Which dongle/dock for Macbook Pro 2018 to use iPad Pro and iMac as external screens?

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rednev

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Hi,

I am asking for a friend who has recently purchased a 2018 Macbook Pro. He is confused as to the best / cost effective method when it comes to getting the correct dongles/adapters/dock.

They want to be able to connect their new Macbook Pro to either their iPad Pro or iMac as secondary screens (they wont all be connected at the same time, the laptop will only be connected to one secondary screen at a time).

- Use their iPad Pro as a slave screen (iPad Pro has a Lightning connector)

and

- Use their old iMac 21” (late 2013 with a thunderbolt 2) as an external display

They would also like to have some USB-A type ports to connect older peripherals.

Apple's adapters are so expensive, so was wondering if there were any third party solutions?


Can anyone help?

Thanks
 
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xraydoc said:
Use Apple's own USB-C to Lightning cable for best results.
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Hi, yeah I know the official cable would be the ideal solution, but if its possible to find a cable/dock that can do whats needed without paying Apple's brand premium that would be better :)
 
So your friend has a 2018 MacBook Pro, an iMac, and an iPad Pro, but has trouble spending $19 for an Apple cable?
 
chabig said:
So your friend has a 2018 MacBook Pro, an iMac, and an iPad Pro, but has trouble spending $19 for an Apple cable?
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£26 here in the UK, if a £8 cable does the same job, why not go for it?

£50 for official thunderbolt 3 to 2 adapter

£20 per USB-C to USB-A adapter X 2

So that's over £116 just to connect to devices, why would anyone begrudge someone saving some cash on these things?
 
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