csymon

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Q: Can i connect a thunderbolt display to a 2015 macbook over gigabit?

My girlfriend has a thunderbolot display and I recently purchased a 2015 macbook. I'd like to use it as an external display but there's no thunderbolt connections on the macbook. If I bought a USB C to gigabit connection could I use the thunderbolt display through the gigabit connection to the adapter then to my MacBook?

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Posted on Sep 2, 2016 1:11 PM

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Q: Can i connect a thunderbolt display to a 2015 macbook over gigabit?

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by Allan Eckert,

Allan Eckert Sep 2, 2016 1:19 PM in response to csymon
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Sep 2, 2016 1:19 PM in response to csymon

Since there are no ThunderBolt port on your Mac, there is no way you can use that display on your Mac.
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by JimmyCMPIT,

JimmyCMPIT Sep 2, 2016 1:28 PM in response to csymon
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Sep 2, 2016 1:28 PM in response to csymon

best I could find.
MacBook ports and adapters - Apple Support
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by Lanny,

Lanny Sep 2, 2016 6:37 PM in response to csymon
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Sep 2, 2016 6:37 PM in response to csymon

There are no adapters that can make this happen. A Thunderbolt display requires the use of a Mac that has Thunderbolt ports.
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