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My Mac only has thunderbolt connections. Do they make a external drive with thunderbolt connections? Or do I have to buy an adaptor too?


My Mac only has thunderbolt connections. Do they make a external drive with thunderbolt connections? Or do I have to buy an adaptor too?

Posted on Jan 18, 2022 12:39 PM

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Jan 18, 2022 12:50 PM in response to Smarttrip

Depending on the speed that you're willing to pay for (i.e., how expensive a drive you want), you should be able to use any external drive that comes with a USB-C cable without using any adapter.

(And note that USB 4 and USB 3.1 are both backward compatible)

Also see the following from MacBook Air - Technical Specifications - Apple


Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for:

  • Charging
  • DisplayPort
  • Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)


My Mac only has thunderbolt connections. Do they make a external drive with thunderbolt connections? Or do I have to buy an adaptor too?

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