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How to setup Dual Apple Thunderbolt Display 27 inch with Thunderbolt 3 MacBook Pro and Ethernet

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My current setup ---------------- 2 Thunderbolt 27 inch displays 7 port Dlink USB 2.0 HUB 15" MacBook Pro Retina, Late 2013 Various low power USB 2.0 Peripherals plugged into hub I have the one monitor daisy chained into the other which also has an ethernet 1 Gb/s connection and the USB hub connection. This is all connected to my MacBook Pro with the Thunderbolt 2 connection. ---------- ## Upgrading to 2016 MacBook Pro ## I thought it would be relatively simple to simply get a Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adapter .However, **Apple support said that this is not possible.** If that is true, why? They said I would need an adapter for each Thunderbolt Display. An adapter for the ethernet, and an adapter for the USB 2.0 hub. That's a total of 4 adapters! However, I'm wondering if that is true since you can buy hubs (OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock ) which this guide says will run over a single Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adapter. These hubs can have various thunderbolt/hdmi/ethernet connections. In principle, aren't I using the Thunderbolt display in the same manner?
Asked by jwillis0720 (163 rep)
Jan 26, 2017, 02:36 AM
Last activity: Feb 25, 2018, 05:19 PM