Apple's Thunderbolt Display doesn’t work with a 12-inch MacBook’s USB-C port<article>
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<p>While the USB-C connector type has a lot of advantages and it’s now guaranteed with Intel’s full support at being the dominant peripheral format for the next many years, there’s still a lot of confusion about the difference between USB-C and Thunderbolt 3.</p><p>That comes up in an email from Simon Shaw, who can connect his 24-inch Apple Cinema Display to a 12-inch MacBook (2016 release) using a Mini DisplayPort to USB-C, but finds his 27-inch Apple Thunderbolt Display doesn’t have a solution. It probably seems even more arbitrary when MacBook Air models dating to 2011, including the ones still on sale, can work with both Cinema Displays and Thunderbolt Displays with no problem.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3200052/displays/apples-thunderbolt-display-doesnt-work-with-a-12-inch-macbooks-usb-c-port.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple's Thunderbolt Display doesn’t work with a 12-inch MacBook’s USB-C port
