No Ports on MacBook!
Hi Guys i really need a USB C Port adapter than support USB Thunder bolt etc. If You guys have any suggestions for adapters please tell me below as i really need one for my Setup!
MacBook, macOS High Sierra (10.13.3)
Hi Guys i really need a USB C Port adapter than support USB Thunder bolt etc. If You guys have any suggestions for adapters please tell me below as i really need one for my Setup!
MacBook, macOS High Sierra (10.13.3)
The primary connection out is Thunderbolt3.1+USB-C for newer MacBook &
MacBook Pro models that do not have MagSafe power, see these articles:
• All the adapters you need to buy for the MacBook/Pro with Thunderbolt3.1 | Macworld: (22 Dec 2017)
• Using USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports and adapters on your Mac notebook - Apple Support
Not all USB-C/Thunderbolt3 cables are capable of charging; there are several
different cables and adapters; this article covers this, while it applies elsewhere.
• If your USB-C power adapter isn't charging your Mac notebook - Apple Support
[There are certain specific purposeful adapters and cables; also 'dock' devices
that do much while may not be portable, if you don't carry much of a kit along.
OWC offers a great 'dock' with 13 ports; yet it is costly does most everything.]
OWC 13-Port Thunderbolt 3 Dock - Space Gray - MacSales.com
When you buy any of these adapters, inquire of return policy before purchasing.
Some may not perform as expected; & others may do more functions adequately.
Belated reply here; re-tested most URLs to these adapter sites I had bookmarked.
In any event...
Good luck & happy computing! 🙂
The primary connection out is Thunderbolt3.1+USB-C for newer MacBook &
MacBook Pro models that do not have MagSafe power, see these articles:
The new MacBooks (that's MacBooks, not MacBook Pros) have no Thunderbolt capability, no adapter can add this capability. Since the OP has posted in a forum area that is intended for 12" Retina MacBooks, none of which have Thunderbolt capability, to state otherwise, is incorrect.
The expressed desire to get power through USB-C 3.0/3.1 adapters was the thrust
behind mentioning of these mixed up technologies. Although there'd been discussion
of bringing Thunderbolt3 to the MacBook; as of yet that hasn't appeared so far.
Because power and expandability are both available in the 12-port OWC dock, plus
future connectivity, that would be a good investment; at least in home/office environs.
And some displays could also use the variety of ports therein. - Interchangeably, in
certain configurations the DisplayPort and Thunderbolt1 have physical support. But
the data/power connections aren't the same; so adapters can't work around that.
"The 12-inch MacBook’s USB-C port, for instance, natively supports USB 2 and USB 3 along with
DisplayPort &, via adapters, VGA, HDMI, and Ethernet connections, but not Thunderbolt 2 or FireWire."
• Explaining Thunderbolt 3, USB-C, and everything in Between - TidBITS:
https://tidbits.com/article/16870
Given the hardware in 12-inch retina MacBook 2015+ still isn't up to par with USB-C 3.1 and
can only use one external display via adapter (since TB could daisy-chain, but isn't there yet)
that's another reason why last older non-Touchbar MacBook Pro was in demand & popular.
So you are right, on that side of the connection. {..And he still wants to get more power..}
Looking ahead, the thrust is to get past present 12-inch MacBook hardware 'blocks' & share
the better aspects; past marginal hardware adapters that partly work. And a lack of MagSafe
is yet another curious path ~ with yet evermore orphan designs?
Good luck in any event...! 😐
No Ports on MacBook!