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Star Tech.Com 1m / 3.3ft Thunderbolt Cable Compatible With Your Thunderbolt 1 And 2 / Mini Display P

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Connect your Thunderbolt devices
Supports both Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps) and Thunderbolt 2 (20Gbps) devices
Compatible with Thunderbolt equipped computers such as Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display and Thunderbolt compatible displays such as Apple Thunderbolt Display 27", LG 34UC97 and more
Supports both Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps) and Thunderbolt 2 (20Gbps) devices
Ideal for connecting external devices for video editing and photography

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Fails to maintain connection - causes equipment to disconnect. Fails to maintain connection. Every once in a while (what varies from few seconds to number of days) the cable causes connection drop from MacBook Pro 15" 2015 to the attached equipment (docking stations). I have 0.5 and 1m cables and both behave identically. I tried to swap them what produced no positive outcome. Docks are of different vendors. I replaced both cables by the ones taken from old Dell monitors and problem magically disappeared, so cause is this cable. Happy if it works for you but others please be aware. I was struggling from this for over a year blaming docking stations but turns out the problem was the connecting cable. 1StarTech cable gets hot All Thunderbolt cables can heat up because they contain microchips and transmit electrical energy as well as data.The StarTech 0,5m Thunderbolt cable seems to get hotter than Apple cables and it appears to cause the attached device to heat up. I attached it to a Seagate Thunderbolt adapter and the Seagate drive became very warm after a few minutes. I had to run it next to a fan to cool it. The cable itself, especially at the ends where the electronics are located, seems to get hotter than Apple Thunderbolt cables. I have four Apple Thunderbolt cables and none of them heat up as much as the StarTech cable under similar conditions.I'm disappointed with the apparent poor heat dissipation of the StarTech Thunderbolt cable, since the length and the appearance of this cable are exactly what I was looking for.I suggest potential buyers spend some time to research reviews of black Thunderbolt cables in general, including products that include them. It's possible they are coming from the same source. It's also possible that my experience is an isolated incident.If this is an isolated incident then these are nice cables, if overheating is a general issue then prepare to be disappointed in this otherwise fine product. 3Beware! People are getting the wrong cable. Tried using this to connect a MBP to an iMac for Target Display Mode. Cable just wouldn't work. On closer inspection, the end lacked the Thunderbolt logo that the seller has even stated (in response to other reviews here) that the product should have. So, it's likely what I received was not a Tbolt cable but a Mini DisplayPort one instead. Which means that either the seller is knowingly selling people the wrong item, or else there's a lot of carelessness going on at the packaging stage.I went ahead and bought an official Apple cable (for a few more dollars, granted) and it works just fine. 1Works without issue Works great. Was concerned about getting the longest size, but no issues at all. Using this for a Focusrite Scarlet 8Pre and MacPro. 5garbage Purchased to use with the OWC Thunderbolt II Dock and my 2015 retina MacBook Pro 13". Worked fine for a short while, then audio started to randomly cut out about once per day.On a hunch I replaced the cable with a genuine Apple Thunderbolt cable. The audio problem disappeared and has been stable for 2+ wks.The StarTech cable would get unreasonably warm at times. The Apple cable doesn't. 1Not reliable. No refund. Avoid. Cable worked for first 4-6 weeks. Was used to connect an external HDD to my iMac. It was supposed to function as the Time Machine backup and did so for several weeks before performance became unreliable. Backups failed every other week then every couple of days. Contacted Apple Support as well as maker of the external HDD. Troubleshooting pointed to this cable. I replaced the cable with another and the problems disappeared. Contacted seller and they agreed to take item back but demanded original packaging and papers. Some 2-3 months had gone by and I did not have the original packaging. (Who keep can ALL packaging for every purchase they make? For larger purchases - sure. But how hard is it to re-wrap a cable?) Seller refused any further concessions. This purchase was a waste of money and the company did not stand behind it. Avoid! 1Initial impression, great. Seems to work perfectly fine. I've got mine connecting a G-Technology G-SPEED STUDIO external disk array to my iMac. I just spent the past few hours running disk benchmarking utilities and I'm achieving the same transfer rates that everyone else with the same array is seeing, so that tells me there is no signal degradation in the cable.I noticed some reviews indicating the cable was warm. I assume they mean the connectors on the ends are warm, which is to be expected since there is an actual transceiver inside the connector. My Thunderbolt Display's connector is warmer than this cable, so I see no issue.I'll update my review longer term since I did see a few mentions of the cable failing after a few months. 4I rate the Cable itself as 100% working and fast transfers as claimed. These cables are EXPENSIVE! They have a tiny circuit board at each end and that is what makes it difficult or impossible to duplicate. They are proprietary and licensed to only a very few Companies to sell under their own names. This is the ONLY way I know of to achieve that FAST transfer rate. What cha gonna do, eh! Anyways, it seems like a well constructed cable at that. Nice tight ends and fits snugly where it should. I absolutely do LOVE this cable because it definitely works as it should. I do have a gripe in that it's as expensive to own a MAC as it is to own a SPARK! I wish Linux has these It won't be long till they do or else I just didn't look diligently enough.If you have the money it's well worth buying one otherwise you can't use the Thunderbolt adaptor either! 