Customer Ratings & Reviews

I bought this adapter to use my Thunderbolt 2 RAIDs with my new MacBookPro (with TB3) while my Mac Pro (2013) was in the shop. It worked great and I was able to produce my weekly TV show on a different system for the first time since 2014. The adapter made all of my TB2 devices available on my TB3 MBP. Now that the Mac Pro is back from the Apple spa I am using the adapter to attach a TB3 G-SPEED RAID to my Mac Pro. So it will work both ways...making it an even better purchase now that I didn't 100% believe it was capable of when I bought it. To spell it out: You can use it to bring a TB3 device into your TB2 world OR a TB2 device into your TB3 world. I am only using it to access hard drives, so your experience may not be the same if you are trying to do something more complicated, just FYI.

I wish there was more clarification about this adapter because it is very specific for Apple's Thunderbolt port and the description didn't really help. I originally purchased this for the new MacBook Pro (with the USB-C port) to connect it to the old Apple Cinematic Display that I have which uses the mini DisplayPort / Thunderbolt 2 (the port on the right in the pic I attached). For Apple, the thunderbolt 3 (left port on the left of my attached pic) doesn't seem to be even backward compatible with the thunderbolt 2/mini display port, even though it should. Thunderbolt 3 laptop should be able to connect with thunderbolt 2 peripherals, like how USB 3.0 ports laptop still works with USB 2.0 peripherals, but not vice versa. Unfortunately, this didn't work out for me. In short, if you want to buy adapters from Apple, make sure the logo of your thunderbolt port matches with the logo of your peripherals' thunderbolt, because the ports physically looks exactly the same. If you are in the same situation as me (new MacBook but still has old Apple monitor with thunderbolt 2 connection), just purchase a third party adapter from elsewhere that converts USB-C to miniDP, because Apple doesn't make this type of adapter anymore.

I bought this for use with a Lexar Workflow HR2 media reader hub. My laptop only has two USB 3.0 type A ports and a Thunderbolt 3 connection. I use the Workflow which has a Thunderbolt 2 port with the Apple Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter and can access the Workflow's 4 card readers at the same time. An individual UHS-II SDXC can read and write at over 250 MB/s with a V90 UHS-II SD card. Most impressive. Definitely an excellent purchase, performs as expected.

Got a new Mac with the fancy USB-C ports but still have older Thunderbolt devices? This Apple adapter is a lifesaver! It flawlessly connects your older stuff to your new Mac without sacrificing speed or needing any extra setup. Totally worth it, especially if you don't wanna replace your perfectly good peripherals yet!

This Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter worked exactly as I hoped. It supports Thunderbolt 1 devices. I connected this adapter to the discontinued Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter so I have: Thunderbolt 3 > Thunderbolt > FW 800 > FW 9 pin to 4 pin cable > old Digital 8 HandyCam. I had a number of old tapes with digital home movies I never finished importing to my hard drive back when I still had a computer with FireWire ports. I was afraid tech had passed me by and I had no way to connect to the 19 year old camera. I'm glad the Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter works with Thunderbolt 1 devices like my older FW adapters. I'm even more glad I saved those older adapters!

Works perfectly. Be sure you are connecting to thunderbolt. Will not work on other types.

The Apple Thuderbolt3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt2 adapter worked perfectly. I needed an adapter to connect my Mac Studio to my Lacie 5Big RAID. It works flawlessly!

I purchased a new 2019 iMac 27 and was able to use this adapter along with a Thunderbolt cable to use my old 2012 iMac 27 as a second display. The new iMac has USB-C connections and the 2012 model uses Thunderbolt. In order to use the old Mac as a second monitor simply hold the Command and F2 on the keyboard of the old mac to put it in Target Mode allowing side by side display from the new Mac. Simple and Awesome!

