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> You can plug a TB3 device into a TB2 laptop with a simple adapter. I don't know of any such adapter. Do they exist? The Apple one allows you to use TB2 devic
by hyperknot 10y ago
> You can plug a TB3 device into a TB2 laptop with a simple adapter.
I don't know of any such adapter. Do they exist? The Apple one allows you to use TB2 devices with your new TB3 laptop, not the other way.
- abrowne 10y agoFrom Apple's Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter page http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMEL2AM/A/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-to-thunderbolt-2-adapter http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMEL2AM/A/thunderbolt-3-us... As a bidirectional adapter, it can also connect new Thunderbolt 3 devices to a Mac with a Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt 2 port and macOS Sierra.
- hyperknot 10y agoBut it's impossible to even plug it in: it has a male USB-C and a female mini-DisplayPort sized plugs.
- wrigby 10y agoAssuming the Thunderbolt 3 device has a type-C female on it, you could simply plug the TB3 connector on the dongle into the device, and use a TB2 male to male cable to connect it to the laptop.
- hyperknot 10y agoI could never possibly come up with using a dongle that way, but you are right it can indeed fit when used like that at the device.