nsabestof.blogg.se - Thunderbolt 3 dock for mac mini

(I feel the same thing happened with USB-C and TB3.) When you plug a TV into the iMac, the iMac is a Thunderbolt "host" device. Malcolm's explanation is also correct, I don't know if it was intentional, but Apple using the same mechanical interface for mDP and TB1/2, and then asserting that the ports were compatible with mDP displays and claiming that TB signals included the DisplayPort signals to achieve this causes a lot of confusion. Hardware based solution is the only option to beat this. PS: There are software based solutions which offers mirroring of Apps but I can't use that since my Work laptop connects to my company's VPN and hence the screen-mirroring software runs shows high latency. Is there any cord/adapter/docking station/Thunderbolt 1 adapter solutions which will work or there's no respite?

In your above explanation, you mentioned the only option left is if I have a Windows PC/Laptop with Thunderbolt 1 but none in this generation comes with one and mine's the latest Dell 2019 Windows 10 model.

When I connect my 55" Television to my Apple mid-2011 iMac via the mini-Display to HDMI cable, I was able to use my TV as a secondary screen but why not the other way - like connecting my Windows PC with the same cable to my iMac to make it a secondary screen? Is it because the iMac only support Video-out on mini-Displayport but not Video-in?.

There's too much confusion around this topic and I saw some Apple experts answer it incorrectly here. Mine's a 21inch Apple mid-2011 iMac and it only has Thunderbolt 1 (not Thunderbolt 2 as I was assuming). Thanks for the amazing information and clarity you provided on several topics. So even if you got a USB-C to Mini DisplayPort cable, it would not work with your iMac as a display.Īnd as has been pointed out, Apple doesn't support Target Display Mode with non-Mac primary computers, but in my experience it works about as well as Apple's 27 inch LED display and Thunderbolt Display did with PC's, so ymmv, if you get a PC with Thunderbolt, that is. Nothing will work if you use that adapter on your USB-C only laptop with no Thunderbolt 3.Īlso, since your iMac has a Thunderbolt port, it will only work in TDM with Thunderbolt cables connecting to Thunderbolt ports.

Not sure if that's what you meant.Īnd I assume your windows laptop doesn't have a Thunderbolt port? If the port is USB-C, and not Thunderbolt 3, (check for thunderbolt symbol near the port) then this doesn't work.įrom the start, the Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 adapter has a very misleading name, it does not convert USB-C signals to Thunderbolt 2 (nor does anything else, it's just not possible).

įirstly, your 2011 iMac doesn't have Thunderbolt 2, it has two Thunderbolt 1 ports. I have been persistently trying to connect my Apple iMac mid-2011 (has Thunderbolt 2 for Video-in) to work as external display for my Windows 10 laptop.