Customer Ratings & Reviews

Current Apple MacBooks are equipped with Thunderbolt 3 ports. Unfortunately, older Apple devices are not. My mid-2011 iMac with Thunderbolt 2 ports was limping along on an older Mac OS and is incapable of upgrading further. The adapter allows me to connect my new 2019 iMac to the older 2011 machine to use as a great external monitor or access / transfer files. My biggest complaint is the cost. Currently the technology is Apple only, and there is no competitive brand available that performs the same function. BE AWARE - The port is USB-C construction, but you can NOT use the Thunderbolt 3 port with any USB-C plug that is not designated as Thunderbolt 3. The adapter contains its own computer chip allowing 2-way and multi-use communication that is different than a simple USB-C adapter.

This was a multi use item that was a good purchase for what it was intended for.

Bought this because I found an abandoned apple monitor in office. Probably last owner didn’t know this dongle allows using these on modern apple computers. Works great!

Open box but in great condition and works perfectly

This was helpful to connect my macbook air to apple display.

I bought this piece to connect my 2020 MacBook Air to my Thunderbolt Display and it has been amazing. Cord works beautifully and it was a good price.

I bought this to be able to access an older device by daisy chaining a Thunderbolt 2 adapter to this one. It worked just as I expected.

It's a little expensive but well worth it. It made it so that I could finally use my 2012 era thunderbolt display with my m2 laptop.

If you need to go from the new Type-C and Thunderbolt 3 connection to any other Pre-Type C Thunderbolt connection, this is pretty much your only option. Apple sells an overpriced ($50) Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter. It’s a simple affair, just an input port, and a Thunderbolt 2 cable but it allowed us to use the LaCie d2 drive at Thunderbolt speeds. This is the one adapter that no one else has managed to build into their devices. So, a Type-C dock only works with a computer with Type-C, which is a shame. Sitting down with some engineers who worked with the Thunderbolt chip sets, the reason is primarily cost, the initial chip sets were very expensive, and used 3 chips, now they have it down to a single chip, and while a third of the initial cost, Thunderbolt is still expensive to implement. But, Intel has loosened up, so expect a bit more traction and adoption for the technology. Still, we would love a dock that handles both Type-C and earlier iterations of Thunderbolt. When this was introduced to the public it was $29, and now it’s $50. Come on Apple, give users a break, this should be $19, not $50, but it’s the only game in town at the moment, so you don’t have a choice. Kanex has announced an adapter due to ship at the end of the summer.

This adapter is perfect for connecting my dated audio interfaces to my newer laptops.. works perfectly I would recommend it!

Excellent! Does exactly what I purchased it for. Love it

High quality Apple part as usual. Easy to use, works well. I haven't had any issues with it. I'm using it to connect a Thunderbolt 2 hard drive to an iMac's Thunderbolt 3 port.

works as expected. good price for open box product

I upgraded an older Mac Pro to a new Studio, and discovered the cables from my two RAIDs were Thunderbolt 2 and wouldn't fit in the TB slots on the Studio. This adaptor quickly solved the problem without needing any changes to the Studio. Quick and painless.

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Ordered a similar product online before getting this that did not work. I'm extremely please with my purchase!

Does EXACTLY what you expect it to do. I used it to switch from 11 year old Mac Mini to new Mac Mini M2 Pro. It worked and worked fast. Able to bring EVERYTHING over and set up EXACTLY like I was setup on the old Mac Mini. I caught it on sale and I am keeping it, just in case!

I recently purchased this because I update my work Mac book 2015 to a 2018. I have a thunderbolt mac monitor and could no longer use it. This is plug and play, plug in your monitor (thunderbolt end) and plug the usb- c into your mac book and it just works. The price is too much, but what do you expect from Apple. "Let's remodel everything than create an adapter, we'll make millions!" - Apple boardroom. :)

I haven't upgraded 99% of my electronics to a USB C or TB3 level quite yet. This was purchased to integrate a new piece of recording hardware into a TB2 system. With nearly all other adapters you will be hit or miss. Apple is always going to work with the conversion of data/bandwidth and two-way communication. They are pricey when you think about it as a simple consumer, so I try and imagine what it is like to engineer the product! Sometimes it helps!

I needed to connect my old Apple Thunderbolt Display to a new Mac mini. This adapter works perfectly for that task. A bit on the pricey side but I knew it would work and I needed it quickly.