Thank you for patiently trying to help me understand this. My older Mac Mini had thunderbolt 2 ports, which as I finally understand now after a little more research, is obsolete technology now that thunderbolt 3 and 4 are the standard. I did not realize that these ports take the standard USB-C connector. I now have a plan for whatever adapters I'm going to need for my new Mac Mini.
Thanks, Pete -----Original Message----- From: 'Sabahattin Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2025 1:18 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Coming Back To Mac From Windows The confusion isn't unreasonable, really. This is the first Mac Mini, I think, which has identically-shaped ports with functionally different capabilities. So to clarify: there are five USB-C ports: three rear, two front. The rear ports support both Thunderbolt (Thunderbolt 4 on the standard Mini with speeds up to 40 GBPS, Thunderbolt 5 on the Pro Mini with speeds up to 120 GBPS) and USB4, with speeds up to 40 GBPS, whilst the two on the front only support USB 3.2 Gen2, with speeds up to 10 GBPS. You may then use USB adaptors to get an A-type port to connect your old accessories and docks. I hope it helped. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/6076C7FA-56ED-41DF-9942-B95C05195798%40me.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/004a01db6b86%245122b3a0%24f3681ae0%24%40gmail.com.
