'Early 2015' (this can only be checked with OS X 10.7 or later) - to be more specific and exact you can check what 'Model Identifier' your Mac has by: To check your Mac's model date version go to Apple menu > About This Mac > Overview tab if necessary > check the details after the Model Name e.g. 'MacBook Pro' (this can only be checked with OS X 10.7 or later)Ī. To check your Mac's 'Model Name' go to Apple menu > About This Mac > Overview tab if necessary > check for the computer name in the top line e.g.

You can check 'Processor', 'Memory' and macOS/OS X/Mac OS X 'Version' by going to Apple menu > About This Mac > Overview tab if necessary (hint - clicking on the version number will give you the 'build' number).Ī. If you're looking for information/products related to Thunderbolt v3 see this articleĪ. v2 - up to 20Gbit/s - supports 1x4K monitor (launched 2013).v3 - up to 40Gbit/s - supports 2x4K monitors and up to 100W power ( launched 2nd June 2015 with USB-C connector).There are currently three versions of Thunderbolt: Up to six peripherals can be supported by one connector through various topologies as long as the expansion device has a Thunderbolt connector on it itself otherwise the device becomes the 'end of the line'. Thunderbolt cables are available as copper or optical and Thunderbolt carries PCI Express (PCIe) and DisplayPort (DP) as one signal alongside electrical power, transmitted over one cable. We'll regularly update the article with up-to-date product

The best external Thunderbolt expansion options available. The newest Mac models with Thunderbolt 2 have limited internal expansion capabilities. Modern Apple Mac computers now only have Thunderbolt and USB3 ports with FireWire ports being dropped altogether. Thunderbolt (codenamed Light Peak) is an interface technology developed by Intel and adopted by Apple inĢ011.

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