Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter

[gentleman00]

Does this adapter work if I want to connect a 2012 apple thunderbolt display to a 2016 Apple 12" MacBook? The apple store employee said it would work, but I had no success when I purchased the Apple adapter and tried to connect the two devices.

 

[jmoore5196]

The single port on the 12" MacBook is USB-C, not Thunderbolt. So no, you can't connect a Thunderbolt display. You might have better luck with one of the older DisplayPort displays, but I'm not certain that will work either.

 

[gentleman00]

Thanks. There seems to be no simple, inexpensive solution.

 

[dyn]

The computer needs to have Thunderbolt. If it doesn't (none of the MacBooks do, only the MacBook Pro does) then there is no solution. You need to look at a replacement for your Thunderbolt display. There are some great USB-C ones out there.