Hi, That's only sort of true. They handle Thunderbolt 3, USB C directly and most other connections with various adaptors including USB A and regular Thunderbolt.
Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Nov 13, 2018, at 01:21, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote: No, they actually only have USB-C ports which handle only thunderbolt 3 connections, From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Sarai Bucciarelli Sent: Monday, 12 November 2018 4:41 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: time to replace the 2010 MBP I believe the new macbook air and pro have thunderbolt ports that handle only usb c devices? Sarai D Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli <http://www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli> From: 'Alex Hall' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2018 9:41 PM To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> Subject: Re: time to replace the 2010 MBP Sorry, I may have read wrong. I believe you said you are using (or getting) a new Mac with only USBC? If that's the case you'll need to have a way for the USB-A (the older ports you probably think of when you think USB) to talk to the new USB-C ports. That's the adapter I'm talking about. The number, like USB2 or USB3, is more about the speed than any physical changes. -- Alex Hall On Nov 10, 2018, at 19:13, Sarai Bucciarelli <sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com <mailto:sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com>> wrote: Why do I need an adapter if USB 3 is backwards compatible? Sarai D Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli <http://www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli> From: 'Alex Hall' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2018 5:42 PM To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> Subject: Re: time to replace the 2010 MBP Anything will work, as USB3 is backward-comptabile with the USB2 on your old Mac. I'd definitely get a USB3 storage device, even though it's more expensive, because it will be a lot faster. As to the question of connection types, that's what adapters are for. Grab a USBC adapter or three, or a hub, to connect your drive. If the drive is USBC, then you'll need the opposite adapter to connect the drive to the old Mac. Either way, make sure the adapter is able to handle USB3 speeds, as cheap adapters that can't will bottleneck your transfers. -- Alex Hall On Nov 10, 2018, at 17:46, Sarai Bucciarelli <sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com <mailto:sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com>> wrote: Hi all: My April 2010 MBP over-halled with an SSD is getting long in the tooth with Voiceover, as well as cannot be updated anymore. So, all of my Windows machines, and my Mac have the regular 2.0 USB port. The MBP or MBA have these new thunderbolt ports. If I want to by an external HD, or a thumb drive to transfer items between the old mac, the new mac, and Windows machine, what kind of HD and thumb drive am I looking for? Leaning towards getting the new MBA, but it depends on what good deals crop up around Thanksgiving. Sarai D Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli <http://www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli> -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. 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