Multi-Touch
- Weight: 2.38 lbs (11 in) or 2.96 lbs (13 in)
- Apple MacBook Pro
- OS: OS X Mountain Lion
- Processor: 2.5 GHz 3MB dual-core i5 to 2.7 GHz 8 MB quad-core i7
- Memory: 4 GB to 8 GB
- Storage: 500 GB-1 TB 5400-rpm, 750 GB 7200-rpm, 128-512 GB SSD
- Display: 13.3 in 1280x800 or 15.4 1440x900 glossy to 1680x1050 anti-glare
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 to 1 GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M
- Camera: 720p FaceTime HD camera
- Audio: stereo speakers
- Microphone: omnidirectional microphone
- Ports: MagSafe power port, Gigabit ethernet, FireWire 800, 2 USB 3.0, Thunderbolt, 3.5 mm headphone (13 in), audio in (15 in), audio out (15 in), SDXC card slot, Kensington lock
- Optical Drive: 8x SuperDrive
- Wireless: 802.11 n Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11 a/b/g, Bluetooth 4.0
- Battery: 63.5 Wh (13 in) or 77.5 Wh (15 in) Li-Polymer 7 hrs
- Touchpad: Multi-Touch
- Weight: 4.5 lbs (13 in), 5.6 lbs (15 in)
- Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display
- OS: OS X Mountain Lion
- Processor: 2.3 GHz 6 MB quad-core i7 to 2.7 GHz 6 MB quad-core i7
- Memory: 8 GB to 16 GB
- Storage: 256-768 GB flash storage
- Display: 15.4 in 2880x1800
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 to 1 GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M
- Camera: 720p FaceTime HD camera
- Audio: stereo speakers
- Microphone: omnidirectional microphone
- Ports: MagSafe 2 power port, 2 Thunderbolt, 2 USB 3.0, HDMI, 3.5 mm headphone, SDXC card slot
- Optical Drive: 8x SuperDrive
- Wireless: 802.11 n Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11 a/b/g, Bluetooth 4.0
- Battery: 95 Wh Li-Polymer 7 hr
- Touchpad: Multi-Touch
- Weight: 4.46 lbs
- Lenovo Edge S430 (i5+discreet graphics or i7)
- OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, Windows 7 Professional 32-bit to 64-bit
- Processor: 2.1 GHz 3 MB i5-3210M to 2.6 GHz 4 MB i7-3520
- Memory: 4 GB to 8 GB
- Storage: 320-500 GB 7200-rpm w/ micro-SSD, 128 GB SSD, optional extra 1 TB 5400-rpm if no optical drive
- Display: 14 in 1366x768 glossy to 14 in 1600x900 anti-glare
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 to 2 GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M
- Camera: 720p webcam
- Audio: stereo speakers
- Microphone: stereo microphones
- Ports: Gigabit ethernet, Thunderbolt, 2 USB 3.0, mini-HDMI, RJ45, SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC slot, combo 3.5 mm mic/headphone jack
- Optical Drive: DVD recordable
- Wireless: ThinkPad b/g/n Wireless BT Combo (1x1 BGN & BT4.0)
- Battery: 4-cell Li-Polymer 6 hr
- Touchpad: Two-button ClickPad w/ indirect touch and Trackpoint
- Weight: 1.8 kg
- Lenovo T430s (i7 configuration)
- OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit to Professional 64-bit
- Processor: 2.6 GHz 4 MB i7-3520M
- Memory: 4 GB to 16 GB
- Storage: 320-500 GB 7200-rpm, 500 GB 5400-rpm, 128-180 GB SSD, optional 320 GB 7200-rpm or 1 TB 5400-rpm without optical drive
- Display: 14 in 1366x768 anti-glare to 14 in 1600x900 anti-glare
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000
- Camera: none or 720p HD Camera Mic w/ face-tracking
- Audio: stereo speakers
- Microphone: stereo microphones
- Ports: Thunderbolt, VGA, 2 USB 3.0, Express Card 34mm, 3.5 mm combo mic/headphone, always-on USB 2.0, SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC slot, Smart Card Reader, RJ45 ethernet
- Optical Drive: Multi Burner/DVD CD Multi-Rec
- Wireless: ThinkPad 1x1 b/g/n to Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 AGN
- Battery: 6-cell Li-Polymer 13 hr w/ bay battery
- Touchpad: UltraNav multi-touch touchpad & TrackPoint, Fingerprint Reader optional
- Weight: 3.94 lbs
Upcoming releases
- Acer Aspire S7 (November 2012)
- Asus G55VW (Q4 2012, select models) (August 2012 for France, September 2012 for Malaysia?)
- Asus G75VW (Q4 2012, select models)
Rumored/Uncertain
- Gigabyte U2442P
No longer available/buy used
- none so far
If anything is wrong or missing, post about it!
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Wait, the G-series uses thunderbolt? I thought the plan for intergrating the TB into the MiDP in the G5/75 is cancelled?
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thunderbolt in G5/75 was delayed and it will only ship in new units.
Notebook ThinkPad Edge S430 TS / i5-3210M / 4GB / bei BUILT Direkt - Ihr persönlicher IT-Onlineshop
here it shows a S430 i5 WITH thunderbolt so I'm not sure about i7 only. also it seams the cheapest thunderbolt notebook.
