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Thunderbolt is the brand name of a hardware interface for the connection of external peripherals to a computer.It was developed by Intel in collaboration with Apple. [7] [8] It was initially marketed under the name Light Peak, and first sold as part of an end-user product on 24 February 2011.
Apple's last products with FireWire, the Thunderbolt Display and 2012 13-inch MacBook Pro, were discontinued in 2016. Apple previously sold a Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter, which provided one FireWire 800 port. [9] A separate adapter was required to use it with Thunderbolt 3.
The following Macs support the Thunderbolt Display without an adapter: MacBook Pro (2011 to 2015) MacBook Air (2011 to 2017) Mac Mini (2011 to 2014) iMac (2011 to 2015) Mac Pro (2013) Macs released after 2016 with Thunderbolt 3 and later, which uses a USB-C connector, are compatible using Apple's Thunderbolt 3-to-2 adapter. [9]
Despite Macs transitioning to Thunderbolt 3 in 2016, Boot Camp does not currently support running Windows with a Thunderbolt 3-powered External GPU (eGPU) unit under macOS High Sierra, macOS Mojave or macOS Catalina. Apple has not publicly commented on why this limitation is in place. [21]
Thunderbolt 3 Gen 2 and Gen 3 and the USB4 Gen 2 and Gen 3 modes use very similar signaling, however, Thunderbolt 3 runs at slightly higher speeds called legacy speeds compared to rounded speeds of USB4. [28] It is driven slightly faster at 10.3125 Gbit/s (for Gen 2) and 20.625 Gbit/s (for Gen 3), as required by Thunderbolt specifications.
Apple markets an adapter that can provide a full-size USB-A connector, and a "Digital AV Multiport Adapter" with a charging pass-through, full-size USB-A port, and HDMI output. [3] Although Thunderbolt 3 technology uses USB-C connectors, the MacBook's USB-C port
The Apple USB Modem supports V.92, Caller ID, wake-on-ring, telephone answering (V.253), and modem on hold.The modem is manufactured by Motorola.A device driver for the modem was introduced with Mac OS X version 10.4.3.
Macs and iPads with DisplayPort will output to it, including Thunderbolt 2-equipped Macs using an adapter, but are limited to lower resolutions and standard dynamic range. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] Windows and Linux -based systems supporting DisplayPort can output to it but lack configuration abilities like brightness control.