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Thunderbolt 3 male to female extension

Hello,


I have a new MacBook Pro 16inch and a Thunderbolt Apple Display.


I have purchased the necessary TB2-3 adapter which works fine.


However, I want to extend the cable length so the laptop is not limited to being so close to the Display.


Can I use, if available, a male to female Thunderbolt 2 extension cable which would plug into the Thunderbolt 3 adapter?


Or a male to female Thunderbolt 3 extension cable which would be inserted at the Thunderbolt 3 adapter end? (Most of the cables I see for this say USB-C and I am not sure whether they will deliver true Thunderbolt capacity for me to use the Apple Thunderbolt Display).


I have read that I can use a Thunderbolt 2 cable directly from the thunderbolt peripheral on the Apple Display (and using the TB2-3 Adapter) but that means losing that slot on the display for my sound card (and meaning I would need to purchase another tb2-3 adapter for that to insert directly to MacBook Pro).


Any suggestions on the most efficient way of achieving this?


Thank you.


DPJ

MacBook Pro

Posted on Aug 2, 2020 3:27 AM

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Aug 3, 2020 7:16 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

I found a similar thread from a while back where the suggestion was:


To extend the cable-distance between display and laptop: Use a Thunderbolt (2) male to male cable from Thunderbolt slot on Apple Thunderbolt Display to MacBook Pro (using the T2-3 adapter). The Thunderbolt cable attached to the display can then be used to power my TB2 sound card.


I have order the Apple Thunderbolt 2 cable and the cable cited by kaz-k above and will try both potentials tomorrow.


Thank you

Thunderbolt 3 male to female extension

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