I have a late 2015 iMac. It has two thunderbolt ports - rectangular 1/2 ports, NOT oval thunderbolt 3. I want to use these because I need to connect some additional devices to my machine. I can't find an any adapters or hubs that would allow me to connect these to anything like modern USB devices. Mini display connectors are available to connect these ports to HDMI, etc. but not USB. Is there any way to use these or are they worthless?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 11.6
The male plug on that adapter is oval Thunderbolt three, allowing one to connect an older Thunderbolt 2 device to a newer Mac with the oval Thunderbolt three connector - the exact opposite of what I need. I need a converter that can plug into a Thunderbolt 2 male plug and provide either Thunderbolt 3 or usb slot(s). I can't find anything like this on Amazon, eBay or anywhere else, so I'm very frustrated that Apple dumped support for this connector and these slots are unusable.
You need something like this:
or one like this:
Thanks. After spending WAY too much time on this I now realize that these ports are severely defecated, er uh deprecated. I'll buy a USB hub.
You can use Apple's Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter to connect to powered thunderbolt 3 devices, including Thunderbolt 3 docks.
For example: https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/TB3DK14PSG/
IF I could find a Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter this would be easy - there would be lots of choices but if Apple is still selling one I can't find it.
In the images it looks like the male plug is the Thunderbolt 3. But it is described as you say, so I'll try it. Thanks.
Thunderbolt ports
