StarTech.com TBT3TBTADAP Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt Adapter - Windows and Mac, Black

My last one lasted about 6-7 years since 2017. I've not ever dropped it or anything and it still failed me gradually... i think it should've lasted longer but it's been some good long years so it's fine... my new one works perfectly. To be honest the price is quite high too but I haven't come across anything better so I can't complain. Overall it is a great thunderbolt adapter

Like many people who have bought a new Apple laptop recently. The move to USB-C / Thunderbolt 3 has been extremely disruptive. I spent a fortune on new accessories. One thing I wasn't prepared to do was throw away my Belkin hubs and Apple Cinema monitors. I tried Apple's own Thunderbolt 2 - Thunderbolt 3 adapters; and they worked inconsistently. One day I would switch on my computer and the monitor or hub wouldn't work. For no reason. StarTech are a respected video brand, who used to make a well respected Thunderbolt 2 hub, so in desperation I decided to give their adaptors a chance.Let's get the negative aspects about them out of the way first. They are bulky, with the electronics coming in a case about the size of a stack of playing cards, rather than a small pack of chewing gum like Apple's own convertors. They're in a shade of dark grey only a sys.admin could love.But once you get over these cosmetic issues you get a product that just works. It is ironic that I had to go to a non-Apple supplier to get this most Apple of attributes. I can wholeheartedly recommend these convertors.

Doesn't work. Or rather worked sporadically for one day before stopping. Not recognised by Mac Studio M1. Apparently incompatible with Thunderbolt 4 even though 3 and 4 are supposedly reverse compatible. I missed the returns window so it is money down the toilet.

This adapter works perfectly. I use it to connect my Thunderbolt 3 laptop to my Caldigit TS2 docking station. The main problem it has is the "embedded" USB-C cable. It is very short and therefore fiorces you to keep the device next to the laptop. This is not always practical. For example, if you have a laptop stand on your desk, or even a laptop arm to place your laptop, the adapter will generally hang from the laptop in the air, applying tension to the wire.I have a laptop arm which is the worst as the laptop is quite high from the desk. I used double-sided tape to attach the device under the tray of the arm and run my TB2 cable from the device through the arm down to the docking station. Even so, doing a 180 turn with the cable to insert into the laptop is very tight and I think will eventually wear the cable out.I would prefer it if I could stick (with double-sided tape) the adapter on my docking station instead, but this is not possible due to the length of the attached cable.A much better design would've been if they simply had two female ports (TB3 and TB2) so you can run your own TB3 and TB2 cables, of whatever length you need. This would've been much more versatile and reduced the cost of the device.

Moving away from Apple laptops I was worried that wouldn't be able to continue using my Apple thunderbolt display 27 inch screen.This device worked on my XPS13 9360 running on Linux Ubuntu 17.04. I was able to drive my Apple thunderbolt display 27 inch screen (and integrated audio in it) as a second display. Worked first time, no driver needed, no problem (Linux rocks...).Only caveat was that I was not able to use the USB or the network adaptor at the back of the screen. It seems that the thunderbolt adaptor sees the display as an HDMI device only rather than as a docking station (which is should normally be with a Mac). However it was my main goal to be able to reuse this unusual screen which does not have standard connectors like HDMI or Display Port, etc... This Startech adaptor meant I didn't have had to sell my Apple thunderbolt display 27 inch screen.

Did not work connecting my Macbook Pro M3 to a thunderbolt monitor but worked connecting my thunderbolt 1 hard drives to a Macbook Pro M3

I purchased this adapter to use it in conjunction with Apple's Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter.I have an amazing Apogee Duet sound card, whose original interface is Firewire 400.Using this adapter, I can now enjoy it on my 2016 MacBook Pro.This adapter gave a new life to my Firewire audio interface!Highly recommended.It is expensive, but worth the money if you have an expensive device to adapt to USB-C.Apple's Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter, only works for native Thunderbolt devices.Not with adapters.I have also tested it with a Firewire hard disk, which worked without problem. No driver needed.The disk was a completely plug and play experience.

I got a new Windows Laptop (Dell Latitude 7480) which has a USB-C connection on it. I used the StarTech adapter to use my Apple Thunderbolt display with the Dell laptop. I plugged the adapter in the laptop and the Apple Display fired up instantly, no setup required. I can now use my Apple Thunderbolt Display using the normal windows option such as duplicating/extending my laptop screen.The sound is also coming from the Apple Display which is much better than the inbuilt speakers in my laptop, and I can switch between using my laptop webcam or the webcam inbuilt in the Apple Display.So overall, everything I wanted, very pleased

Magique !Carte son Zoom Tac2R et Tac8 parfaitement reconnues et alimentées !Le convertisseur Apple ne passe pas l’alimentation, c’est une daube …Merci StarTech !

Der Adapter macht seinen Job hervorragend, allerdings so gut, dass gewisse Einschränkungen und Schutzmechanismen von Windows greifen und man diese nur schwer umgehen kann.Ich verwende ihn beispielsweise um einen Apple Thunderbolt2-Firewire800 Adapter an meinem Thunderbolt 3 Anschluss zu verwenden. Das Problem dabei: es ist ein Apple-Produkt und kein PC-zertifiziertes Produkt und das gibt - obwohl es funktioniert - eine Fehlermeldung.Weiters sträubt sich Windows auch gegen die Nutzung der Treiber von Geräten, die über eine solche Verbindung verwendet werden sollen. Denn - das war ja nie vom Hersteller so vorhergesehen und deswegen sind die Treiber in dieser Art nicht signiert bzw zeritifziert. Erst wenn man diese Prüfung durch Windows deaktiert, kann man diese Geräte auch nutzen. Ein bissl zach aber es klappt und der Adapter funkioniert einwandfrei!

Indispensabile per collegare schede audio in Windows 10 (64b). Utilizzato con la scheda audio "Antelope Discrete 8 Synergy Core" tramite scheda PCIe ASRock Thunderbolt 3 AIC R2 (tra l'altro introvabile 🤔) e assemblata nella motherboard ASRock X 570 Taichi. Una volta collegato (acquistato anche un cavo thunderbolt sempre di StarTech.com), installare il driver fornito da ASRock , dopodiché verrà chiesto di approvare la connessione. La scheda D8SC viene vista immediatamente dentro la DAW (per il momento utilizzo Studio One v.4.5.5) in modo affidabile e performate. L'unico neo è il costo eccessivo: adattatore e cavo circa 150€. Consigliato. Giancarlo.

I have a Dell XPS laptop purchased in 2017 and an Apple Thunderbolt Display purchased in 2014.I wanted to connect the Dell (Thunderbolt 3) to the Diisplay (Thunderbolt 2). So, I bought the Apple TB3-TB2 adapter. And this worked for getting the single display to function with the Dell.Then I added a Dell Thunderbolt docking station, the TB16, to the mix. The Laptop to the Docking station via Thunderbolt 3, and the Docking station to the display via the Apple adapter. The display no longer worked. I think the problem is related to the problem people have when trying to daisychain multiple displays using the Apple adapter. The Display doesn't recognize that it is supposed to wake up, and becomes useless.So, I bought the Star Tech adaptor and started using it instead of the Apple adapter. Display started working again right away. No issues. (Remember though that you need the latest firmware on your system.)

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