Macbook 12" and Thunderbolt
I have found much information about this subject on the internet, but little or no actual knowledge, and I have been unable to find or even infer a simple answer to my question below!
I have a La Cie Little Big Drive with Thunderbolt connection, which I use with a variety of Macs. I assume the connection is Thunderbolt 1 or 2 - the drive is far too old to be Thunderbolt 3!
I have recently acquired a new 12" MacBook. You will recall that the 12" MacBook has only a single USB-C port for all its connections, and this port is NOT compatible with Thunderbolt 3 (unlike those on the MacBook Pro), even though thunderbolt 3 uses the USB-C physical connector..
I have two questions:-
1. Assuming the existence of an appropriate connector/cable/adaptor (ie, a Thunderbolt 2 connector on one end end and a USB-C connector on the other), is the 12" MacBook actually capable of working with my La Cie drive?
2. If the answer to 1 above is yes, where can I source the appropriate connector/cable/adaptor?
Please note - speculation can be interesting and often educational, but in this case I really do need a definitive answer - so by all means speculate away, but if you don't actually know the answer please could I ask that you say up front that your answer is non-definitive? :-)
Many thanks
Colin
MacBook, macOS High Sierra (10.13.4), 12" MacBook