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High speed multifunction port (interface) designed by Intel and first manufactured on a shipping product by Apple. Thunderbolt was developed under the name Light Peak and combines PCI Express with Display Port over one serial connection.

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Can you use a MacBook's built-in DAC while listening via a Thunderbolt 4 hub?

There cannot be this serial communications required for Thunderbolt with the CC pins shorted to ground for audio accessory mode. … While I can imagine ways to allow analog audio and Thunderbolt on USB-C at the same time I have my doubts it will happen. …
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iMac 27" late 2015 Thunderbolt 2 port with external USB-C hard drive

I have the Apple Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adapter and it supports only Thunderbolt devices. … with Thunderbolt 1 and 2 hosts. …
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2015 MBP (Thunderbolt 2) output to Thunderbolt 3 Dock

A TB2/male to TB3/male cable can be easily constructed by pairing something like Apple's Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter with a Thunderbolt cable. … These are often more expensive than any Thunderbolt dock, and often lacking in ports seen on a Thunderbolt dock as the primary purpose is video performance, not as a general purpose docking station. …
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KVM switch for Apple Studio Display (USB-C / Thunderbolt)

This would be useful for switching between two Macs that have Thunderbolt ports, USB-A keyboard and mouse, and a single HDMI display. …
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Why isn't the P2P 'IP over USB' connection a network service?

Because using a similarly looking Thunderbolt cable for a virtual Ethernet connection would provide a much faster connection. … that ask about it to seek out a Thunderbolt cable to get a peer-to-peer connection between two macOS computers. …
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Is it possible to connect a 1080p Thunderbolt 3 display to a Thunderbolt 2 port?

For example, can I use the Apple Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adapter + a male-to-male Thunderbolt 2 cable to accomplish this? Or maybe just a male-to-male Mini DisplayPort cable? … A TB2-to-TB3 adapter should work if the display is truly a Thunderbolt display. …
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Cascade Thuderbolt (tb) 3 to tb2 daisychain and to USB-C

What I found that works for me is a Thunderbolt USB-C dock. Connect the dock by a Thunderbolt cable and each USB-C port will support Thunderbolt and USB 3.x. … There's no adapter to get Thunderbolt devices to talk the USB protocol, but there are adapters for USB devices to connect to Thunderbolt. …
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How can I quickly make display switch between a MacBook and a Windows laptop?

An external Thunderbolt GPU with multiple display support would give a one cable connection to multiple displays. This might be considered an overkill solution given the cost. … There are cheaper USB docks with a GPU, but not much cheaper than the Thunderbolt options. The good thing though is they are far more likely to support MacOS and Windows. …
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Will my MacBook Air 2019 support two extra monitors with a 3in1 Thunderbolt to VGA/DVI/HDMI ...

How can someone know if a display supports Thunderbolt? You need to examine the spec sheet. … Thunderbolt displays are a bit rare so if that is a feature then it should not be difficult to find as it would be a selling point. …
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Are TB3 cables in any way different than USB-C cables?

There are active Thunderbolt cables that can be longer than 3/4 meter, much longer. … If the cable is a Thunderbolt cable then it should have a little thunderbolt symbol on it. …
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Can I get an eGPU without a thunderbolt 3?

To connect a Thunderbolt 3 device to a Thunderbolt 2 computer will require a Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adapter. … Thunderbolt 2 and Thunderbolt 3 are essentially the same protocol so no special drivers needed, but Thunderbolt 2 is going to be half the speed of Thunderbolt 3. …
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Macbook pro disable charging when connected to external monitor via thunderbolt 3 port

Use Apple's optimized charging feature. This may not have been available when the question was originally asked but anyone with a similar concern has this as an option today. (That is unless Apple c …
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DVI-D to Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3

The problem is using a Thunderbolt adapter when you need a DisplayPort adapter. … The description for the Apple Thunderbolt 2 to 3 adapter on the Apple store website even says this adapter does not support DisplayPort video. …
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Thunderbolt 1 to USB Type C adapter?

Use this adapter if it's a Thunderbolt device -> https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMEL2AM/A/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-to-thunderbolt-2-adapter You will need a Thunderbolt cable as well. … Even though the hub is Thunderbolt 4 it worked on a Thunderbolt 1 Mac Mini by using an Apple Thunderbolt USB-C to mini-DP adapter and Thunderbolt/mini-DP cable. …
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Impossible to use two HDMI displays with one Thunderbolt 2 connector?

Two displays from one DisplayPort connection requires "multi-stream transport", and Apple does not support this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort#Multi-Stream_Transport There are video adapte …
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