I should point out that this type of solution is significantly more expensive.If there's one thing about Apple's new 12-inch MacBook that seems to drive people crazy, it's that the slim, 2-pound laptop has only a single shared port to handle data, power, video output and accessories.įorget Apple's current scheme of packing in USB, Thunderbolt/mini-DisplayPort, HDMI and even an SD card slot on laptops such as the 13-inch MacBook Pro. For example OWC offers this Thunderbolt 3 Dock.

The safer route would be get a Thunderbolt 3 dock and connect to the Mac through the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter. I should point out that this type of solution would limit the maximum data transfer rate to 5 Gb/s. For example, see this the question Add USB-C ports to an old 2014 iMac. However despite this fact, there of plenty of such cables and adaptors which can be inexpensively purchased. Such adapters would allow many invalid and potentially unsafe cable connections to be constructed by users. USB Type-C receptacle to USB legacy adapters are explicitly not defined or allowed. This is stated in the last paragraph of Section 2.2, which is repeated below. However, the same issues, with respect to the cables and adaptors, would also occur with hubs.Īctually, cables and adaptors with a USB Type-A plug and USB Type-C receptacle are not defined or allowed by the USB Type-C® Cable and Connector Specification Revision 2.1.

I realize your question refers to a USB Type-A hub, where as below I refer to cables and adaptors.

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