Use Macbook Air with external speakers

Does anybody know if the Bose Companion 2 Series III Speakers can be used with an macbook air. If yes, is there any adapter needed or can I just plug the cable of the speakers into the MacBook Air headphone jack?

Naturally yes .. The problem is not the USB itsself, but the fact that original adapters from Apple (LAN and DVI) are made from a Thunderbolt connector, and they do not replicate the port where they are connected to.
Others party LAN adapters that comes on USB port are only 10/100 Mbs, whilst the Apple's one is a Gigabit. This is why I asked for some sort of Thnderbolt hub, or any other experinced advice..
I know that the MacBookAir comes with a good 802.11n integrated wireless, but as you know (or can imagine), when you are in the office a Gigabit connection is another movie, especially if you are tranferring large amount of data or are connected to huge centralized databases.
I was preferring a MacBook Air to the pro for it's monitor: for me a 1440x900 is much more better than a 1280x800 when I'm out of office. On the other hand, the version with the retina display is at the moment too expensive for my budget.
The final solution could be a MacBook pro 15", but I was preferring the 13" when in mobility, for its form-factor.

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Hello,
I'm investigating the possibility to buy a MacBook Air 13", but I have a big doubt: most of the time I work in office, with wired LAN and an external DVI monitor.
I've seen that I can buy an USB to LAN adapter and a DisplayPort to DVI to connect to the Thunderbolt port, but in this case I will have only one USB port free a no other Thunderbolt.
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I was preferring a MacBook Air to the pro for it's monitor: for me a 1440x900 is much more better than a 1280x800 when I'm out of office. On the other hand, the version with the retina display is at the moment too expensive for my budget.
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Currently I have a MBP 15" and use it on a daily basis with both the built-in display and an external 20" (1680x1050) display. I'm getting a new MBP retina and don't know how OS X is going to manage two displays with such a big difference in dots per inch. Will the "retina-ready" apps look just fine on the retina and enormous on the external? Has anyone tried a configuration like this?
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-- Pedro

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