Using a Thunderbolt drive with a USB-C port with a computer that supports Thunderbolt on a mini-DP port means using the same adapter, the adapter is bi-directional. Using a Thunderbolt drive with a mini-DP connector with a computer that supports Thunderbolt on a USB-C port only requires that Apple adapter or something like it. USB-C drives have a bigger market and this will mean lower prices out of economy of scale. Thunderbolt drives with USB-C will likely be no faster or slower than Thunderbolt drives with the old mini-DP connector but they are likely to be cheaper. Having a USB-C port is not sufficient for this adapter to work, there are many drives that use USB-C but the USB protocol instead of the Thunderbolt protocol.
This is not an adapter to the USB protocol, any drive connected by this adapter will have to be a Thunderbolt drive to work.
There are Thunderbolt mini-DP to Thunderbolt USB-C adapters available. Thunderbolt is a protocol used on USB-C and mini-DP connectors, if there are more external connectors than this in common use then I am not aware of it. USB-C can carry a number of protocols, including Thunderbolt and USB. USB-C is a connector, Thunderbolt is a protocol, which makes this something of a nonsense question. Will there be a USB-C to thunderbolt 2 adaptor? If it is compatible will the theoretical and effective speed of a USB-C to Thunderbolt2 connection surpass the USB 3.0 max speed? Even if USB 3.0 is "fast enough" I would still like to have the Thunderbolt 2 speeds rather then the USB 3.0 speeds. In short the whole idea behind these questions is to have a fast connection between disks and laptop as I am working on big files in Photoshop and TB's of photo's and film ect. I am thinking I will only get a benefit from thunderbolt 3 devices that are labeled as such to get an adapter to thunderbolt 2 ports for me to get a speed gain compared to USB3.0. The only application I really care about is if I could connect an external HD sold with the new USB-C to my Thunderbolt2 via an adapter.
#Thunderbolt 2 hard drive for pc windows
Long story short will the thunderbolt 2 connection be of ANY use to me in the future world of USB-C on my windows laptop in regards to my normal USB3.0 ports? If yes then what applications of USB-C will it work with?
#Thunderbolt 2 hard drive for pc Pc
I hope that in the future USB-C devices will come out that will be a bit cheaper as the PC world and mac are seemingly getting 1 standard thunderbolt3 and USB-C. The thing I don't like about thunderbolt 2 products is the premium price you pay for the Lacie external drives with thunderbolt2. Right now USB C ports are just arriving in laptops and I unfortunately dedicated to go with a cheaper laptop (pc) but with thunderbolt-2.
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