Thunderbolt 3 to 2 adapter

[dimme]

I am upgrading my 2015 iMac to a 2019, on my current iMac I have a OWC thunderbolt 2 dock which I use as a USB hub. I get really good transfer speeds from this setup. I would like to duplicate this in my new iMac. Would the Thunderbolt 3 to 2 adapter work well or will I be better served selling the TB2 dock and getting a TB3 dock. If so, any recommendations on a TB3 dock?

 

[Stephen.R]

If you only need it for extra USB ports, then the existing one will be fine - tb2 is still much faster than usb3.

I used a TB3 to tb2 adapter with an AKiTiO tb1 dock briefly and it worked fine.

If you just want more high speed USB ports (and or more accessible ones) Startech actually make a TB3 to USB hub which has some 3.1Gen2 (ie 10Gbps) ports - most hubs are still 3.0/3.1Gen1 (5Gbps).

 

[alphaod]

The adapter is just fine. I use with a lot of legacy adapters like Firewire that Apple and many companies don't make for TB3.

 

[dimme]

The adapter is just fine. I use with a lot of legacy adapters like Firewire that Apple and many companies don't make for TB3.

Thanks, So I should get the same throughput that I get now with my TB2 iMac?

 

[alphaod]

Thanks, So I should get the same throughput that I get now with my TB2 iMac?

Yes, the Thunderbolt adapters all seem to coexist pretty well even in a middle of the daisy chain.

 

[TonyK]

Getting nerw Mac Mini. Have an OWC TB2 dock and would like to do something like this. There is a dongle from Apple for $50 that I can pick up today. May just do it.

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMEL2AM/A/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-to-thunderbolt-2-adapter

 

[jb21236]

Getting nerw Mac Mini. Have an OWC TB2 dock and would like to do something like this. There is a dongle from Apple for $50 that I can pick up today. May just do it.

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMEL2AM/A/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-to-thunderbolt-2-adapter

I have the same OWC dock. The Apple adapter works perfectly.

 

[TonyK]

I have the same OWC dock. The Apple adapter works perfectly.

Just wanted to reply to jb21236. Yes, it works wonderfully. But now I'm thinking of getting OWC's TB3 dock so I can connect the OWC TB2 dock to a monitor, network, etc for when I want to use the laptop.

 

[joevt]

Some Thunderbolt 3 docks have USB 3.1 gen 2. Even if they don't, you can use the second Thunderbolt 3 port of the dock (or most Thunderbolt 3 devices) with USB 3.1 gen 2 devices.