The product connects older 10 Gbit/sec dual-channel original Thunderbolt or 20 Gbit speed Thunderbolt 2 peripherals to the Thunderbolt 3 port with the USB-C connector as found on the new MacBook Pro.

USB-C and its Thunderbolt variant are the most up-to-date standards of the USB connector. They allow data-transfer speeds of up to 80Gbps, can fast-charge devices up to 240W, and conveniently fit in a ...

If you put in an order for a new MacBook Pro, welcome! You’re about to enter a brave new world, one where all your ports look the same as each other but remain totally different from every other port ...

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The new MacBook Pros have Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports for charging, plugging in peripherals and connectivity. Here are some of the many uses for this versatile connector. Patrick Holland Managing ...

Apple has decisively transitioned its new MacBook Pros to use the slim, unidirectional new USB-C port first introduced on the Retina MacBook a year and a half ago. Its latest MacBook Pro machines not ...

Commentary: CNET editor Dong Ngo cautions about the pain you might have getting the new MacBook Pro right now due to its lack of support for legacy connections. Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been ...

As the new USB type attempts to replace millions of old charging components, the world of ports has quickly transformed into a sea of version numbers and cable designs. It’s a lot to untangle, ...

Have an old Apple display that still works? Even with the latest Thunderbolt 5-equipped M4 Pro Macs, you can still plug it in—with the right connectors—and put it to use. You might find the resolution ...

Thunderbolt: Not since Firewire has a hardware interface been so enticingly named, and so sparsely adopted. That’s about to change, though, and soon. Intel has announced that Thunderbolt 3 (yes, we’re ...

Apple MacBook and iPad Pro users searching for a magnetic connection to charge their devices, may be worth giving the new Magrig Adapter further investigation. The Thunderbolt 3 magnetic USB-C adapter ...