I have a new MBP and I am looking for hubs to connect older devices. I need to connect my Thunderbolt 2.0 devices, and it seems none of the hubs for sale have a way to do that. Am I wrong? Can I plug a Thunderbolt into a Thunderbolt 3.0 and have it work? Otherwise, any suggestions?
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Are there any hubs for the new MBP's that have a Thunderbolt 2 connector?
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I have not seen a TB 3-based hub with a TB 2 port. I'm not sure Intel would permit this, even if manufactures wanted to include such a port. The best and, I believe, only solution would be to use a TB 3 to TB2 adaptor. Apple introduced one when the 2016 MBPs debuted: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMEL2AM/A/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-to-thunderbolt-2-adapter.
I'm in the same situation: multiple TB2 devices on a 2017 MBP. I went with the OWC Thunderbolt 3 dock with Apple TB3 to TB2 adapter and requisite cable...