I had a VERY expensive pair of Thunderbolt 2 drive arrays (2x 8TB WD Thunderbolt Duos) for my old iMac 2013 that I replaced with a shiny new 2016 MacBook Pro 15. This lead me to some peripheral challenges due to the lack of non-TB3/USB Type-C Ports, and the switch from an iMac to a MacBook Pro lead me to consider some Thunderbolt-based monitor options as well, since I wanted to still have a desk-based experience when at the home office. Rather than invest (another) small fortunes in the 4 and 5k Thunderbolt 3 options endorsed by Apple, I found that there were also MANY new Thunderbolt 2-based graphics monitors being made available and on the market (having had an Apple Thunderbolt display previous to my iMac, I was hoping by now they'd put out another studio display-esque replcement but it seems thats not happening now). I quickly procured a large display that was based on Thunderbolt 2, which allowed me to daisy-chain my storage array into a configuration that would allow me to single-cable dock, sans power delivery, to my new monitor, 16TB of logical storage, and a few USB accessories thanks to the monitor's USB3 hub that could be accessed through the Thunderbolt bus on-board. There was just one problem with my design - The monitor could only deliver this connection over Thunderbolt 2 - I was still stuck with a legacy connector, Thanks to this adapter, I'm able to maintain a clean single-cable approach, but I am required to still connect a power cable via Type-C connection to the MacBook Pro separately. This isn't a problem on the 15" MacBook Pro on my desk, but for those with the 2016 13" MBP (without Touch Bar) this solution would tie up BOTH of their 2 connectors (one for power, one delivering the Thunderbolt 2 bus via adapter). If Apple wanted to really have something here they could have used the Thunderbolt 3 technology and created an adapter that could deliver both a Thunderbolt 1/2 signal, and had a pass-through power port so that I could "splice in" power delivery. Also, since Thunderbolt requires a controller on board cables and adapters as well, it would have been nice if this particular adapter had been a bit longer, or offered in cable form, since currently I have to connec tthis adapter at the laptop end of the connection, making for more bulk. Again, if this had been a 2-port adapter (with Mini DP Thunderbolt 2 and Type-C Power on one end, and 3 ft of TB3 cable connecting to a single type C on the other) this would be a useful adapter for lots of desk-based scenarios. As the adapter stands, its a great, compact field adapter for connecting your portable device to Thunderbolt resources or daisy chains and does the job consistently. I have had no issues connecting my 2 WD RAID arrays nor my LG 34UB88 monitor. This method has no trouble driving the (almost) 4K display and the drives seem to have their full throughput as well, though I haven't benchmarked this (I dont like to benchmark the drives much, as they are production arrays and stressing the disks when everything is working well is just asking for disaster. All in all, typical apple quality, but I'll be on the lookout for a Type-C to Thunderbolt 2 docking solution in the long run to avoid this dongle setup at the machine on my desk.

Works well. Just the right length of cord so as not to create desk cords clutter and tangling.

Essential to my home studio with my newer laptop to my older interface.

Cable needed to use to connect an older iMac to a newer Mac as an option for dual screens. I could have bought another monitor but I was able to put 2011 Mac back to use for 1/2 the price

Works great to connect my older Focusrite Clarett 8preX Thunderbolt 1 audio interface to my new M1 Max MacBook Pro. It also works great to connect my OWC Thunderbolt 3 dock to my 2013 iMac with Thunderbolt 1 ports.

Works like a champ plugged right up and worked like it should..

Apple ThunderBolt 3 USBC adapter for a second monitor is an excellent addition to my setup. Plug and Play on the iMAC no problems what so ever love it!! So Simple to install . Make sure you have ThunderBolt 3 on the back of you iMac or you will need another adapter. This was straightforward plug and play.

These work and are great I have two, wish I didn’t need them in the first place however

It works as promised for thunderbolt 2 devices but does not directly support down stream thunderbolt 2 converters connecting and converting to other interfaces such as HDMI or Ethernet. It will support a downstream thunderbolt 2 hub does the converting to other device interfaces.

This helped me run a newer 2020 Thunderbolt audio device, a studio interface, with my 2015 IMac. I’m glad they carry devices like this. I did have to also purchase another cable that was not available at the store but when you adapt devices together you have to explore several options.

Works great for any thunderbolt device (displays are what I bought these for) that need to be used with the new thunderbolt ports.

This thing is awesome. Just for a Thunderbolt Display to use with my new MacBook Pro. It’s an amazing combo!