It is possible to mirror the onboard display, disable the onboard or extend the virtual desktop to include both the onboard and the additional monitor(s). Thunderbolt 3 has sufficient bandwidth to support two 4K monitors or a single 5K monitor up to a resolution of 5120 x 2830. Or so it would seem until a few caveats appear to make using it marginally more complicated. Ostensibly this is the most basic of plug-and-play devices. Having a detachable Thunderbolt cable might have been nice, but a permanent connection avoids that tumbleweed moment when you get to a client ready to do a presentation, only to realise that you have the adapter but misplaced the cable.Īt just 95g, it’s highly portable, and the 99 mm long tube would hardly be noticed alongside the power supply and other paraphernalia that most laptop owners avail themselves of. To boil it down, this is a rolled aluminium tube with a 30cm Thunderbolt 3 cable extending from one end and two female DisplayPort ports mounted on the other.Įlectronics inside the tube breaks out the Thunderbolt pathways to connect an external monitor using DisplayPort, and the device is powered by its connection to the computer, requiring no external PSU.
And obviously, note the guarantee and return policy.As an external peripheral, devices like this don’t get much simpler. Some have a right-angle connector check to make sure such a connector doesn’t block the port next to it. Some cables can also be used for data transfers, so you should check the data rate. Without having tested these cables ourselves, the best advice we can give is to look for cables that support Apple fast charging, have a length long enough for you to use (at least 6 feet), and is made with good quality material (like a braided cable). And with Amazon user review fraud so rampant, it’s hard to rely on those reviews for advice.
A lot of the adapters that you find on Amazon seem to be the same product but labeled by different sellers. MagSafe was a laptop lifesaver in instances where someone tripped over the power cable.īut you can still add a MagSafe connector, and you can find several charging cables with magnetic connectors that can break away when the cable is yanked.
The power adapter that comes with the 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air doesn’t have a breakaway MagSafe connector.
How to add a classic MagSafe power connector to the MacBook Air or MacBook Pro Amazon sells the Cable Matters USB-C to DisplayPort Adapter cable Edit non-product link Remove non-product link for $18, and it supports 4K video at 60Hz. To connect to a DisplayPort display, you need a USB-C to DisplayPort cable or adapter. So there probably will be no fix coming from Apple. Apple declared these displays as “Vintage” in July 2021, which means that the company will not supply parts for repairs, nor do they promise to provide OS support. The display is still usable, but the flashing pixels are a distraction.Īpple has not addressed the issue, which seems like it could be a compatibility problem with the M1’s GPU. As detailed by Macworld U.K., these displays show a line of flashing pixels at the top right of the screen. However, people online have reported problems with using the Thunderbolt Display or Apple’s LED Cinema Display with Apple’s M1 Macs. You can use Apple’s Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter to connect these displays to an Intel Mac.
If you’re a longtime Mac user, maybe you invested in Apple’s Thunderbolt display some years ago. The other side is a standard USB-C connector that you plug into your MacBook or 24-inch iMac. Remove non-product link This adapter has a female Lightning connector on one end, so you can plug in your Lightning earphones. It’s $25 on Amazon Edit non-product link Remove non-product link.
There’s a USB-C to Lightning adapter, thanks to the folks at Anker. More recent iPhones and iPads include a USB-C to Lightning cable, and the iPad Pro includes a USB-C charging cable, so you don’t need the adapter for those devices. You can also get a 2-meter version for $29. For the iPhone and iPad, if you are still using the USB-A to Lightning (or 30-pin if you’re using an older device) cable that came with your device, you can get the USB-C to USB Adapter Edit non-product link Remove non-product link mentioned above in the USB-A section.ĭon’t want an adapter? Buy a $19 Lightning to USB-C Cable Edit non-product link Remove non-product link (1m).