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Q: connect thunderbolt display to macbook pro with retina

I have a Thunderbolt display that I bought, I believe, in 2011.  I have used it with a Mac Mini bought the same year.

 

I just replaced the Mac Mini with a new MacBook Pro w/ Retina, assuming I could use the display's connector to connect to the laptop.  That's sort of true; the Thunderbolt cable connects to the laptop and does everything it is supposed to, but the second display cable I think is supposed to provide power to the laptop.  It uses a different connector I guess.  In the meantime I have connected my laptop with the supplied power cable.

 

Is there a different connecting cable that would more elegantly connect my slightly older display to my brand new laptop?

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch,Early 2015), OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on Feb 26, 2016 3:30 PM

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