Questions & Answers for Apple Thunderbolt Cable (0.5 m)
19 Questions from the Community
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will this cable work to connect 2 thunderbolt ported iMac 27" 3.4 i7 to3.4 i5 to make video connection not mirrored but 1 mouse works both screens
- Asked by Dean D from Honolulu
- Apr 3, 2013
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Yes, it will make one of the iMacs to work as a external display. Just hit Ctrl+F2 on the iMac you want to be the main one.
- Answered by Fabio T from Salt Lake City
- Apr 13, 2013
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Audio support when connected to iMac 2011 27' as an external display
Does the audio come out from the iMac or the macbook?
- Asked by Tsz Chun L from Everett
- May 8, 2013
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Will I be able to use a 21.5" late 2012 iMac for display/keyboard/mouse to connect a brand new Mac Mini with just a thunderbolt cable?
- Asked by Gary D from Ashburn
- May 3, 2013
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Can I migrate my Mac air to a Macbook pro retina?
Can This cable work with the migration from a Mac air to a new Macbook pro retina? I don't want to loose data during the tranfer to my new Mac Retina.
Thanks,- Asked by Juan H from Miami Lakes
- Apr 16, 2013
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will this product work with my old macbook pro
- Asked by Allen T from Sarasota
- Jan 29, 2013
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The oldest Macbook Pros that are compatible with this cable are the Macbook Pros (early-2011) that were released in February of 2011 til now. Anything older will not have a Thunderbolt port.
- Answered by Ellsworth R from North Hollywood
- Feb 21, 2013
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Will this cable work on ipad4
Need a longer charging cable for ipad4retina
- Asked by Terry P from Jacksonville
- Jan 18, 2013
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No - the iPad 4 uses the "Lightning" cable.
- Answered by Richard D from Camarillo
- Jan 21, 2013
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Which external hard drives have Thunderbolt connections?
- Asked by Robert L from Laguna Hills
- Apr 10, 2013
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File transfer w/PC
So I have a ASUS Maximus V Extreme (Thunderbolt compatible) motherboard in my new PC, and a Late 2011 Macbook Pro (also Thunderbolt compatible). All I want to do is be able to transfer files between the two computers, more often from the Macbook to the PC. I've read target disk mode can be used for similar (?) purposes, but I just want a simple answer: Do Thunderbolt cables/ports allow such a connection? Or are they just for external storage and displays?
Thanks guys.- Asked by Evan S from Traverse City
- Mar 4, 2013
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Will this work transferring emac to iMac
- Asked by Alicia P from Greenbank
- Feb 8, 2013
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Nope. The eMac has no Thunderbolt connection.
- Answered by Birincsik J
- Feb 10, 2013
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Will this cable work as a connector to my iMac 2009 to make it into an external monitor for my current model Macbook Pro?
I'm looking for a thunderbolt cable that will allow me to use my old iMac (2009) to be used as an external 2nd monitor for me Macbook Pro Retina.
- Asked by Symon C from Brooklyn
- Mar 12, 2013
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will this product work to transfer files from an imac to macbook air
- Asked by Peter M from Fuquay Varina
- Feb 26, 2013
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will a thunderbolt cable connect a macbookpro 2012 to a Retina MacbookPro ?
would like to copy and install programs from macbookpro (June 2012 13") to Retina MacbookPro (Oct '12 model)
- Asked by Alexander B
- Jan 30, 2013
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Yes. Both of them have at least one Thunderbolt port.
- Answered by Birincsik J
- Feb 6, 2013
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can i use this to hook my macbook pro to my tv
- Asked by Jacqueline L from New Castle
- Feb 25, 2013
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will i be able to use a 2011 iMac as a monitor for a brand new mac mini with just a thunderbolt cable?
- Asked by Timothy W from Paynesville
- Feb 2, 2013
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iMac 27" models can be used as an external display using the Target Display mode. iMac 21,5 models do not support this feature.
- Answered by Birincsik J
- Feb 6, 2013
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Thunderbolt port to mini-Displayport via Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt cable
Will a Thunderbolt cable connect a 2012 MacbookPro (with a Thunderbolt port) to a late-2009 iMac (with a miniDisplay port) and operate in target mode? What about audio signal as well as video?
- Asked by Andrew M from Darien
- Jan 8, 2013
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All you need is a mini-Displayport to mini-Displayport cable. Skip this upscale Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt cable. You'll find mini-Displayport to mini-Displayport cables much cheaper in other retailers.
- Answered by Meng W from Ansonia
- Jan 18, 2013
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UAD to Thunderbolt
If you upgrade to a new computer one that doesn't have a express card for your laptop then you have to use the thunderbolt option. What I want to know is what adaptor do you use to connect the UAD card to the thunderbolt cable.
- Asked by Alan W from Decatur
- Jan 30, 2013
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Can I connect my LaCie 3TB 3.0 Porsche Design p9233 Desktop Hard Drive too my Mac Desk top computer using a Thunder Bolt Cable?
- Asked by George J from Fayetteville
- Jan 19, 2013
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iPod Model A1059 (about 2006) 20 GB. Can I buy a Thunderbolt cable for charging/sync?
I jave a new iMAC, running 10.8.2. The techie (?) at the Apple store told me to plug the old Firewire cable in and see if it worked. The genius didn't know that the sockets are not compatible. iPod Model A1059 (about 2006) 20 GB. Can I buy a Thunderbolt cable for charging/sync? Is there a USB cable available? I had a USB cable, but never used it on my MAC MINI,now I can't find it!!!
Daniel C. Kube- Asked by Daniel K from Berthoud
- Feb 22, 2013
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- Asked about: iPod