Correct. That's why you need adapters to go from USB type A, which most drives and other connectors still are for now, to the new USB type C. Thunderbolt is just a speed standard defining the speed of data transfer over the port, it's not a physical aspect of the port's shape.
-- Alex Hall > On Nov 11, 2018, at 10:41, Sarai Bucciarelli <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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 <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2018 9:41 PM > To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> 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 <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> >> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2018 5:42 PM >> To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> >> 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 <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> 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. 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