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Apple Releases $49 Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter Alongside New MacBook Pro

sputnikv said:
$49 for an adapter?! are you kidding me?!
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If anyone else wants to step up to the plate and produce a cheaper version (Belkin?) then they should go ahead and do so. Everything about Thunderbolt 1 and 2 was expensive.
 
Please, stop wining:

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http://www.satechi.net

Use it as a dock, be versatile when you need to be.

* example, multiple solutions exist *
 
cube said:
I would get a card of the opposite brand as your dGPU.
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I have it but I only used the Startech TB2 dock with the Startech adapter.
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Yes and according to https://thunderbolttechnology.net/tech/faq it sounds like everything should be compatible. Unusual but would be nice.
Is Thunderbolt 3 backwards compatible with Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt 2?
Yes, solutions and products built to Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt 2 specifications will work with Thunderbolt 3 via an adapter.
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One question is if you can power an mDP 1.2->HDMI 2.0 converter with this, because with the Startech I can't.

That's why I also have a USB-C->HDMI 2.0 converter.
 
vvs14 said:
I am happy people are finally seeing through this adapter ********... Also, people saying this is cheaper than alternatives are missing the whole point...
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The problem is not the adapter, but that rMBPs suck concerning ports.

If TB3 (excluding USB) and TB2 use the same number of pins, I would indeed complain.
 
Hopefully this or another adapter will be released that will allow that LG screen to be utilized on older Macs.
 
syphern said:
If apple had respect for the customer base they would package these with the laptop.
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And then people that never use Thunderbolt 1 or 2 would complain that they had to pay for something they didn't need and that would probably be the majority of users. Someone is always going to complain.
 
SO i have a question and i didn't quite understand in the keynote. I understand it has 4 TB3 ports, do i have to buy an adapter for lets say a USB stick or HDMI cable? If thats the case Ill have to carry about about 3-4 different cables / adaptors for the different connections OR are those ports able to accept all of those types of connectors from a USB, HDMI and so on? I say that right?
 
blacktape242 said:
SO i have a question and i didn't quite understand in the keynote. I understand it has 4 TB3 ports, do i have to buy an adapter for lets say a USB stick or HDMI cable? If thats the case Ill have to carry about about 3-4 different cables / adaptors for the different connections OR are those ports able to accept all of those types of connectors from a USB, HDMI and so on? I say that right?
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rMBP always sucked.
 
blacktape242 said:
SO i have a question and i didn't quite understand in the keynote. I understand it has 4 TB3 ports, do i have to buy an adapter for lets say a USB stick or HDMI cable? If thats the case Ill have to carry about about 3-4 different cables / adaptors for the different connections OR are those ports able to accept all of those types of connectors from a USB, HDMI and so on? I say that right?
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You will need some sort of adaptor for all the connections you mentioned. USB-C uses a different connection like this.

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