5Another use for Thunderbolt and an Explanation of Cost The StarTech Cable:The StarTech cable works fine, and is slightly less expensive than Apple branded. The company has a good reputation, and the cable seems well constructed. 3 meters (~9.9 foot) is about as long as is available in a copper-based Thunderbolt cable. Longer distances require specialised, and even more expensive optical fibre cables. I have used this cable as a connection in a chain of fast external drives, in connecting one Mac to another in target disk mode, and in a more rarely used function, to use one iMac as a external monitor for another. In each of these capacities the cable has been flawless.I cannot discern any difference in speed between this and the shorter Apple branded cable.More About Uses:I have two 27 inch iMac's. One is brand spanking new, and very fast. In addition to a 4 GHz i7 processor, it has a remarkable 1 TB flash drive. As a composer, using a flash drive allows me to a load samples (for example, the sounds of a string section in an orchestra) very quickly, greatly improving the overall functioning of the several software packages. My other 27 inch iMac is quite elderly and recently became cranky. It was clear to me that in addition to a small, faltering internal hard drive, that a couple other issues were causing problems. What I was happy to discover is that by attaching it via a Thunderbolt cable, I can use it as a second monitor for my newer iMac, or for my Mac laptop. it can be used as either a mirror (showing a duplicate of your primary monitor), or as additional display space. You can t do this with a dead machine. The iMac being converted into a monitor must still be able to boot. Only after booting can it be employed in target monitor mode.This setup gives me additional screen space, and allows me to place it directly in front of my midi keyboard. the old monitor typically displays the score that I m working on, and all the controls are placed on the other screen. Macs have incredible displays, and it seemed a shame to me to spend $1000 or more(AOC Q2770PQU 27-Inch (2560x1440 Quad Resolution) LED IPS Monitor) for a (2560x1440) monitor, when my old iMac s screen still functioned well. It turns out that nearly all Thunderbolt equipped iMacs can be used this way. Some older iMacs models require the use of the DisplayPort rather than Thunderbolt cable to connect. There is an Apple support page about this.Of course, it s also possible to use the Thunderbolt cable as a kind of super network connection, allowing for extremely rapid flow of data from the target machine. It can also be used conventionally to connect high-speed external devices like secondary processors and fast drives.The Expense:The only problem I have with Thunderbolt is the expense. I did some reading to find out why. The answer most frequently given has to do with licensing. It is commonly said that Apple created a high licensing fee to prevent competition. It turns out, that licensing is an issue but not for the reasons most often given. Intel, the creator of Thunderbolt and its partner Apple, in order to prevent the production of inferior cables, require that all manufacturers using the term "Thunderbolt" purchase a license. Part of the requirement for licensure is a commitment on the part of manufacturer to assure the quality and technical specifications of the cable.If you've tried to buy a Thunderbolt cable here on Amazon, you'll find dozens of manufacturers create DisplayPort cables that are marked as "Thunderbolt compatible." if you read carefully, or if you buy one and try it, you'll find out that it is only a DisplayPort cable. The connector is the same, but the function is not. It doesn't carry data signals, it's only meant to connect monitors. Licensing is an attempt to make sure that any cable actually marked with the Thunderbolt symbol meets some very exacting technical specifications. From what I've read, this really doesn't seem to be an attempt to make money, so much as a way of preventing Thunderbolt from getting a black eye. When you read on, you'll understand why this is importantThe second reason true Thunderbolt cables are expensive is their complexity. They are not simply bundled wires with connectors at either end. In addition to wires and connectors, each cable contains a total of 12 chips plus a variety of small components, mostly resistors all encapsulated within the plastic shroud at each end. This technology permits the formidable flow of both power and data, both at rates unavailable from any other competing type of cable. Unlike HDMI or USB, the Thunderbolt makers (which is not really a consortium, so much as a moment to moment alliance between Intel which created Thunderbolt as a proprietary technology, and Apple which early on was looking for an alternative to FireWire and slowpoke USB) wanted to develop a cable which would permit sufficient data rates as to connect virtually any type of component, be it a computer or high-speed device. In the latest versions of the Mac Pro which is one of the fastest desktop machines available, Thunderbolt is the principle connection for external drives and components, even replacing eSATA and other short distance high-speed connection types. When this computer arrived on the market there was an almost audible intake of breath. It's a very small device, and there's no room for internal expansion. Apple relies on Thunderbolt for virtually all system expansion except memory.You don't need Thunderbolt for an inkjet. You might want it when you buy the next generation 3-D printer. At 40 Gb per second connection rates, the current generation permits copper wire, three meter connections to fast monitors and hard drives that is currently unparalleled. The next generation is going to be even more extraordinary. USB-C, has great potential. It seems that Apple, Intel and others involved in the development of Thunderbolt are going to the USB 3C connector to Thunderbolt usage. What seems very likely is that these new 3C cables are likely to be considerably more expensive than ordinary USB. 5Wrong item! Received a mini-displayport cable instead of a Thunderbolt cable. Just because they have the same connector does not mean they are the same thing! A displayport cable can only connect to a single monitor (without chaining), while a true thunderbolt cable can support many chained devices / multi purpose hubs and so on. I returned the first one for a replacement, only to receive the same thing again! 1

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