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I got the information about T430 from this pdf from ThunderboltTechnology.net: PDF -
this topic should be a sticky.
you should also include the specifications of each model as well as other notes such links to the model page, price, if it has soldered parts such as the cpu.
I can help if you want.
S430 i5 thunderbolt I think it's really true.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/thi...thinkpad-edge-s430-lounge-19.html#post8700832
thunderbolt on T430s is only present on i7 notebooks.
on the T430 people thought it would have too but it's now known it won't have. check the lenovo subforum.
thunderbolt on G55
http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?16883-G55-Thunderbold-Port
That PDF is amazing. it's made by intel. intel must certify thunderbolt products. as we can see msi gus II already is certified. they could sell it dam it. but we can also see the Bplus TH03, which means that TH05 thunderbolt egpu is really under certification and that we will see a product soon.
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I asked a GenTech representative today about Thunderbolt on the G55, and he called the Fremont Asus HQ and they said they had no intentions of replacing the current model, despite what the RoG Asus blog reports. So I'm assuming they are coming but if you order now it's still going to be the DisplayPort.
The PDF was for Computex 2012 (in Taiwan I think during May?), so things may have changed since then as far as how large the catalog of Thunderbolt hardware is. -
you can use this format:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/wha...-11-14-notebooks-gaming-worth-compendium.html
by Mr.MM
Just copy paste some models. we can add more models and information later.
asus G55VW
ASUS - Notebooks- ASUS G55VW
price from $1220
asusG75VW
ASUS - Notebooks- ASUS G75VW
price from $1450
acer s5
Aspire S5 | Models
price from $1400
gigabyte U2442
GIGABYTE - Notebook / Slate & Device - Notebook & Netbook - U series
thunderbolt not yet available -
Ah, I really wish that the G75 that came with TB+660M is released.
Connecting a GTX 680 into that laptop would be awesome -
The technology is still new and uses are few (for us mere mortals anyway) but it will come. For now its still on the expensive side and I'm not sure if I'd have it even if it were offered. A lot of things have to catch up before it can pay for itself.
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I have updated the opening post with specs. Hopefully they're readable.
EDIT: I did a Live Chat with a Lenovo Rep on their website and they said that all versions of the T430s have Thunderbolt...do you guys think it's possible that they've decided to roll it out to the non-i7s? -
Availability might change with the country.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/668678-t430s-owners-would-owners-thread.html -
I am surprised thunderbolt is mostly reserved for smaller form factor laptops. Where are all my high end large laptops with thunderbolts
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Lenovo Thinkpad (yeah, sure) S430 integrates thunderbolt on i5 + Discrete graphics & i7 configuurations, somebody posted the series manual on the s430 thread.
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in T430s case also with integrated cpu, only the i7 version has thunderbolt.
S430 is the cheapest thunderbolt notebook. around $900. it's not available and it won't be in north america but it's already available in europe. the keyboard is compatible with S420 which has dozens of keyboard layouts, including international english.
too bad it has such a crappy gpu and integrated cpu.
I think we have to wait for the next generation for more thunderbolt notebooks. it really sucks.
but anyway we don't have any thunderbolt egpu device yet.
Gigabyte U2442 thunderbolt versions are delayed. they are indeed going to sell them in the future but just like the Asus the certification delayed everything. dam INTEL!!!
so we have to wait for a while. probably for the end of August.
Gigabyte confirmed it will not ship for now U2442 with thunderbolt. it might do it in november.
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I've done some updates. Some very small updates. This whole thing is frustrating me since I need to buy a computer like now and wold like to get a PC with the hardware capabilities of a MacBook Pro.
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Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!
it was expected, it will slowly trickle down to more consumer devices as the years go by, or die an unknown death. I think either way is plausible.
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Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!
its either that or go to apple side of things.
I did, I only regret the warranty support in brazil, its terrible. -
one more to add the list HP Spectre XT TouchSmart Ultrabook
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davidricardo86 Notebook Deity
AMD’s Lightning Bolt needs to hurry into mainstream in order to compete with what Intel's solution. Intel will implement it into the chip, I just hope OEMs make some appealing practical models.
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the thing is that AMD implements it it will be only on AMD notebooks and unfortunately Intel is much better on mobile cpu's. at least at medium high end platforms.
the AMD approach is much better because it's based on the pci-e interface giving the ability to eleminate any bottleneck. just compare intel thunderbolt with pci-express. it's very slow.
but anyway this is all worthless if this new interfaces are never or very little implemented. thunderbolt has been around for a lot of time yet only very few notebooks have it. not even 10 models.... -
FINALLY Asus is selling the G75 with thunderbolt.
ASUS G75VX-T4020H
ASUS G55VX now shipping with thunderbolt too -
one more to the list and as expected. hp spectre xt pro.
HP Spectre XT TouchSmart Ultrabook 15t-4000 | HP® Official Store
imo a piece of crap. there's better options for lower price. it has a great HD touchscreen though. but anyway it's not even convertible tablet.... er.. I don't see the point on these form factors..
soldered cpu, only 1 ram slot, a ty integrated gpu, not so light @ 2.1kg. at least it has space for a normal 2.5" HDD unlike for example the acer S5.
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Will we see Thunderbolt on a high spec i7 3840/3940 with high end Nvidia card like 680 or 680mx?
Want/need the power now but always want to add eGPU at later date
A List of Thunderbolt-enabled Laptops
Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by chillychili, Jul 12, 2012.