But as for the docking station part of this product, it's disappointing to pay this much only to have to pay even more to get decent audio and enough USB ports

Even the 2.0 USB doesn't bother me because of backward compatibility

the sound is tremendous, the built in webcam is great, the powered USB ports that work while your computer isn't hooked up are awesome

For anything serious, I would use a USB microphone like Blue Microphones Snowball, which I've used on the few occasions I've been a guest on a podcast

It was well worth the money since it acts like a hub for ethernet, USB and thunderbolt connections.

I couldn't figure out why my USB 3.0 HD was so slow until realizing the monitor only runs on USB 2.0.

It should support USB 3 for the price

However, although my MacBook Pro (which I bought in the same order as the display) has USB 3.0 ports, the Display only has USB 2.0 ports, not not enough of them

INADEQUATE USB PORTSThere are 3 USB ports on the back of the display, which isn't enough for the real world

This monitor has 3 USB 2.0 ports and they work just fine, but an upgrade to USB 3.0.

great quality and performance, attractive, and has the capability to offer built-in power connector for laptops, as well as additional usb/ethernet ports on rear

USB 3.0 is much faster than USB 2.0 and FW800, and its devices are much cheaper than that of TB

My USB 3.0 hard drive for time capsule backups

But, If the display did have USB 3.0 support, it would be a really great feature

The display is razor sharp, the sound is good, and the USB, firewire and thunderbolt ports are great.