Apple Thunderbolt To Usb C Cable

You can learn more about thunderbolt 3 and the thunderbolt 3 usb c to thunderbolt 2 adapter for macbook pro 2016 and later and imac 2017.

Apple thunderbolt to usb c cable.

It was initially developed and marketed under the name light peak and first sold as part of an. To charge an iphone ipad or ipod touch from a thunderbolt 3 or usb c port without one of these adapters you can use the apple usb c to lightning cable instead. Connect your iphone ipad or ipod with lightning connector to your usb c or thunderbolt 3 usb c enabled mac for syncing and charging or to your usb c enabled ipad for charging. Thunderbolt is the brand name of a hardware interface developed by intel in collaboration with apple that allows the connection of external peripherals to a computer thunderbolt 1 and 2 use the same connector as mini displayport mdp whereas thunderbolt 3 re uses the usb c connector from usb.

This article refers to thunderbolt 1 and thunderbolt 2. And it s capable of delivering up to 100 watts of power so a single cable can be used to connect to a dock or display and charge your macbook pro or macbook air simultaneously. Thunderbolt 3 usb c cable and adapter options are quite complex and confusing. With thunderbolt 3 a single usb c port can deliver power in both directions.

All thunderbolt 3 ports are also usb c ports. It s important to know too that your usb c accessories and cables will work with a thunderbolt 3 port. So a port can charge a device or alternatively be charged by one. While a usb c port and thunderbolt 3 port look the same thunderbolt 3 has some extra hardware compared to the more widely adopted usb c.

The simplest and cheapest option seems to be a usb a to usb c cable. Apple sells the belkin usb a to usb c cable. The thunderbolt 3 usb c to thunderbolt 2 adapter lets you connect thunderbolt and thunderbolt 2 devices such as external hard drives and thunderbolt docks to any of the thunderbolt 3 usb c ports on your macbook pro. Thunderbolt 3 usb c allows six devices in a chain so you can use this cable between your mac and each device in the chain.

The apple thunderbolt 3 usb c cable has thunderbolt logo on the sleeve of each connector. Either cable can be used with the apple usb c power adapter. You can also use this cable with your apple 18w 20w 29w 30w 61w 87w or 96w usb c power adapter to charge your ios device and even take advantage of the fast. The simplest and thunderbolt 3 usb c cable and adapter options are quite complex and confusing.