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A not-terribly-messy-looking, serviceable way to connect at 2010 27” Apple Cinema Display to a modern MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt 3. In the end, I figured it out - hopefully this will help you. In the process I learned a lot about the difference between Thunderbolt 3 & USB-C, which use the same connector but don’t provide the same functionality. My only complaint about this adapter is that it gets very hot. Syntech USB C to USB Adapter, Thunderbolt 3 to USB 3.0 AdapterĮLECJET Anywatt, USB C Magsafe Adapter, Type C I eventually found the right combination of adapters: UPTab USB-C Type C to Mini DisplayPort Adapter has the important feature of the extra pass-through power port. Unfortunately the 13” MacBook Pro only has 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports, so I also needed some way to daisy chain or collapse two of these functions into one port. Check out Uni Usb C To Displayport Cable (4K60Hz), Thunderbolt 3 For Macbook Pro 2017/2016, Dell Xps 15/13, Imac, Surface Book 2, Pixelbook, Galaxy And More - Gray, 6Ft/1.8M.

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A Thunderbolt 3 to Mini DisplayPort for video.

A MagSafe to USB-C adapter for power delivery.

To get all three functions on my MacBook Pro, I needed: The Apple Cinema Display provides 3 ports in its cable - MagSafe power delivery USB-A for the included USB hub, webcam, and speakers and Mini DisplayPort for video. I went through 4 different orders on Amazon before I found a third-party combination that works, but now it’s working great. It turns out that Apple doesn’t even offer a first-party solution to connect the new Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C shaped port) MacBook Pro to the Cinema Display.

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Should be easy, right? They’re both Apple products? Apple Mac machines with Thunderbolt 3 include: iMac Pro, iMac 2017, Mac Mini 2018, MacBook Pro 2016 onwards, MacBook Air 2018. I wanted to fit my new MacBook into my existing 27” Apple Cinema Display from 2010, which I’ve been using with my personal 2013 MacBook Air for 5 years. When I started my new job, I was provided a new MacBook Pro to use as my work computer. I hope that OWC will be revise their pages to be more truthful, and proactively research which SSDs are and aren't compatible as new models are manufactured.Connecting an Apple Cinema Display to a 2017+ MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt 3 I'll be much more hesitant to trust OWC's descriptions in the future, and I'm not sure which SSD to purchase now, knowing that some are incompatible, but not knowing why. This might be a good enclosure for some SSDs, but not for all.

There is no mention of incompatibility at the owcdigital product page. The same page also says "DIY easy: uses any NVMe M.2 2280 SSD available today and in the future" and also "Designed to support any NVMe M.2 2280 SSD, the Envoy Express gives you the freedom of flexibility to use any drive today" with no asterisks or footnotes. After chatting with support, I was told this enclosure doesn't support all SSDs, and that there is a small note at the bottom of the Specifications tab on the ordering page that lists the ones that aren't compatible. Rating: 1/5 Claims to work with "any NVMe M.2 2280 SSD", but doesn't JInstalled a 1TB SK Hynix NVMe M.2 SSD, and it wouldn't show up on my Mac. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC Envoy Express Thunderbolt 3 Bus-Powered Enclosure for M.2 NVMe SSD - Special "CNC Edition". Now the little guy sits out of the way on the aluminum base which conveniently acts as a heat sink in case the SSD gets warm (see photo). I have upgraded many older Mac's and PC's and this had to be the best experience. Now I can repurpose the internal drive as a clone backup or Time Machine drive. And no more complaints about how long it takes the computer to wake up in the morning. The boot time seemed instantaneous, and most other processing speeds are dramatically reduced. It was trivial to assemble the two parts, and clone the drive to the SSD. I purchased the Thunderbolt 3 Enclosure, and a 480 GB Aura Pro P12 SSD.

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The cost was close to an SSD upgrade kit, and when my time and effort was considered, the choice was obvious. Then I heard about the speed of M.2 NVMe via Thunderbolt. USB C to HDMI Adapter 4K for Mac OS, Type-C to HDMI Adapter Thunderbolt 3, Compatible with MacBook Pro 2019/2018/2017, MacBook Air, Galaxy, Dell XPS, Pixelbook, Microsoft and More (1 Pack) 4.

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But the thought of pulling off the glass to get to it was disconcerting, plus there is still 3 months of Apple Care+ left.

Rating: 5/5 Extraordinary improvement in iMAC performance JMy wife's (very basic) 2018 21.5" iMAC seemed to be getting slower over the years, and I was considering replacing the 1TB spinning drive with an SSD. Verified Buyer Reviewer: FriendlyBird-24920